Roy Montrell (27 February 1928 – 16 May 1979) was an American rhythm & blues guitarist who performed on hundreds of records produced in

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. Born Raymond Eustis Montrell, in New Orleans,

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,Bob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc, ''Blues: A Regional Experience'', ABC-CIO, 2013, p.176 he performed as a session musician for many famous artists, as well as playing in

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's band.Biography by Bruce Eder, ''Allmusic.com''
Retrieved 15 September 2015 He played on Little Richard's " Lucille", "Heeby-Jeebies", and "All Around the World," all charting R&B hits recorded in 1956. Montrell's 1956 recording of "(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone", co-written with

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, has been widely covered by acts including the

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and Supercharge. It was chosen by

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for the "Musical Instruments" episode of his ''

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'' series and is featured on the 2-CD set of tracks from the show. Montrell died, aged 51, in

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, while on a concert tour.

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