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,montgom]y7 0 born to ,frances & ,tom   
,montgom]y 9 ,indianapolis1 ,indiana2   
,:]eas ,wes ,montgom]y 0 naturally gift$
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 #d- & #f-/r+ guit> 9 8 y\?2 ,:]eas ,wes
 ,montgom]y 0 a self-taught musician &  
le>n$ to play guit> by li/5+ to record+s
 ( jazz guit>i/ ,*>lie ,*ri/ian2 ,:]eas 
,wes ,montgom]y develop$ a unique       
f+]/yle play+ te*nique uncommon to jazz 
guit>i/s 9 8 day1 us+ ! ?umb to play    
bass notes simultane\sly ) melodic l9es2
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unconv5tional rhy?ms t became a def9+   

repres5tation ( bebop-/yle jazz guit>2  
,:]eas ,wes ,montgom]y became fam\s aft]
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lat] recruit$ to t\r ) ! ,lionel        
,hampton ,or*e/ra2 ,:]eas1 9 #aieg1 ,wes
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 to p]=m ) o!r b&s & record music )     
,pacific ,jazz ,records2 ,:]eas1 foll[+ 
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,wes ,montgom]y ,trio & ,! ,incr$ible   
,guit> ( ,wes ,montgom]y1 ,wes          
,montgom]y's music became fam\s         
int]nationally1 & 8 b& travel$          
ext5sively 9 ,europe 9 ! spr+ ( #aife2  
,:]eas1 9 #aifg1 ,wes ,montgom]y's album
 ,a ,day 9 ! ,life 0 rat$ ! premi] album
 on ! ,billbo>d ,jazz ,albums *>t1 #bnd 
on ! ,billbo>d ,r,b ,albums *>t1 & #ac? 
on ! ,billbo>d #bjj *>t2 & ,:]eas1 on   
,june #ae1 #aifh1 ,wes ,montgom]y pass$ 
at 8 home 9 ,indianapolis3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t-- 7#a7 
! contributions ( ,john ,leslie ,wes    
,montgom]y to jazz music cont9ue to     
enri* ! music indu/ry & inspire c\ntless

 musicians across ! _w2 &  7#b7 ! legacy
 ( ,john ,leslie ,wes ,montgom]y z a    
great ,hoosi] musician %\ld be recogniz$
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