Robbie Montgomery (born June 16, 1940) is an American singer and restaurateur. She is noted for being one of the original

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in the

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Revue in the 1960s. After her tenure as an Ikette, she was a member of

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, and then became a "Night Tripper" for

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. In the 1970s, Montgomery was a

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for acts such as

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, and

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. She later created the Sweetie Pie's franchise, and starred in the award-winning reality series ''

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''.

Early life

Montgomery was born on June 16, 1940, in

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, to Ora Gray and James Montgomery. They lived with her great grandmother Miss Pathenia, who was an American Indian. When she was six years old, her family moved to

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. She grew up in the Pruitt-Igoe projects as the oldest of nine siblings. Her siblings are James, Walter, Robert, George, Everett, Linda and Janice. Montgomery was raised a

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but is now a

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. She sang in the church choir, attended Curtis Elementary School and graduated from Pruitt High School.

Music career

Montgomery and two neighborhood friends Frances Hodges and Sandra Harding, started a doo-wop singing group called the Chordettes, which evolved into the Rhythmettes, and they started appearing in talent shows. A local singer named

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hired them as backup singers and they became the Artettes. Lassiter sang with bandleader Ike Turner and his

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. Turner wrote a song, "

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," for Lassiter. When Art Lassiter didn't show up for a recording session at

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in March 1960, Turner took the Artettes and had them accompany his backup vocalist Little Ann (

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) on the track. "A Fool In Love," was released in July 1960 on

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and became a hit, peaking at No. 27 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Sides. Turner formed the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, but with a new group of backup singers: Delores Johnson, Eloise Hester, and

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. Montgomery was pregnant and unable to tour. After having her baby in 1961, Montogmery toured with blues musician

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before she returned to Ike & Tina Turner. During her hiatus she sang with the group Benny Sharp & the New Breed who had another female vocalist named Jessie Smith. Montgomery and Smith along with

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from Buffalo) formed the first official incarnation of The Ikettes. In 1962, Montgomery released her first single,"Crazy In Love" / "Pee Wee" on Turner's

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label. The Ike & Tina Turner Revue performed a grueling schedule of one-nighters on the Chitlin Circuit in the

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, and recorded constantly, but Montgomery recalled those timed fondly. "We had good times. We would gamble, sing, dance, all the way to the next gig," she told ''

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''. In 1962, Turner relocated the Ike & Tina Turner Revue to California. In 1965, the Ikettes released two of their biggest hits on

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, "

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" (Pop No. 36, R&B No. 28) and "

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" (Pop No. 74, R&B No. 12). As an Ikette, Montogmery performed on the television shows ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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, they changed their name to

after their new label

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.Baumgart, Malcom. Original sleeve note from The Ikettes — ''Fine, Fine Fine'' (1986). Their single release did not chart and they later signed with

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. In 1968, they had success with the single "

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" (Pop No. 45, R&B No. 18). They sang on ''

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'' soundtrack produced by

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in 1969. Montgomery eventually left the Mirettes to join

as a "Night Tripper" in the 1970's. She provided backing vocals for variety of acts, including

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and

. In the 1970's she was diagnosed with

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which required lung surgery and derailed her singing career. In 1986 and 1987, Montgomery toured Europe with former members of the Kings of Rhythm, including Jimmy Hinds,

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, Erskine Oglesby, Stacy Johnson and

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, as part of the St. Louis Kings of Rhythm. The band was officially appointed as ambassadors for the City of St. Louis. In 2018, Montgomery released her debut album, ''Miss Robbie's What They Call Me'', which was her first release in 40 years. The album includes songs that are mixture of soul, blues and country. Montgomery worked on the project with St. Louis-based producer andengineer Carl Nappa.

