Gerald Edward Eddie Montgomery was born September 30,1963, in Danville, Kentucky.
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21 Facts About Eddie Montgomery
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When Eddie Montgomery was 13 years old, he played drums in his parents' band, Harold Eddie Montgomery and the Kentucky River Express.
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In 1990, Eddie Montgomery founded the band Early Tymz, which included his younger brother, John Michael Eddie Montgomery, and Troy Gentry.
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Eddie Montgomery Gentry released its debut single, "Hillbilly Shoes", in early 1999.
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Eddie Montgomery allowed them to pick different session musicians than typically used on mainstream country albums, such as Chuck Leavell and Johnny Neel of The Allman Brothers Band, whose "Good Clean Fun" was covered on it.
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Eddie Montgomery Gentry toured in late 2004 – early 2005 with Trace Adkins in support of the album.
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Toby Keith, with whom Eddie Montgomery Gentry toured in mid-2008, contributed a guest vocal on the Terri Clark co-write "I Pick My Parties", and Lillie Mae Rische of Jypsi made an appearance on "God Knows Who I Am".
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On May 26,2009, Eddie Montgomery Gentry was formally invited by Charlie Daniels to become members of the Grand Ole Opry.
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On November 30,2009, Eddie Montgomery Gentry released the single "Oughta Be More Songs About That".
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On September 17,2010, a day before the extended play's slated release, Eddie Montgomery Gentry exited the label, and Hits and More was shelved.
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Eddie Montgomery Gentry signed to Average Joes Entertainment, a label co-owned by country rap artist Colt Ford, in March 2011.
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Eddie Montgomery has confirmed that he will continue the Eddie Montgomery Gentry name as a solo act due to Gentry's death and he plans to tour in 2018 in support of the new album.
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At the time of the album's release, Eddie Montgomery said that he planned to continue touring under the Eddie Montgomery Gentry name even after Gentry's death, and that he wanted to honor Gentry by releasing songs that they had worked on prior.
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On October 29,2021, Eddie Montgomery released his first studio album as a solo artist titled Ain't No Closing Me Down via Average Joes Entertainment label.
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Gerald Edward "Eddie" Montgomery was born in Danville, Kentucky, on September 30,1963, to parents Carol Dean and Harold Edward Montgomery.
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In November 2010, Eddie Montgomery told Great American Country that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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Eddie Montgomery subsequently married his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer Belcher, in 2014.
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On September 27,2015, Eddie Montgomery wrote that his and ex-wife Tracy Nunan's 19-year-old son, Hunter, had been killed in an accident.
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Eddie Montgomery had a brother, Keith Gentry, and a sister, Jana Gentry Eckhardt.
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Eddie Montgomery graduated from Lexington Community College and attended the University of Kentucky.
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