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

Early life

Born in

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, Alabama, at age 13 he moved to

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, Texas.

Career

The

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based guitarist first gained notoriety in 1999, after performing on an episode of the

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. He was named one of the "Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitar Players" by

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and won the "Best Acoustic Guitar Player" Award at the

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's Austin Music Awards seven years in a row. Montgomery composed for the ABC TV series Last Man Standing. Montgomery authored music for the criminal drama ''Arc'' (2006) In 2008, Monte appeared on the music show Live From Daryl's House. In 2004,

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created the MMY1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar, a model based on Montgomery's 1987 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Monte Montgomery'' P(1990) *''Lost & Found'' (1993) *'' 1st & Repair'' (1998, Heart) *''Mirror'' (1999, Heart) *''

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'' (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 died in an accidental handgun incident.

References

External links

MonteMontgomery.net – Official site
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