Monte Montgomery | |
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 Monte Montgomery Soave during a live band | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Monte Patrick Montgomery |
| Born | August 11, 1966 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Genres | Acoustic rock, blues, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | 1988 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar |
| Labels | Harmonic Records, Provogue |
| Website | MonteMontgomery.net |
Monte Patrick Montgomery (born August 11, 1966) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter.
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.[ citation needed]
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, 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 [8] died in an accidental handgun incident. [9] [10] [11]
References
- ^ "The Full Monte, Guitar and All; Energetic Texan Picker Prefers Acoustic for Electrifying solos". The Washington Times. September 18, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ Unknown author and date 1st & Repair Archived December 9, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Monte Montgomery website, album review
- ^ "Press". MonteMontgomery.net. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "39th Annual Austin Music Awards". Austinchronicle.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "Monte Montgomery". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "Arc". IMDb.com. October 20, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ MMY1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar Archived December 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. – Harmony-Central.
- ^ "Obituaries: Mondini". San Antonio Express-News. April 1, 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kapitan, Craig (April 12, 2010). "Shooting death nets man 12-year sentence". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
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