One half of the Kentucky-born country duo Montgomery Gentry with Eddie Montgomery. They have released half a dozen successful studio albums since they began playing together in the early 1990s. In the early 1990s, he began playing in a number of bands with partner Eddie and Eddie's brother, John Michael Montgomery. After he failed to secure a solo record deal when he won a talent contest in 1994, he formed Montgomery Gentry in 1999.
