Background
Montgomery was born in Lampasas, Texas, United States.
Montgomery was born in Lampasas, Texas, United States.
Initially, they played a variety of bluegrass music, which evolved into rockabilly sounds. Montgomery met Holly at Hutchinson Junior High School in Lubbock, Texas, in 1949. They started playing together at school assemblies and on local radio shows.
Montgomery sang lead and Holly harmonized.
They soon had a weekly Sunday radio show on station KDAV. On October 14, 1955, Bill Haley & His Comets played a concert at the Fair Park Auditorium, at Montgomery, Holly and bassist Larry Welborn were also on the bill. Eddie Crandall, Marty Robbins" manager, spoke to KDAV station owner Pappy Dave Stone and told him he was interested in Holly as a solo performer.
Holly"s career then began after demo recordings of his music were made and sent to Decca Records. Montgomery co-wrote some of Holly"s songs, such as "Heartbeat", "Wishing", and "Love"s Made a Fool of You".
He wrote the popular standard "Misty Blue" and, for Patsy Cline, "Back in Baby"s Arms".
Montgomery produced Bobby Goldsboro"s 1968 number 1 hit "Honey". Montgomery died on December 4, 2014, in Lee"s Summit, Missouri, of Parkinson"s disease, at the age of 77.