# Monte Montgomery

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{{short description|American guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name                = Monte Montgomery
|image               =Monte Montgomery Soave.JPG
|caption             = Monte Montgomery Soave during a live band 
|image_size          = 
|background          = solo_singer
|birth_name          = Monte Patrick Montgomery
|alias               = 
|birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1966|08|11}}
|death_date          = 
|birth_place         = [Birmingham, Alabama](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama)
|instrument          = 1988 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar
|genre               = [Acoustic rock](/source/Acoustic_music), [blues](/source/blues), [pop rock](/source/pop_rock)
|occupation          = Musician, singer-songwriter
|years_active        = 
|label               = Harmonic Records, [Provogue](/source/Provogue_Records) 
|associated_acts     = 
|website             = [http://montemontgomery.net/ MonteMontgomery.net]
}}

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

==Early life==
Born in [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama), Alabama,<ref name="Wash Times">{{cite news|title=The Full Monte, Guitar and All; Energetic Texan Picker Prefers Acoustic for Electrifying solos|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-91693668|access-date=August 4, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=September 18, 2002}}</ref> at age 13 he moved to [San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio), Texas.<ref>Unknown author and date [http://www.montemontgomery.net/discography/1st-repair-1998/ 1st & Repair] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124445/http://www.montemontgomery.net/discography/1st-repair-1998/ |date=December 9, 2018 }} Monte Montgomery website, album review</ref>

==Career==
The [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas) based guitarist first gained notoriety in 1999, after performing on an episode of the [PBS](/source/PBS) series [Austin City Limits](/source/Austin_City_Limits).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.montemontgomery.net/press/|title=Press|website=MonteMontgomery.net|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002959/http://www.montemontgomery.net/press/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was named one of the "Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitar Players" by [Guitar Player Magazine](/source/Guitar_Player_Magazine) and won the "Best Acoustic Guitar Player" Award at the [Austin Chronicle](/source/Austin_Chronicle)'s Austin Music Awards seven years in a row.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/all-time-winners:monte-montgomery-54099/|title=39th Annual Austin Music Awards|website=Austinchronicle.com|access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref>

Montgomery composed for the ABC TV series [Last Man Standing](/source/Last_Man_Standing_(U.S._TV_series)).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2135252/|title=Monte Montgomery|website=IMDb.com|access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref> Montgomery authored music for the criminal drama ''Arc'' (2006)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756618/|title=Arc|date=October 20, 2006|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> In 2008, Monte appeared on the music show [Live From Daryl's House](/source/Live_From_Daryl's_House).{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

In 2004, [Alvarez Guitars](/source/Alvarez_Guitars) created the MMY1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar, a model based on Montgomery's 1987 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar.<ref>[http://www.harmonycentral.com/t5/News/Alvarez-Unveils-Monte-Montgomery-Signature-Guitar/ba-p/34652595 MMY1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232015/http://www.harmonycentral.com/t5/News/Alvarez-Unveils-Monte-Montgomery-Signature-Guitar/ba-p/34652595 |date=December 30, 2013 }}. – Harmony-Central.</ref>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
*''Monte Montgomery'' [EP] (1990)
*''Lost & Found'' (1993)
*''[1st & Repair](/source/1st_%26_Repair)'' (1998, Heart)
*''Mirror'' (1999, Heart)
*''[Wishing Well](/source/Wishing_Well_(Monte_Montgomery_album))'' (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<ref name=SAEN-obit-SAM>{{cite news |title=Obituaries: Mondini |newspaper=[San Antonio Express-News](/source/San_Antonio_Express-News) |date=April 1, 2009 }}</ref> died in an accidental handgun incident.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Woman_shot_in_accident_identified.html |title=Woman shot in accident identified |newspaper=[San Antonio Express-News](/source/San_Antonio_Express-News) |publisher=Mysanantonio.com |date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=April 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401082651/http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Woman_shot_in_accident_identified.html |archive-date=April 1, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Charged_filed_in_accidental_death.html |title=Charged filed in accidental death |newspaper=[San Antonio Express-News](/source/San_Antonio_Express-News) |publisher=Mysanantonio.com |date=April 7, 2009 |access-date=April 22, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410014610/http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Charged_filed_in_accidental_death.html |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Kapitan, Craig |date=April 12, 2010 |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Shooting_death_nets_man_12-year_sentence.html |title=Shooting death nets man 12-year sentence |newspaper=[San Antonio Express-News](/source/San_Antonio_Express-News) |access-date=July 25, 2010}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.montemontgomery.net MonteMontgomery.net – Official site]

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Category:American acoustic guitarists
Category:American male guitarists
Category:Living people
Category:1966 births
Category:Guitarists from Alabama
Category:Musicians from Birmingham, Alabama
Category:20th-century American guitarists
Category:20th-century American male musicians
Category:Provogue Records artists

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