Sweetie Pie's

After Montgomery's lung collapsed, which prevented her singing, she moved back to St. Louis from California and became a dialysis technician. Eventually she took her mother's

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recipes, and created the soul food restaurant, Sweetie Pie's, run by herself and her family. The first restaurant, in Dellwood, Missouri, opened in 1996. Montgomery hires men out of prison looking for jobs to work in her restaurant. '' Welcome to Sweetie Pies'', a reality show which focused on Montgomery running her soul food restaurants, premiered on

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on October 15, 2011. In 2015, Montgomery was featured in the book ''The People's Place: Soul Food Restaurants and Reminiscences from the Civil Rights Era to Today''. Montgomery told author Dave Hoekstra that managing her own restaurant gave her new appreciation for her former boss Ike Turner. "Back then we all thought he was mean. You had to rehearse. He had his rules. You couldn't have runs in your stockings. But now that I am running a business I know exactly where he was coming from." Before Turner died in 2007, he visited Sweetie Pie's and tipped Montgomery fifty-dollars. In 2016, Montgomery sued her son Tim Norman for stealing money and violating her Sweetie Pie’s trademark to open competing restaurants,and, in 2017, Montgomery filed a motion to enforce a

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. In January 2020, Sweetie Pie's opened a new location in

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. Montgomery and

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performed at the grand opening.

Accolades

In the 1980s, Mayor Vincent Schoemehl appointed the St. Louis Kings of Rhythm, which included Montgomery, ambassadors for the City of St. Louis. In 2010, George Lombardi, the director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, presented Montgomery with a plaque honoring her for her willingness to help ex-offenders. ''Welcome to Sweetie Pie's'' won the

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for Best Reality Series in both 2013 and 2016.

Personal life

Montgomery had a son, Andre Montgomery (1961 – 1995), with

. Her grandson, Andre Montgomery Jr. (born in 1994), was featured on her show and was murdered in a shooting in 2016. Montgomery's son James Timothy Norman was born in 1979. He managed the Sweetie Pie's restaurant on Manchester Avenue in St. Louis. In 2018, Norman was arrested for an incident in 2017 where he was accused of punching his ex-restaurant employee. On August 18, 2020, Norman was arrested in Mississippi and charged for his alleged role in a

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plot that resulted in the death of Andre Jr. in 2016. It was reported that Norman, who is facing federal charges and was proven to be the sole beneficiary to an insurance policy on Andre, recruited a Memphis exotic dancer named Terica Ellis, and others to assist in the murder plot. Ellis and two other co-conspirators, Travell Anthony Hill and Waiel Rebhi Yaghnam, would later plead guilty to conspiracy to commit murder. Norman's murder trial began on September 6, 2022. Norman was found guilty on September 16, 2022 after the jury deliberated for about 17 hours. He faces a life sentence.

Discography

Singles

* 1963: "Crazy In Love" / "Pee Wee" (Teena 1701)

Albums

* 2018: ''Miss Robbie's What They Call Me''

Featured as an Ikette/Mirette

* 1964: ''

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'' (

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) * 1965: ''

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'' (

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) * 1965: ''Fine Fine Fine'' (

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) * 1967: ''The Ike & Tina Turner Show'' (''Vol. 2)'' (

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) * 1966: ''

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'' (Modern Records) * 1968: ''In The Midnight Hour'' (Revue Records) * 1969: ''Whirlpool'' (

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) * 1987: ''Fine Fine Fine'' (Kent Records) *1987: ''St. Louis Kings Of Rhythm'' (

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) * 2004: '' The Bad Man: Rare & Unreissued Ike Turner Produced Recordings 1962–1965'' (Night Train International) * 2007: ''Can't Sit Down... 'Cos It Feels So Good: The Complete Modern Recordings'' (Kent Records)

Backing vocal credits

* 1971: ''New York City (You're a Woman)'' –

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*1972: ''Souvenirs'' – Alex Harvey *1972: ''Bad But Not Evil'' –

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* 1972: '' Dr. John's Gumbo'' – Dr. John * 1973: ''

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'' – Dr. John * 1973: ''

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'' –

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, John Hammond Jr. and Dr. John *1973: ''Truth'' – King Hannibal *1973: ''Sharon Cash'' – Sharon Cash *1973: ''Brenda Patterson'' –

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* 1973: ''

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'' –

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*1974: ''Compartments'' –

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*1974: ''White Lady'' –

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* 1974: ''

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'' – Dr. John *1974: ''Browning Bryant ''– Browning Bryant * 1975: ''

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'' – Dr. John * 1975: ''

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'' –

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*1976: ''Feelin' Free'' – Hap Palmer * 1977: '' A Period of Transition'' –

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*1988: ''Have Mercy'' –

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*2006: ''Roots, Blues & Jazz'' –

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Books

* ''Sweetie Pie's Cookbook: Soulful Southern Recipes, from My Family to Yours'' (2015)

References

External links

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