1. Melba Joyce Montgomery was an American country music singer and songwriter.
31 Facts About Melba Montgomery
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Melba Montgomery was known for a series of duet recordings made with George Jones, Gene Pitney, and Charlie Louvin.
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Melba Montgomery was a solo artist, having reached the top of the country charts in 1974 with the song, "No Charge".
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At United Artists, Melba Montgomery collaborated with George Jones on a series of duets.
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For several years, Jones and Melba Montgomery toured and recorded together.
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Melba Montgomery became more identified as a duet artist as the decade progressed.
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Melba Montgomery recorded with both Gene Pitney and Charlie Louvin on several charting country singles.
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Melba Montgomery wrote songs that were recorded by a series of artists.
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Melba Montgomery has continued sporadically releasing music as a country artist.
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Melba Joyce Montgomery was born into a musical family in Iron City, Tennessee, United States, on October 14,1938.
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Siblings, Carl and Earl Melba Montgomery, later became songwriters in the country music field.
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Melba Montgomery was raised in Florence, Alabama, where her father taught vocal lessons in the local Methodist church.
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Melba Montgomery first began singing in the Methodist church and was later given a guitar at age 10.
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Melba Montgomery recorded three singles for the Nugget label in 1962.
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In 1963, Melba Montgomery signed her first major-label recording contract with United Artists Records.
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Melba Montgomery's music was discovered by George Jones who persuaded producer Pappy Daily to sign her to the label.
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Melba Montgomery wrote their first duet single called "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds".
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Between 1963 and 1968, Jones and Melba Montgomery recorded a series of duet singles and albums.
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Melba Montgomery was successful in pairing her as a duet partnership with Charlie Louvin.
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Melba Montgomery had yet to achieve commercial success as a solo artist, despite having solo material previously released.
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Co-written by Melba Montgomery, it became her third solo top-40 entry on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and her first to reach Canada's RPM country chart.
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Melba Montgomery appeared on both The Mike Douglas Show and The Midnight Special in 1974.
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Melba Montgomery continued releasing material with Elektra Records through the mid-'70s.
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Melba Montgomery returned to United Artists Records in 1976 and began working under the production of Larry Butler.
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Melba Montgomery went into a period of semiretirement following her recordings with United Artists.
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Melba Montgomery eventually returned to her recording career, in which she focused mostly on touring and performing.
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In 1982, the Phonarama label released a studio album by Melba Montgomery titled I Still Care.
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The label issued Melba Montgomery's last charting single to date titled "Straight Talkin'".
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Melba Montgomery has co-wrote songs with other recording artists, such as Sara Evans.
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Melba Montgomery co-wrote the single, "Out of Control Raging Fire", which was recorded in 2001 by Patty Loveless and Travis Tritt.
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Melba Montgomery has embedded elements of Appalachian and bluegrass into her musical style.