John Michael Montgomery

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Biography

John Michael Montgomery (born January 20, 1965, in Danville, Kentucky) is an American country music artist. He has had more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" (1994) and "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" (1995). Five more of Montgomery's singles have reached the top of the country charts: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "Be My Baby Tonight", "If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", and "The Little Girl", while thirteen more have reached Top Ten. Montgomery's recordings of "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" were both released concurrently with R&B versions by the group All-4-One. Montgomery has released eleven studio albums, including a Christmas album. The most recent, Time Flies, was released on his own Stringtown label in late 2008. He has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.

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Year Formed 1965
Number of Albums 22
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Trivia

John Michael Montgomery has one of the most storied careers in what genre of music?

country

... Montgomery has turned an uncanny ability to relate to fans into one of country musics most storied careers. Behind the string of hit records, the roo...
John Michael's success goes beyond his undeniable talent and what else?

his proven knack for picking hits

...es a connection that goes beyond his undeniable talent and his proven knack for picking hits . Since the days when Lifes A Dance turned him from an unk...
What country singer cited I Love the Way You Love Me as an influence in a recent interview?

Jessica Simpson

...at still resonate across the landscapepop icon and country newcomer Jessica Simpson cited I Love The Way You Love Me as an influence in a recent inter...
What was one of the most moving tributes to the connection between soldiers and their families ever recorded?

Letters From Home

...an influence in a recent interview. It is apparent in the 2004 hit Letters From Home , one of the most moving tributes to the connection between soldie...
What is the tale of redemption that plumbs both the harrowing and the uplifting?

The Little Girl

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Whos origins lie in deceptively modest?

John Michaels

...tale of redemption that plumbs both the harrowing and the uplifting. John Michaels origins lie in deceptively modest beginnings. He was born in Danvil...
Where was John Michael born?

Danville, Kentucky

...aels origins lie in deceptively modest beginnings. He was born in Danville, Kentucky , to parents who imparted a lifelong love of music. Where most peo...
What did John Michael's parents impart a lifelong love of?

music

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What was the name of Montgomery's second album?

Kickin' It Up

...m to change his Kentuckian country identity. After his second album, Kickin' It Up , hit Number One on both the pop and country charts in early 1994, M...
In what county did Montgomery live?

Jessamine

..., Montgomery maintained residence in his new house in his home county, Jessamine , just outside of Lexington, Kentucky. He also shared his success with...
What did Montgomery's father and mother work as?

meatcutters

...ic. By day, Montgomery's father, Harold, and mother, Carol, worked as meatcutters . By night, however, Montgomery's parents played together in their ow...
Who were the Montgomery children?

Eddie, John Michael, and Rebecca

...d the Kentucky River Express. The Montgomery children, including Eddie, John Michael, and Rebecca , eventually joined their parents in the family band....
When did Montgomery begin his solo career?

1992

...he duo Montgomery Gentry, before beginning his majorlabel solo career in 1992 . I Swear and Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) were named by Bil...
What two country songs were named the top country songs by Billboard in 1994 and 1995?

I Swear and Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)

...re beginning his majorlabel solo career in 1992. I Swear and Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) were named by Billboard as the top country song...
What R&B group covered Montgomery' s singles?

All4One

...at were both released concurrently with cover versions by the R&B group All4One . Several of Montgomery's singles crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100...
Which single reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

Letters from Home

... Billboard Hot 100, his highest peak there having been achieved by Letters from Home in 2004. Montgomery has released 10 studio albums. Montgomery rec...
In what year did Letters from Home reach its peak?

2004

...100, his highest peak there having been achieved by Letters from Home in 2004 . Montgomery has released 10 studio albums. Montgomery received musical e...
How many studio albums has Montgomery released?

10

...aving been achieved by Letters from Home in 2004. Montgomery has released 10 studio albums. Montgomery received musical encouragement from his father,...
Where did Montgomery receive musical encouragement from?

his father

...ased 10 studio albums. Montgomery received musical encouragement from his father , who played in a local country band and taught him his first chords. ...
Who was Montgomery's older brother?

Eddie Montgomery

... Michael joined the family band (which included his older brother, Eddie Montgomery , who with Troy Gentry would form the duo Montgomery Gentry), playi...
What was the name of Montgomery's 1992 debut album?

Life's a Dance

... career edit Life's a Dance edit In 1992, Montgomery's debut album, Life's a Dance , produced his chart debut in its title track, which peaked at numbe...
What number did Life's a Dance peaked at on the Hot Country Songs charts?

4

...1992, Montgomery's debut album, Life's a Dance, produced his chart debut in its title track, which peaked at number 4 on the Hot Country Songs charts....
What was Montgomery's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard country charts?

I Love the Way You Love Me

... track Life's a Dance propelled the album to triple platinum. I Love the Way You Love Me (the album's second single) was Montgomery's first No. 1 hit ...
What was the name of Montgomery's 1998 album?

