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Biography
Infobox musical artist|name = Monte Montgomery|image =|caption =|image_size = (Only use for images smaller than 220 pixels)|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Monte Patrick Montgomery|alias =|Born = August 11, 1966|death_date =|origin = Birmingham, Alabama |instrument = 1988 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar|genre = Acoustic music|Acoustic rock , blues , pop rock |occupation = Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Producer|years_active =|label = Harmonic Records|associated_acts = Orange Kitty (with Chris Maresh & Phil Bass), Kudzu Karnival (with Brian Andrew Lee, James Speer, & Phil Bass), Brian Andrew Lee|website = http://montemontgomery.net/ MonteMontgomery.net|current_members = David Piggott (bass), Phil Bass (drums), Kenny Sharretts (drums)|past_members = Rob Kazanel (drums), Marcus Finney (drums), Jamey Bell (drums), Chris Maresh (bass), Lonnie Trevino, Jr. (bass), Steve Bernal (bass), Daryl Phillips (bass), Phil Bass (drums), Rob Hooper (drums), Paul Roraback (drums), Brannen Temple (drums), Danny Johnson (congas), Mikel Urdy (percussion)|notable_instruments = http://alvarezgtr.com/prod_page.html? SeriesID=10& ItemID=155 2004 Alvarez-Yairi MMY1 Acoustic-Electric Guitar Monte Montgomery (born August 11, 1966) is an United States|American guitarist and singer-songwriter .
Career
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".Citation needed|date=September 2009 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.Citation needed|date=September 2009 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. http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM04/Content/Alvarez/PR/MMY1.html MMY1. - Harmony-Central.
In the early morning hours of March 30, 2009, Sofia Anna Mondini (January 7, 1988—March 30, 2009-cite news |title=Obituaries: Mondini |newspaper= San Antonio Express-News |date=April 1, 2009 |accessdate=2009-04-22 ), 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 handgun .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 |publisher=Mysanantonio.com |date=April 30, 2009 |accessdate=2009-04-22 Justin Radwin pointed a .22 Short|.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.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 |publisher=Mysanantonio.com |date=April 7, 2009 |accessdate=2009-04-22 He was sentenced to twelve years in prison in 2010.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 |publisher=Mysanantonio.com |accessdate=2010-07-25
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External links
http://www.montemontgomery.net MonteMontgomery.net - Official site
Persondata | NAME =Montgomery, Monte | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =August 11, 1966 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Monte Category:American guitarists Category:Living people Category:1966 births
