Little Brother Montgomery

Little Brother Montgomery
Background information
Birth nameEurreal Wilford Montgomery
Born(1906-04-18)April 18, 1906
Kentwood, Louisiana, United States
DiedSeptember 6, 1985(1985-09-06) (aged 79)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Pianist
  • vocalist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
LabelsEarwig Music

Eurreal Wilford "Little Brother" Montgomery (April 18, 1906 – September 6, 1985)[2][3] was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer.[1]

Largely self-taught, Montgomery was an important blues pianist with an original style. He was also versatile, working in jazz bands, including larger ensembles that used written arrangements. He did not read music but learned band routines by ear.[4]

  1. ^ a b Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
  2. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  3. ^ Dahl, Bill. "Little Brother Montgomery: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference LarkinBlues was invoked but never defined (see the help page).