LC control no. | n 82225123 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Montgomery, Little Brother, 1906-1985 |
Variant(s) | Montgomery, Eurreal, 1906-1985 |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1906-04-18 |
Death date | 1985-09-06 |
Place of birth | Kentwood (La.) |
Place of death | Chicago (Ill.) |
Field of activity | Jazz Blues (Music) |
Affiliation | Southland Troubadours (Musical group) Franz Jackson Original Jazz All-Stars (Musical group) FM (Record label) |
Profession or occupation | Pianists Jazz singers |
Found in | Data from ALA Booklist for After hours with Art Hodes ... [VR] 1983 (Little Brother Montgomery, pianist) LC data base, 1/5/84 (hdg.: Montgomery, Eurreal, 1906-; usage: Little Brother Montgomery) His Little Brother Montgomery [SR] p1993: label (Little Brother Montgomery) program notes (d. 9-6-1985, Chicago) All music guide WWW site, Mar. 23, 2006 (Little Brother Montgomery; b. Eurreal Montgomery, Apr. 18, 1906, Kentwood, LA, d. Sept. 6, 1985, Champaign, IL; blues pianist) African American National Biography, accessed February 27, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Montgomery, Little Brother; Eurreal Wilford Montgomery; pianist, jazz singer, bandleader; born 18 April 1906 in Kentwood, Louisiana, United States; organized touring band Southland Troubadours (Jackson, Mississippi) (1931); played as soloist in New Orleans (1936), Mississippi and Texas; was a member of Franz Jackson's Original Jazz All-Stars in Chicago (1942-1970s); formed record label FM (1969); performed at Berliner Jazztage (1974) and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (1976); died 06 September 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) |