There’s something about great music and great sadness that seem to go together. Just days ago we lost Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry to a tragic helicopter accident, along with Don Williams; all in one day. Montgomery Gentry made the whole world sing along to songs like “My Town,” “Something to Be Proud Of,” and “Daddy Won’t Sell The Farm.” Gentry is gone, but he will never be forgotten.
A few months ago we mourned the loss of Glenn Campbell and Michael Johnson, but the road to Nashville is filled with those that left too early. Tammy Wynette left us at 55, while Mindy McCready was 37, Patsy Cline 30 years old, Hank a young 29.
Eddie Rabbit was only 56, Keith Whitley just 33, Dottie West 58, while the youngest and perhaps most talented of them all Buddy Holly was only 22 years of age when his plane crashed.
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