Little Brother Montgomery
A notable influence on the likes of Sunnyland Slim and Otis Spann, pianist Little Brother Montgomery's lengthy career spanned both the earliest years of blues history and the electrified Chicago scene of the 1950s. By age 11, Montgomery had given up on attending school to instead play in Louisiana juke joints. He came to Chicago as early as 1926 and made his first 78s in 1930 for Paramount, including two enduring signature items, "Vicksburg Blues" and "No Special Rider," recorded in Grafton, WI. Bluebird recorded Montgomery more prolifically in 1935-1936 in New Orleans.
In 1942, Little Brother Montgomery settled down to a life of steady club gigs in Chicago, his repertoire alternating between blues and traditional jazz (he played Carnegie Hall with Kid Ory's Dixieland band in 1949). Otis Rush benefited from his sensitive accompaniment on several of his 1957-1958 Cobra dates, while Buddy Guy recruited him for similar duties when he nailed Montgomery's "First Time I Met the Blues" in a supercharged revival for Chess in 1960. That same year, Montgomery cut a fine album for Bluesville with guitarist Lafayette "Thing" Thomas that remains one of his most satisfying sets.
With his second wife, Janet Floberg, Montgomery formed his own little record company, FM, in 1969. The first 45 on the logo, fittingly enough, was a reprise of "Vicksburg Blues," with a vocal by Chicago chanteuse Jeanne Carroll (her daughter Karen followed in her footsteps around the Windy City).
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Little Brother Montgomery (1930-1954)
Blues - Released by Document Records on 27 Sep 2005
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Little Brother Montgomery
Jazz - Released by Jazzology on 23 Dec 2013
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Chicago Blues Session
Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother Montgomery
Blues - Released by Southland on 31 Jan 2015
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Farro Street Jive
Blues - Released by Folkways Records on 1 Jan 1961
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No Special Rider Blues - Live in 1980 (Live)
Blues - Released by JSP ORIGINALS on 1 Jan 1968
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Crescent City Blues - Treasury Of Jazz No. 45 (Recordings of 16.10.1936)
Pop - Released by Treasury of Jazz on 31 Jan 2021
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Barrelhouse, Blues & Boogie Woogie Vol. II
Little Brother Montgomery, Jack DuPree, Speckled Red, Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim, Eddie Boyd
Blues - Released by Storyville on 20 Aug 1998
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Blues Masters Vol. 7
Blues - Released by Storyville on 20 Jan 1992
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Blues – the Devil's Music
Blues - Released by The Digital Gramophone on 1 Dec 2014
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Church Songs: Sung and Played on the Piano by Little Brother Montgomery
Blues - Released by Folkways Records on 1 Jan 1975
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The Classic Years
Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother Montgomery
Blues - Released by Sleeping Giant Music on 23 Apr 2012
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Little Brother Montgomery's Something Keeps A-Worryin' Me
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 25 Jun 2006
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Vicksburg Blues
Blues - Released by Milestones Records on 17 Sep 2018
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Tasty Blues / Cry Cry Baby (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 22 Aug 2020
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