biography
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Montgomery, Wes
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popular name of John Leslie Montgomery
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1925–68)
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| biography:
| Jazz musician, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. A highly influential guitarist, with a distinctively mellow sound, he recorded from 1957 with his brothers Monk (William) Montgomery (1921–82, bassist) and Buddy (Charles) Montgomery (1930– , vibes) as The Montgomery Brothers. He made commercial big band albums in the mid-1960s, and appeared on television with Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass. |
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