Leave a Mark

...'s Land, Be My Baby Tonight and Cowboy Love. Montgomery's 1998 album Leave a Mark included the top 5 hit Hold On to Me, while 1999's Home to You featu...
What album featured the top 20 track Hello L.O.V.E?

Home to You

...album Leave a Mark included the top 5 hit Hold On to Me, while 1999's Home to You featured the top 20 track Hello L.O.V.E. In 2000, Montgomery release...
When did Montgomery release his album Leave a Mark?

1998

...cident), No Man's Land, Be My Baby Tonight and Cowboy Love. Montgomery's 1998 album Leave a Mark included the top 5 hit Hold On to Me, while 1999's Ho...
Who sang on the song The Little Girl?

Alison Krauss

....O.V.E. In 2000, Montgomery released Brand New Me, which spawned the heartwrenching No. 1 hit The Little Girl, which featured Alison Krauss on vocals....
How many reasons does John Michael Montgomery still appeal to audiences today?

five

...topping albums throughout the '90s and into the new millennium. Here are five reasons why John Michael Montgomery is still as appealing to audiences t...
What was in his blood at an early age?

Country Music

...ntgomery is still as appealing to audiences today as he ever was: 1. Country Music Was in His Blood at an Early Age John Michael Montgomery's affinity...
Where was Montgomery born?

1965

...for country music started at an early age. Born in Danville, Kentucky in 1965 , Montgomery learned to play guitar from his father, who was a local musi...
What instrument did Montgomery learn from his father?

guitar

...rly age. Born in Danville, Kentucky in 1965, Montgomery learned to play guitar from his father, who was a local musician. Even his mother proved somet...
What was the name of the band he formed with his brother?

Early Tymz

... brother. He would later form a separate band with his brother called Early Tymz . After high school, he was discovered in Lexington while playing at v...
Where was he discovered after high school?

Lexington

...r form a separate band with his brother called Early Tymz. After high school, he was discovered in Lexington while playing at various regional venues....
What did John Michael Montgomery make his name primarily as?

romantic balladeer

...ial heights, John Michael Montgomery made his name primarily as a romantic balladeer . Yet despite his sometime adult contemporary leanings, his vocal ...
How old was Montgomery when he began performing regularly?

15

... five with his father's band, which also featured his mother on drums. By 15 , he was performing regularly on the local scene and at 17 became the lead...
What year was Kickin' It Up released?

1994

...elping the album climb into the country Top Five. That set the stage for 1994 's Kickin' It Up, a bona fide, multiplatinum blockbuster that topped both...
How many number one country hits did I Swear, Be My Baby Tonight, and If You've Got Love have?

Three

... that topped both the country and pop charts and made Montgomery a star. Three number one country hits I Swear, Be My Baby Tonight, and If You've Got ...
What year did Montgomery have surgery to repair his vocal cords?

1995

...g from the album as well as another Top Five hit, Rope the Moon. Late in 1995 , Montgomery was forced to take time off for surgery to repair his vocal ...
What was Montgomery's second Top Five hit?

Rope the Moon

...u've Got Love sprang from the album as well as another Top Five hit, Rope the Moon . Late in 1995, Montgomery was forced to take time off for surgery t...
Who was at the vanguard of the change in country music by the mid-1990s?

Montgomery

...90s, country music as a whole had turned in a smoother direction, and Montgomery was at the vanguard of this change with tuneful hits such as I Swear ...
What was the name of Montgomery's contemporary?

Martina McBride

...ch as I Swear and I Can Love You Like That. Unlike his contemporary Martina McBride , who sought to balance her traditional roots with the new populari...
Martina McBride wanted to balance her traditional roots with the new popularity of what genre?

countrypop

...ho sought to balance her traditional roots with the new popularity of countrypop , Montgomery changed his image little from album to album. In this way...
Montgomery typifies the country hunk in what?

a hat

...little from album to album. In this way, he typifies the country hunk in a hat popular in the 1990s, his appeal largely derived from startlingly blue ...
How old was Montgomery when he took over as lead singer?

seventeen

...d in the family band from an early age and took over as lead singer at seventeen when his parents divorced. Discovered while singing at the Austin Cit...
Where was Montgomery discovered while singing at?

Austin City Saloon

...enteen when his parents divorced. Discovered while singing at the Austin City Saloon in Lexington, Kentucky, Montgomery signed with Atlantic Records a...
What is Montgomery's voice weak in?

upper register

...ggressive neotraditional style sound forced. His voice, weak in its upper register and sometimes offpitch, is more suited to less demanding pop songs,...
What was the centerpiece of his second album?

I Swear

...ffpitch, is more suited to less demanding pop songs, such as the gentle I Swear , a centerpiece of his second album, Kickin' It Up (1994). Appeasing th...
What did foster parents introduce her to?

Sunday school

... spouse killing and suicide. By the song's end, the girl has experienced religious salvation due to foster parents who introduce her to Sunday school ....