Perryville in Boyle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

John Michael and Eddie Montgomery

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 18, 2025

1. John Michael and Eddie Montgomery Marker

Inscription. Talented musicians and performers who have thrilled millions of music fans the world over. The awards are too numerous to list here but the world is a far better place to live because of their musical pursuits. Wherever their travels lead them, we always are pleased when they come back home.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 37° 39.013′ N, 84° 57.097′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It is at the intersection of South Buell Street (U.S. 68) and East 2nd Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling north on South Buell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 S Buell St, Perryville KY 40468, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: James Harbeson (here, next to this marker); Carry Nation (here, next to this marker); Gravicalymene Hagani (here, next to this marker); Perryville (here, next to this marker); Addison Parks (here, next to this marker); Milton J. Durham (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Col. Charles C. Bond (a few steps from this marker); Nina Bruce Warren Clooney (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

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1. John Montgomery. Wikipedia entry

John Michael Montgomery (born January 20, 1965) is an American country music singer. He has had more than 30 singles on the Billboard country charts. This total includes seven number-one singles: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "I Swear", "Be My Baby Tonight", "If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)", and "The Little Girl". "I Swear" and "Sold" were ranked as the number-one songs on the Billboard Year-End charts for country music in 1994 and 1995, respectively. Several of Montgomery's singles crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, his highest peak there having been achieved by "Letters from Home" in 2004.

(Submitted on September 5, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

2. Opry Member Eddy Montgomery.

“If you guys agree to it, you’re going to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry!”

The only thing that kept the duo from accepting immediately was that they’d been rendered speechless by Charlie’s invitation.

Since Montgomery Gentry kicked off their recording career in 1999 with “Hillbilly Shoes,” the Grand Ole Opry had been a dream in the back of the two singers’ minds. Simply walking into the Grand Ole Opry House left an indelible impression on them.

“You see all the pictures and the past history in black
Photographed by Mark Parker, August 18, 2025

2. John Michael and Eddie Montgomery Marker, part of a series of markers, second from the right
and white, where people were lined up and down the street, where everybody from way back was interacting backstage, all the pictures they’ve got, and the history,” Eddie says. “I tell you — you can still feel the ghosts back there and you can almost hear them talk.”

The two Kentucky natives got their start performing together in a band with Eddie’s younger brother, John Michael Montgomery. After John Michael got a solo record deal, Eddie and Troy continued performing as a duo.

Montgomery Gentry eventually signed to Columbia Records Nashville and quickly made a lot of noise with a loud-and-proud brand of country music with a strong blue-collar sensibility. They broke Brooks & Dunn’s lock on the Country Music Association’s Vocal Duo of the Year award in 2000

(Submitted on September 5, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.