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Country singer Troy Lee Gentry pleaded guilty this morning in U.S. District Court in Duluth to a misdemeanor charge of falsely registering a trophy bear he killed as wild, when in fact it was a captive bear named "Cubby," which he shot near Sandstone, Minn., in 2004. As part of a plea agreement that avoided a trial that was to start today, Gentry, 39, agreed to pay a $15,000 fine, forfeit the bear's hide and the bow he used to shoot the animal and give up hunting, fishing and trapping in Minnesota for five years. At the same hearing, Gentry's...

Country Singer Charged With Killing A Tame Bear (WCCO) Minneapolis Country singer Troy Lee Gentry was indicted Tuesday in federal court on a charge of illegally killing and tagging a tamed black bear. Gentry, of Franklin, Tenn., and Lee Marvin Greenly, a 46-year-old wildlife photographer from Sandstone, Minn., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond Erickson in Duluth, Minn. Tuesday morning. Their case being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael A. Dees. According to the indictment, Greenly sold Gentry a tame, trophy-caliber black bear named "Cubby" for approximately $4,650 in October of 2004. Greenly housed several animals for use in his...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Southern rock died as a distinct genre in the 1980s, but the raw, scruffy spirit of the music made by groups like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers is alive and well in contemporary country. Montgomery Gentry, Gretchen Wilson and Shooter Jennings echo Southern rock's 1970s heyday. Brothers Johnny and Donnie Van Zant -- of the groups Lynyrd Skynyrd and 38 Special, respectively -- have a hit country album that's close to their rock roots. Even pop-leaning country stars Tim McGraw and Keith Urban have paid homage to the music. "So much of country music is derived...

Montgomery Gentry to Host the 2nd Annual Academy of Country Music Celebrity Motorcycle Ride Dierks Bentley, Lonestar, The Warren Brothers, Ira Dean of Trick Pony, Mark Wills, Shelly Fairchild, Trent Willmon & James Otto Will Join Montgomery Gentry on Ride Proceeds to Benefit Newly Created Academy of Country Music Charitable Foundation BURBANK, Calif., March 18 -- Today the Academy of Country Music announced its 2nd Annual Academy of Country Music Celebrity Motorcycle Ride, a star-studded daylong trek through the Nevada desert that will benefit the newly established Academy of Country Music Charitable Foundation, an in-house organization designed to raise support,...

I am sure the dems would call this song a dumb redneck song and claim it is what is wrong with this country. I love it. If you have not heard it or if you have click the link to listen. Very good words to the song.

New Single and Video Released - 'You Do Your Thing' Montgomery Gentry - New Single and Video Released "You Do Your Thing" Nashville, Tenn. (July 19, 2004) Country duo Montgomery Gentry are releasing their second single, "You Do Your Thing," from their highly successful CD of the same name. Coming off a #1 chart topper with the rocking "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" the new song is a hard-hitting ballad with Eddie Montgomery on lead vocals. "You Do Your Thing" is an in-your-face statement that Eddie and Troy believe in - you do your thing and I'll do mine....