Melba Montgomery, legendary country singer and George Jones collaborator, died Wednesday (Jan. 15) after a long battle with dementia. She was 86 years old. Montgomery’s daughter, Melissa Solomon ...
According to her daughter Melissa Solomon Barrett, Montgomery had a "long battle" with dementia. Melba Montgomery, a country singer known for her duets with George Jones, Gene Pitney and Charlie ...
Her high harmonies put an emotional charge into her work with George Jones and others. She also had solo hits, including “No Charge,” a country No. 1. By Bill Friskics-Warren Bill Friskics-Warren ...
On this day (Feb. 8) in 1902, Harold W. “Pappy” Daily was born in Yoakum, Texas. As a country music producer who would go on to co-found Starday Records, Daily served as a mentor and father figure to ...
Melba Montgomery, a country singer and songwriter whose Southern inflections and high harmonies brought a distinctive flourish alongside duet partners such as George Jones in ballads about cheating ...