Jim Casey talks with Montgomery Gentry’s Eddie Montgomery about:

• the death of his longtime friend and duo partner Troy Gentry
• the little things that remind him of Troy
• the good times he and Troy shared during their early days onstage
• the first time he met Troy
• putting the Montgomery Gentry duo together
• MG’s new album, Here’s to You, which drops on Feb. 2
• playing “Better Me” at Troy’s celebration of life at the Grand Ole Opry
• Troy’s vocals on the new album
• recording his first love song, “All Hell Broke Loose”
• quintessential MG song, “Needling a Beer”
• his working-class mentality
• some of the great songwriters featured on the album
• going through thousands of songs to pick the album’s 12 songs
• kicking off his Here’s to You Tour in February
• performing onstage without Troy
• carrying on the Montgomery Gentry name

Participants:

• Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry
• Jim Casey, NCD editor in chief