Country Music’s Day in Mourning

Yesterday – Friday, September 8, 2017 – the country music community lost two wonderful musicians: Don Williams and Troy Gentry.

As many have now heard, country music legend Don Williams passed away at the age of 78 after a short illness and Troy Gentry, half of the country duo Montgomery Gentry, tragically lost his life at the age of 50 from a helicopter crash in New Jersey.  As the day went on, country music entertainers, media outlets, business, and fans took to social media to express their condolences, disbelief, and grief over losing these two great men.  Here is a compilation of some heartfelt messages, pictures, and videos these beloved men’s counterparts have left for them in memoriam:

Trace Atkins tweeted a poignant message to Don Williams with a video of him performing an iconic Williams tune:

A wonderful picture of a young Bryan White with Don Williams:

Throwback video from Keith Urban as a tribute to Don Williams


Blake Shelton
shared a fond memory of his friend Troy:

Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard posted an extremely poignant, yet poised, Instagram video.  He touches on the loss of Troy, how it relates to his own father’s death, the Bible, and how it can can help to have faith:

If only we knew the work that God was doing when things happen that we can’t understand.

A post shared by Tyler Hubbard (@thubbmusic) on


It’s amazing how death can bring people together not just to grieve, but to celebrate one’s life and accomplishments.  Country music and all it incorporates always shows just that.  These two gentlemen came from two different eras, their accomplishments were equal on different levels, their friendships and business acumen were true, and although their deaths were both tragic and sad, one thing seems abundantly clear: these legends will live on in the eyes of their friends and colleagues, their music and their fans.

 

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