{"id":15172,"date":"2025-04-02T23:23:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lezizmutfagim.net\/?p=15172"},"modified":"2025-04-02T23:23:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:23:57","slug":"on-september-14-the-grand-ole-opry-was-filled-with-emotion-as-friends-family-and-fans-gathered-to-honor-troy-gentry-while-stories-flowed-from-loved-ones-like-storme-warren-and-pastor-dr-michael-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportlajme.info\/?p=15172","title":{"rendered":"On September 14, the Grand Ole Opry was filled with emotion as friends, family, and fans gathered to honor Troy Gentry. While stories flowed from loved ones like Storme Warren and Pastor Dr. Michael Glenn, it was Vince Gill who brought the room to a standstill. Struggling to hold back tears, Gill spoke of his dear friend Troy and urged Eddie Montgomery to lean on the Opry family through their shared loss. The moment hit harder than any song. 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While speaking of the great man that was Troy Gentry, Gill began tearing up as he was addressing Gentry\u2019s bandmate\u00a0Eddie Montgomery, who considered Gentry a brother.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI hope you lean on this family. It\u2019s a good one. And don\u2019t disappear. Come out here and let this family love you.\u00a0This family has a long history of loss,\u201d he said as he choked up. \u201cI just encourage you to stay within this family.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The camera cut to Montgomery, who looked visibly emotional and was being comforted by Ricky Skaggs and two other Opry members.<\/p>\n<p>Gill then revealed he wouldn\u2019t be singing \u201cGo Rest High On That Mountain,\u201d the song he normally performs at Opry funerals, but instead he was asked to perform his own hit song \u201cWhenever You Come Around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a very special song for Gentry and his wife, Angie, as it was the very first song he ever sang to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>To know that the words I\u2019d come up with, a song about longing made an impact on him, that he wanted to share with [Angie]<\/em>,\u201d he said while strumming the guitar intro to the song.<\/p>\n<p>Watch him speak about Gentry below, as well as perform \u201cWhenever You Come Around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vince Gill-Whenever You Come Around-Ryman Aud 8-3-2024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_4enUk9eBWM\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Whenever You Come Around | Vince Gill #storybehind #countrysinger #countrymusic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w9VUgP-VJNw\" width=\"361\" height=\"642\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"361\" data-origheight=\"642\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans, friends, and family of Troy Gentry came together on Sept. 14 to memorialize him at the Grand Ole Opry. 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Then, in a deeply emotional turn, Gill revealed he wouldn\u2019t perform his usual memorial song, Go Rest High On That Mountain. Instead, he played Whenever You Come Around, the first song Troy ever sang to his wife, Angie. \u201cThat means everything to me,\u201d Gill said, as the room fell silent, and Troy\u2019s legacy lived on through every note. - DailyNews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportlajme.info\/?p=15172\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"On September 14, the Grand Ole Opry was filled with emotion as friends, family, and fans gathered to honor Troy Gentry. While stories flowed from loved ones like Storme Warren and Pastor Dr. Michael Glenn, it was Vince Gill who brought the room to a standstill. 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