| 词条 | Coco Montoya |
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| name = Coco Montoya | image = Coco Montoya 7Dec2007.jpg | caption = Coco Montoya – Live in Concert | image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Henry Montoya | years_active = 1977–present | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|10|2|mf=y}} | birth_place = Santa Monica, California, United States | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = Blues, blue-eyed soul | occupation = Musician, songwriter | label = | associated_acts = John Mayall's Bluesbreakers | website = CocoMontoyaBand.com }} Coco Montoya (born Henry Montoya, October 2, 1951, Santa Monica, California) is an American blues guitarist and singer and former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Musical careerMontoya'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." Left-hand styleMontoya is left-handed but plays a left-handed guitar with a right-handed neck (i.e. strings upside down).[2] Personal lifeMontoya and his longtime girlfriend Lenora married in 2009. He has two daughters; Jasmin (born 1980) and Donna (born 1988). Discography
References1. ^Cate Brothers biography, VH1.com 2. ^Guitarplayer interview External links
15 : 1951 births|Living people|American blues guitarists|American male guitarists|Contemporary blues musicians|American musicians of Mexican descent|Blues rock musicians|John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers members|Electric blues musicians|Musicians from Santa Monica, California|American blues singers|Guitarists from California|20th-century American guitarists|21st-century American guitarists|Hispanic and Latino American musicians |
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