James Montgomery Band

b. c. 1950, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Playing harmonica and performing, Montgomery belied his roots by digging in to the music of dark Americans. As students at Boston School, he produced his own music group in 1970, which became locally effective. In his early years he occasionally worked, initially informally, with mature bluesmen such as for example James Natural cotton, John Lee Hooker and Junior Wells. The knowledge thus obtained in blues night clubs stood the youthful musician in great stead as he searched for to achieve a global where white music artists were seen with some uncertainties. In Chicago, he was inspired by Paul Butterfield and even though he later proved helpful in rock and roll and funk rings, the blues custom was as well deeply ingrained for him to keep it behind. As he matured even more, this factor significantly up to date his playing. He produced the East Coastline Funkbusters with Alex Taylor, used Dan Aykroyd (Blues Brothers) and was also an associate of the All-Star Blues Brothers Music group. He was also with Commander Cody And His Shed Planet Airmen, supported Delbert McClinton and used Johnny Wintertime as highlighted soloist. Through a lot more than three years, Montgomery has continuing to business lead his own music group and at onetime or another this group provides included musicians such as for example guitarists Marc Copley, Jeff Golub, Wayne Kramer, Jeff Pevar, Nunzio Signore, Billy Squier and Matt Woodburn, key pad player Tom Western world, bass participant David Hull and drummers Bobby Chouinard, Jim McCarty and Marty Richards. Furthermore to executing, Montgomery functions energetically to market the blues through universities and radio broadcasts. Tunes in Montgomery’s repertoire consist of ‘Back FROM YOUR Deceased’, ‘Secret’, ‘No one Could Like You’, ‘Back again On My Legs Once again’, ‘Sinkin’ Blues’, ‘Miss You’, ‘Ramblin’ Guy’ and ‘Smokey’s Barbecue’.