Monte Montgomery

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

Monte Montgomery
Birth nameMonte Patrick Montgomery
Born (1966-08-11) August 11, 1966
Birmingham, Alabama
GenresAcoustic rock, blues, pop rock
Occupation(s)Musician, Singer-Songwriter
Instruments1988 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar
LabelsHarmonic Records
WebsiteMonteMontgomery.net

Early life

Born in Birmingham, Alabama,[1] at age 13 he moved to San Antonio, Texas.[2]

Career

The Austin, Texas based guitarist first gained notoriety in 1999, after performing on an episode of the PBS series Austin City Limits.[3] 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.[4]

Montgomery composed for the ABC TV series Last Man Standing.[5] Montgomery authored music for the criminal drama Arc (2006)[6] 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.[7]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Monte Montgomery [EP] (1990)
  • Lost & Found (1993)
  • 1st & Repair (1998)
  • Mirror (1999)
  • 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 [8] died in an accidental handgun incident.[9][10][11]

References
  1. Staff writer (September 18, 2002). "The Full Monte, Guitar and All; Energetic Texan Picker Prefers Acoustic for Electrifying solos". The Washington Times. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  2. Unknown author and date 1st & Repair Monte Montgomery website, album review
  3. Press report
  4. http://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/all-time-winners:monte-montgomery-54099/
  5. Monte Montgomery on imdb.com
  6. Arc film on imdb.com
  7. MMY1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar Archived 2013-12-30 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 2009-04-22.
  10. "Charged filed in accidental death". San Antonio Express-News. Mysanantonio.com. April 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  11. Kapitan, Craig (April 12, 2010). "Shooting death nets man 12-year sentence". San Antonio Express-News. Mysanantonio.com. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
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