Monte Montgomery

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

Monte Montgomery
Monte Montgomery Soave during a live band
Background information
Birth name	Monte Patrick Montgomery
Born	(1966-08-11) August 11, 1966 (age 58) Birmingham, Alabama
Genres	Acoustic rock, blues, pop rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument	1988 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Labels	Harmonic Records, Provogue
Website	MonteMontgomery.net

Early life

Born in Birmingham, Alabama,^[1] at age 13 he moved to San Antonio, Texas.^[2]

Career

The Austin, Texas based guitarist first gained notoriety in 1999, after performing on an episode of the PBS series Austin City Limits.^[3] He was named one of the "Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitar Players" by Guitar Player Magazine and won the "Best Acoustic Guitar Player" Award at the Austin Chronicle's Austin Music Awards seven years in a row.^[4]

Montgomery composed for the ABC TV series Last Man Standing.^[5] Montgomery authored music for the criminal drama Arc (2006)^[6] In 2008, Monte appeared on the music show Live From Daryl's House.^{[citation needed]}

In 2004, Alvarez Guitars created the MMY1 Monte Montgomery Signature Guitar, a model based on Montgomery's 1987 Alvarez-Yairi DY62C Acoustic-Electric Guitar.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

• Monte Montgomery [EP] (1990)
• Lost & Found (1993)
• 1st & Repair (1998, Heart)
• Mirror (1999, Heart)
• Wishing Well (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^[8] died in an accidental handgun incident.^[9][10][11]