Montgomery Gentry performs during the Sprint Sound & Speed Country Concert at the Sommet Center on Friday, January 9, 2009 in Nashville, TN B) Aaron Crisler / Retna Ltd.
Feb. 5, 2009 — Montgomery Gentry released its first single, "Hillbilly Shoes," during this month one decade ago, and since then, they’ve had a string of hits, played huge concerts and racked up some gold albums. But there’s still one thing they haven’t accomplished.
"We’ve been on the Opry ever since we’ve been in the business," Troy Gentry told the national radio show GAC Nights: Live From Nashville. "We always try to make it our business to get in there and play the Opry. That’s probably the next big milestone Eddie and I would like to accomplish is to become members of the Grand Ole Opry. Eddie’s had a lot of history there with his father growing up. His dad was a big dreamer of playing the Opry and making it big in the business, so Eddie’s really hoping to accomplish that, being a member."
The duo will be back on the Opry Friday along with Pam Tillis, Lorrie Morgan, Connie Smith, John Conlee and the Oak Ridge Boys. They’ll also appear Saturday on GAC in an encore presentation of Opry Live. The episode features Kellie Pickler and Lady Antebellum, airing at 9 p.m. ET.
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