--- title: "This musician made a music video with the SEAL who killed bin Laden" date: "2019-01-28" modified: "2020-10-22" authors: - name: "Shannon Corbeil" job_title: "Contributor, Air Force Veteran" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/scorbeil/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/music/this-musician-made-a-music-video-with-the-seal-who-killed-bin-laden/" categories: - "Entertainment" - "Music" - "Special Operations" - "Tactical" --- # This musician made a music video with the SEAL who killed bin Laden ![]() The first DJ to play [Tim Montana's *Butte America*]() on country radio in his hometown of Butte, Montana, was Tom O'Neill, the brother of Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill (the man credited with killing the terrorist Osama bin Laden — maybe you've heard of him). Turns out, Tom wasn't the only fan of Montana; while Rob was deployed to locations like Iraq and Afghanistan, he took Montana's music with him. --- Montana is a musician with a "rip-roaring, swamp'rockin' vibe" — and he's just getting started. He maintains a can't-quit attitude that has lifted him from obscurity to Rolling Stone magazine. On one New Year's Eve, an industry executive told Montana he'd never write a hit on his own. That night, he skipped the celebrations and wrote *Low Class,* just to prove the guy wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssuAFzN09vY Tim Montana makes his network television debut on Letterman | [YouTube]() In his youth, Montana had hoped to become a SEAL himself, but an injury prevented him from serving. His patriotism and support for the military, however, never faded (he says we're all red, white, and blue-blooded). After Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was killed, Montana discovered there would be a Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit and Auction in Fort Worth, Texas. He immediately picked up the phone and volunteered to play for free. He took it one step further and teamed up with Gibson to auction off a custom Chris Kyle Commemorative Les Paul Standard Special. It sold for $117,500. So yeah, the guy makes sh\*t happen. And he's chosen to use music to make his mark. He told We Are The Mighty there's no way to know what music can do, but it's cool to think about the possibilities. "Music evokes emotion. It evokes thought. It captures a moment." He maintained his connection with Rob O'Neill, and featured the SEAL in his latest music video for *Hillbilly Rich*. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGy5FRN-Vks Montana is getting ready to wrap up his latest tour. [Check out the details right here](), and keep an eye out for this musician, who keeps an eye out for vets. ## Author Shannon Corbeil has worked for We Are The Mighty as a digital video producer, writer, and host, as well as a staff writer covering military history, trivia, and valor. Shannon is a fierce veteran advocate, covering the achievements of members of the military community and volunteering in multiple veteran non-profit organizations, including Pin-Ups for Vets and Warriors for Peace Theatre. Her undergraduate degree is in Humanities and Philosophy and her Masters is in Strategic Intelligence. A screenwriter and actor recently seen on SEAL TEAM and THE ROOKIE, Shannon writes about exciting projects in the entertainment industry. She is an alum of the Writers Guild Foundation Veterans Writing Project, a Finalist in the Disney TV Writing Fellowship, an inaugural fellow for the STARZ/VME #TakeTheLead Program, and has performed at the Geffen Playhouse and Kennedy Center as a writer, dancer, singer, and actor. As a U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer, Shannon supported the 25th Fighter Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea, and conducted Cyber Threat Analysis at the National Security Agency. Her work has been seen in Business Insider, Task & Purpose, Military.com, and various other publications. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()