Country: Montgomery Gentry

30.04.2009

Genre: New Country
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Montgomery Gentry is not the name of one person, but two (that is to say that they are a duo).

Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo composed of Eddie Montgomery (brother of country singer John Michael Montgomery) and Troy Gentry. Both brothers and Gentry were originally members of a country band which had local success in clubs throughout the state of Kentucky. After John Michael left for a solo career, Eddie and Troy Gentry began performing as a duo. Both members of the duo alternate as lead vocalists. Signed in 1999 to Columbia Records, the duo released its platinum-certified debut album Tattoos & Scars that year. They have since recorded five more studio albums: Carrying On (2001), My Town (2002), You Do Your Thing (2004), Some People Change (2006), and Back When I Knew It All (2008) as well as a Greatest Hits package. These albums have produced more than twenty chart singles for the duo on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the Number One hits "If You Ever Stop Loving Me", "Something to Be Proud Of", "Lucky Man", "Back When I Knew It All" and "Roll with Me" as well as ten more Top Ten

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Montgomery Gentry n'est pas le nom d'une personne mais de deux.

           Montgomery Gentry est un duo américain de country composé de Eddie Montgomery (frère du chanteur de musique country John Michael Montgomery) et de Troy Gentry. Les deux frères étaient, au début, membres d’un groupe de country qui connaissait un succès local dans les clubs de l’état du Kentucky. Eddie Montgomery et Troy Gentry se rencontrent à Lexington quand ils jouent avec Early Tymz et avec la future star John Michael Montgomery.
           Après le départ de John Michael pour une carrière solo, Eddie et Troy Gentry commencèrent à avoir du succès en duo. Les deux membres du duo alternants au chant.
Signant en 1999 chez Columbia Records, le duo obtient le disque de platine avec « Tattoos & Scars » cette année là.
            Le duo a depuis, enregistré cinq albums studio : « Carrying On » (2001), « My Town »(2002), « You Do Your Thing » (2004), « Some People Change » (2006), et « Back When I Knew It All » (2008).
            Ces albums ont donnés une vingtaine de single primés au « Billboard Hot Country Songs charts », y compris les Tops au hit parade que sont les morceaux suivants: "If You Ever Stop Loving Me", "Something to Be Proud Of", "Lucky Man", "Back When I Knew It All" and "Roll with Me"