Monte Montgomery
is an American musician and singer-songwriter who is renowned for his live electric acoustic guitar performances.
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Career
Montgomery's initial claim to fame is an appearance on PBS's
Austin City Limits original program (episode #2411 originally aired on April 17, 1999) during which he performed a five-song set (including his original composition "When Will I," co-written with Scott Byers) with former band members Chris Maresh (bass) and Phil Bass (drums). Since then, Montgomery has gained favorable attention for his unique and energetic live performances nationwide, which many of Montgomery's devoted fans (affectionately known as "Montiacs") travel far and wide to witness.
Montgomery has graced the magazine covers of the 2005 November issue of
Acoustic Guitar
, the 2005 Winter edition of Frets, and the 2006 December issue of Guitar Club (Italy) while being hailed by Guitar Player Magazine in 2004 as one of "The Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitarists" as well as listed atop of Guitar One Magazine’s "Top 10 Best Undiscovered Guitarists in America" list in the late 1990s. Montgomery has also won the "Best Acoustic Guitar Player" award at the SXSW Festival’s Austin Music Awards seven years in a row (1998-2004), the only artist to have ever done so.
On January 24, 2004,
Alvarez Guitars unveiled the MMY1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar, a model based on Montgomery's 1987 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar. Due to his intense playing style, Montgomery has broken the neck of his DY62C four times—the MMY1 has a reinforced neck to prevent such breakage.
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Discography
Studio albums
- Monte Montomery
[EP] (1990)
- Lost & Found
(1993)
- 1st & Repair
(1998)
- Mirror
(1999)
- Wishing Well
(2001)
- The Story Of Love
(2003)
- Architect
(2004)
- Monte Montgomery
(2008)
Live albums
- Live at the Caravan of Dreams
(2002)
- New & Approved
(2003)
- At WorkPlay
(2005)
Live DVDs
Personal life
In the early morning hours of March 30, 2009, the 21-year old daughter of Monte Montgomery and ex-girlfriend Angela Mondini, Sofia Anna Mondini (January 7, 1988—March 30, 2009), was shot and killed by a friend allegedly "playing" with a loaded
handgun.
[2] Justin Radwin pointed a
.22-
caliber pistol at Mondini, and after it discharged it struck her in the right chest area. Radwin was arrested on the charge of
manslaughter and held on
$50,000 bail.
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References
- MMY1. - Harmony-Central.
- Briefs: "Woman shot in accident identified". - ''San Antonio Express-News''. - March 31, 2009.
—Obituaries: "MONDINI". - ''San Antonio Express-News''. - April 1, 2009. - News Roundup: "Charged filed in accidental death". - ''San Antonio Express-News''. - April 8, 2009.