Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-03-06 (45 years old)
Deathday
1968-06-15
Place of Birth
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Also known As
John Leslie Montgomery
Montgomery often worked with his brothers Buddy (Charles F.) and Monk (William H.) and with organist Melvin Rhyne. His recordings up to 1965 were oriented towards hard bop, soul jazz, and post bop, but around 1965 he began recording more pop-oriented instrumental albums that found mainstream success. His later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz. Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to NPR, the nickname "Wes" was a child's abbreviation of his middle name, Leslie. The family was large, and the parents split up early in the lives of the children. Montgomery and his brothers moved to Columbus, Ohio, with their...
2023
as Himself (archive footage)
2007
as : Guitar
2007
1965
2008
as Self - Guitar
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