Bob Montgomery (songwriter)
American singer, songwriter, record producer and publisher (1937–2014)
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Bob Montgomery (May 12, 1937 – December 4, 2014) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and publisher.[1]
- Singer
- songwriter
- record producer
- publisher
Bob Montgomery | |
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| Born | May 12, 1937 Lampasas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 2014 (aged 78) Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S. |
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Career
Montgomery was born in Lampasas, Texas southwest of Waco.[1] He was a songwriting partner and best friend of Buddy Holly and they performed together as the duo "Buddy and Bob" while teenagers in high school.[1] Initially they played a variety of bluegrass music, which evolved into rockabilly sounds.[2]
Montgomery met Holly at Hutchinson Junior High School in Lubbock, Texas, in 1949.[1] They started playing together at school assemblies and on local radio shows. Montgomery sang lead and Holly harmonized.[1] They soon had a weekly Sunday radio show on station KDAV in Lubbock.[3] On October 14, 1955, Bill Haley & His Comets played a concert at Fair Park Auditorium and Montgomery, Holly, and bassist Larry Welborn were on the bill.[2] Eddie Crandall, Marty Robbins' manager, spoke to Pappy Dave Stone, the owner of KDAV and told him that he was interested in working with Holly as a solo performer.[1] Holly's career began after demo recordings of his music were made and sent to Decca Records.[4]
Montgomery co-wrote some of Holly's songs including "Heartbeat", "Wishing", and "Love's Made a Fool of You".[1] He wrote the pop standard "Misty Blue"[1] and for Patsy Cline, "Back in Baby's Arms". His son Kevin recorded a version of the latter which appeared on his album True. Montgomery produced Bobby Goldsboro's 1968 number 1 hit "Honey" and his follow up 1973 number 9 UK hit, “Summer (The First Time)”.[1]
Montgomery died on December 4, 2014, in Lee's Summit, Missouri next to Kansas City, of Parkinson's disease, at the age of 77.[5]
Discography
Singles
- "Taste of the Blues" b/w "Because I Love You", Brunswick, 9-55157, November 1959
Albums
- Holly in the Hills, Buddy Holly & Bob Montgomery, Coral, January 1965[1]
