Montoya's career began in the mid-1970s when Albert Collins asked him to join his band as drummer. Collins took Montoya under his wing and taught him his "icy hot" guitar style. The two remained friends even after Montoya left Collins' band.
In the early 1980s John Mayall heard Montoya playing guitar in a Los Angeles bar. Soon after Mayall asked Montoya to join the newly reformed Bluesbreakers. He remained a member of the band for 10 years.
In 1995 he appeared with the Cate Brothers for the resumption of their recording career on their release, Radioland.[1] Since that same year, Montoya has recorded several solo albums.
In 2002, he featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album Hey Bo Diddley – A Tribute!, performing the song "Pills."
His 2019 recording, Coming In Hot, was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic.[2]
Left-hand style
Montoya is left-handed but plays a left-handed guitar with a right-handed neck (i.e. strings upside down).[3]
Personal life
Montoya and his longtime girlfriend Lenora married in 2009. He has two daughters; Jasmin (born 1980) and Donna (born 1988).
coco, montoya, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, potent. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Coco Montoya news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Coco Montoya born Henry Montoya October 2 1951 Santa Monica California is an American blues guitarist and singer and former member of John Mayall amp the Bluesbreakers Coco MontoyaCoco Montoya Live in ConcertBackground informationBirth nameHenry MontoyaBorn 1951 10 02 October 2 1951 age 71 Santa Monica California United StatesGenresBlues blue eyed soul country rockOccupation s Musician songwriterInstrument s Vocals guitarYears active1977 presentWebsiteCocoMontoyaBand com Contents 1 Musical career 2 Left hand style 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksMusical career EditMontoya s career began in the mid 1970s when Albert Collins asked him to join his band as drummer Collins took Montoya under his wing and taught him his icy hot guitar style The two remained friends even after Montoya left Collins band In the early 1980s John Mayall heard Montoya playing guitar in a Los Angeles bar Soon after Mayall asked Montoya to join the newly reformed Bluesbreakers He remained a member of the band for 10 years In 1995 he appeared with the Cate Brothers for the resumption of their recording career on their release Radioland 1 Since that same year Montoya has recorded several solo albums In 2002 he featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album Hey Bo Diddley A Tribute performing the song Pills His 2019 recording Coming In Hot was chosen as a Favorite Blues Album by AllMusic 2 Left hand style EditMontoya is left handed but plays a left handed guitar with a right handed neck i e strings upside down 3 Personal life EditMontoya and his longtime girlfriend Lenora married in 2009 He has two daughters Jasmin born 1980 and Donna born 1988 Discography Edit1995 Gotta Mind To Travel 1996 Ya Think I d Know Better 1997 Just Let Go 2000 Suspicion 2002 Can t Look Back 2007 Dirty Deal 2009 The Essential Coco Montoya compilation 2010 I Want It All Back 2014 Songs From The Road Live 2017 Hard Truth 2019 Coming In HotReferences Edit Cate Brothers biography VH1 com Favorite Blues Albums AllMusic 2019 in Review AllMusic Retrieved December 24 2019 Guitarplayer interview Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2014 04 11 External links EditOfficial website Biography at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coco Montoya amp oldid 1081824432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
