Country Dick Montana

Country Dick Montana
Birth nameDaniel Monte McLain
BornMay 11, 1955
Carmel, California, U.S.
OriginSan Diego, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1995(1995-11-08) (aged 40)
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Drums, vocals
Years active1983–1995

Daniel Monte McLain (May 11, 1955 – November 8, 1995), known by the stage name Country Dick Montana, was an American musician best known as a member of The Beat Farmers. He was born in Carmel, California. In 1995, It was reported that Montana suffered a heart attack and died while playing "The Girl I Almost Married" during a Beat Farmers show at the Longhorn Saloon in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The cause of death has been otherwise reported by the San Diego Reader (a publication local to the home of the Beat Farmers) as having been ruled as an aneurysm.[2] The band disbanded shortly thereafter.

  1. ^ "Died Onstage". Snopes.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Beat Farmers". Sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.