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American guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1966)

Monte Montgomery
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Background information
Birth nameMonte Patrick Montgomery
Born (1966-08-11) August 11, 1966 (age 58)
Birmingham, Alabama
GenresAcoustic rock, blues, pop rock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument1988 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar
LabelsHarmonic Records, Provogue
WebsiteMonteMontgomery.net
Musical artist

Monte Patrick Montgomery (born August 11, 1966) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter.

Early life

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, at age 13 he moved to San Antonio, Texas.

Career

The Austin, Texas based guitarist first gained notoriety in 1999, after performing on an episode of the PBS series Austin City Limits. He was named one of the "Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitar Players" by Guitar Player Magazine and won the "Best Acoustic Guitar Player" Award at the Austin Chronicle's Austin Music Awards seven years in a row.

Montgomery composed for the ABC TV series Last Man Standing. Montgomery authored music for the criminal drama Arc (2006) In 2008, Monte appeared on the music show Live From Daryl's House.

In 2004, Alvarez Guitars created the MMY1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar, a model based on Montgomery's 1987 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Monte Montgomery (1990)
  • Lost & Found (1993)
  • 1st & Repair (1998, Heart)
  • Mirror (1999, Heart)
  • Wishing Well (2001)
  • The Story Of Love (2003)
  • Architect (2004)
  • Monte Montgomery (2008)
  • Tethered (2012)
  • Dragonfly (2016)
  • A Call To Arms (2019)

Live albums

  • Live at the Caravan of Dreams (2002)
  • New & Approved (2003)
  • At WorkPlay (2005)

Live DVDs

  • At WorkPlay (2005)

Personal life

Monte has four children and in March 2009, his eldest daughter, Sofia Anna Mondini died in an accidental handgun incident.

References

  1. "The Full Monte, Guitar and All; Energetic Texan Picker Prefers Acoustic for Electrifying solos". The Washington Times. September 18, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  2. Unknown author and date 1st & Repair Archived December 9, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Monte Montgomery website, album review
  3. "Press". MonteMontgomery.net. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. "39th Annual Austin Music Awards". Austinchronicle.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  5. "Monte Montgomery". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  6. "Arc". IMDb.com. October 20, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  7. MMY1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar Archived December 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. – Harmony-Central.
  8. "Obituaries: Mondini". San Antonio Express-News. April 1, 2009.
  9. "Woman shot in accident identified". San Antonio Express-News. Mysanantonio.com. April 30, 2009. Archived from the original on April 1, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
  10. "Charged filed in accidental death". San Antonio Express-News. Mysanantonio.com. April 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
  11. Kapitan, Craig (April 12, 2010). "Shooting death nets man 12-year sentence". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved July 25, 2010.

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