Troy Gentry

These artists may have passed, but their music lives on.

Flip through this list to remember the late Troy Gentry, John Denver, Patsy Cline and more icons who lost their lives in crashes.

The duo often cut outside tracks, but Gentry has co-writing credits on eight of their songs.

Rest in peace.

On September 8, 2017, Gentry agreed to take a helicopter ride before a show in Medford, N.J.

Shelton performed the song, which he wrote and Miranda Lambert cut, during the C'Ya on the Flipside benefit concert, for the Troy Gentry Foundation.

Gentry's wife, Angie, has founded the Troy Gentry Foundation in his honor, and will launch the new non-profit organization with a benefit concert.

The duo often cut outside tracks, but Gentry has co-writing credits on eight of their songs.

There are many -- too many -- country stars who have had cancer or have been personally affected by it in some way.

May they rest in peace ...