# Monk Montgomery

> William Howard "Monk" Montgomery was an American jazz bassist. He was a pioneer of the electric bass guitar and possibly the first to be recorded playing the instrument when he participated in a 1953 session released on The Art Farmer Septet. He was the brother of jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery and vibraphonist Buddy Montgomery.

*American jazz bassist (1921–1982)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1921-10-10
- **Died:** 1982-05-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 10.3 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/170370)
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- [Monk Montgomery](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_Montgomery)
- [Monk Montgomery](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_Montgomery)
- [Monk Montgomery](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_Montgomery)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/89124c60-c9f5-482e-a219-4b0f561d605c)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357529)

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