Blake Shelton co-hosted a charity event in honor of Troy Gentry, the late Montgomery Gentry singer, who died in a helicopter crash in September of 2017. Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley, Dustin Lynch, Jimmie Allen and more gave performances

 

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T-Roy’s spirit was alive and well tonight as his country music family came together to celebrate him and his legacy! ✨ #cyaontheflipside #troygentryfoundation

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He originally didn’t plan on performing but ended up delivering a stripped-down acoustic rendition of his song “Over You.”

 

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#blakeshelton #cyaontheflipside #troygentryfoundation #troygentry #grandoleopry #countrymusic

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Blake spoke of their 16 or 17 years of friendship and Troy being “literally like a family member to me.”

 

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C’ ya on the flip side @blakeshelton #grandoleopry #nashville #troygentryfoundation

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