Monte Montgomery
Encyclopedia
Monte Montgomery is an American
guitarist
and singer-songwriter
.
Montgomery appeared on PBS's Austin City Limits
program on April 17, 1999.
Montgomery was on Guitar Player magazine's 2004 list of "The Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitarists". 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.
. 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. He was sentenced to twelve years in prison in 2010.
United States
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guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
.
Career
Austin City Limits
Austin City Limits is an American public television music program recorded live in Austin, Texas by Public Broadcasting Service Public television member station KLRU, and broadcast on many PBS stations around the United States...
program on April 17, 1999.
Montgomery was on Guitar Player magazine's 2004 list of "The Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitarists". 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
Alvarez Guitars
Alvarez is a guitar manufacturer based in St. Louis, Missouri and founded in 1965. Along with manufacturing acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars, Alvarez also manufactures classical guitars. Alvarez replaced Westone in 1991. Today, the brand is owned by LOUD Technologies, which also owns Mackie,...
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.
Studio albums
- Monte Montgomery [EP] (1990)
- Lost & Found (1993)
- 1st & Repair1st & Repair-Track listing:-Personnel:*Monte Montgomery – Guitar, Vocals*Phil Bass – Drums, Percussion*Chris Maresh – Bass...
(1998) - Mirror (1999)
- Wishing WellWishing Well (Monte Montgomery album)Wishing Well is a 2001 album by Monte Montgomery. It was produced by Montgomery and Carl Thiel.-Track listing:#"Tug of War" — #"Wishing Well" — #"I Know What You Want" — #"Catch Me" — #"Tomorrow Begins With Today" —...
(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)
Personal life
In the early morning hours of March 30, 2009, Sofia Anna Mondini (January 7, 1988—March 30, 2009-), the 21-year old daughter of Monte Montgomery and ex-girlfriend Angela Mondini, was shot and killed by a friend allegedly "playing" with a loaded handgunHandgun
A handgun is a firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from long guns such as rifles and shotguns ....
. Justin Radwin pointed a .22
.22 Short
.22 Short is a variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. Developed in 1857 for the first Smith and Wesson revolver, the .22 rimfire was the first American metallic cartridge....
-caliber
Caliber
In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it....
pistol at Mondini, and after it discharged it struck her in the right chest area. Radwin was arrested on the charge of manslaughter
Manslaughter
Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is said to have first been made by the Ancient Athenian lawmaker Dracon in the 7th century BC.The law generally differentiates...
and held on $50,000 bail. He was sentenced to twelve years in prison in 2010.