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Bob Montgomery (May 12, 1937 – December 4, 2014) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer and publisher.


Biography

Montgomery was born in Lampasas, Texas, United States. He was a songwriting partner and best friend of
Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas ...
, performing together as the duo "Buddy and Bob" while teenagers in high school. Initially, they played a variety of
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, which evolved into rockabilly sounds. Montgomery met Holly at Hutchinson Junior High School in
Lubbock, Texas Lubbock ( ) is the 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of government of Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also the 85th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northw ...
, in 1949. They started playing together at school assemblies and on local radio shows. Montgomery sang lead and Holly harmonized. They soon had a weekly Sunday radio show on station
KDAV KDAV (1590 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Lubbock, Texas. The KDAV broadcast license was held by Monte and Gentry Todd Spearman through licensee High Plains Radio Network, LLC. From August 18, 1998, to March ...
. On October 14, 1955,
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played a concert at the Fair Park Auditorium, and Montgomery, Holly and bassist Larry Welborn were also on the bill. Eddie Crandall, Marty Robbins' manager, spoke to KDAV station owner Pappy Dave Stone and told him he was interested in Holly as a solo performer. Holly's career then began after demo recordings of his music were made and sent to
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. Montgomery co-wrote some of Holly's songs, such as "
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", "Wishing", and "
Love's Made a Fool of You "Love's Made a Fool of You" is a song co-written and originally performed by Buddy Holly. It was later re-recorded by Sonny Curtis and the Crickets, with the lead vocal by Earl Sinks, and famously covered by the Bobby Fuller Four. Buddy Holly fi ...
". He wrote the pop standard " Misty Blue" and, for Patsy Cline, "Back in Baby's Arms". His son Kevin recorded a version of this, which appeared on his album ''True''. Montgomery produced Bobby Goldsboro's 1968 number 1 hit "
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" and his follow up 1973 number 9 UK hit, “ Summer (The First Time)”. Montgomery died on December 4, 2014, in Lee's Summit, Missouri, of Parkinson's disease, at the age of 77.


Discography


Singles

* "Taste Of The Blues" b/w "Because I Love You", Brunswick, November 1959


Albums

* '' Holly in the Hills'', Buddy Holly & Bob Montgomery, Coral, January 1965


References


External links


45cat Bob Montgomery
1937 births 2014 deaths People from Lampasas, Texas American country rock singers American country singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Record producers from Texas Singer-songwriters from Texas Bluegrass musicians from Texas American rockabilly musicians Neurological disease deaths in Missouri Deaths from Parkinson's disease Country musicians from Texas {{US-singer-stub