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"A Studied Blues Musician..A Great Entertainer..His Music Has Never Failed to Interest Me Since We Met Over Thirty Years Ago." James Cotton Aspect Productions New England Presents The James Montgomery Band at The Wildcat Inn & Tavern in Jackson, NH . This is a Dinner Concert, Dinner Must be Purchased at The Venue (not included in show ticket price.) Seating Begins at Your Designated Ticket Time Slot. James Montgomery is an American blues musician, best known as the lead singer, blues harp player, frontman , and bandleader of The James Montgomery Blues Band (a.k.a. The James Montgomery Band). Montgomery collaborates with many star performers and recording artists. He is also the past President of The New England Blues Society. His harmonica playing, singing and energetic stage show led to his band gaining a reputation as one of the hottest bands on the New England music scene. James Montgomery was signed by Capricorn Records to a multi-album deal and released his first vinyl LP album titled The James Montgomery Band – First Time Out in 1973. The original LP recordings were remastered and released as a CD in October 20, 1998 by Capricorn / Umgd. Track 9 off his first album titled "Train" was a fan favorite and became the Number 1 song on WBCN , The Rock of Boston. They played it every day at noon-time for over a year. In 2011, Montgomery brought "Train" back as a surprise encore at shows. Montgomery has toured with many artists, including Aerosmith , The J. Geils Band , Bonnie Raitt , Bruce Springsteen , The Allman Brothers , The Steve Miller Band , The Johnny Winter Band , The Blues Brothers with ( Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd ) and others. James Montgomery has performed on stage with a long list of musicians including B.B. King , Muddy Waters , Buddy Guy , John Lee Hooker , Junior Wells , James Cotton , Bonnie Raitt , Steven Tyler ( Aerosmith Frontman and American Idol TV Show Judge), Brad Whitford ( Aerosmith guitarist), Charlie Daniels , Gregg Allman , LaVern Baker , Patti LaBelle , Jonathan Edwards , Jerome Geils (The J. Geils Band), Peter Wolf (The J. Geils Band), Magic Dick (The J. Geils Band), Danny Klein (The J. Geils Band), Huey Lewis ( Huey Lewis and the News ), Kim Wilson ( The Fabulous Thunderbirds ), Elliot Easton ( The Cars ), Rick Derringer , Ricky Byrd (formerly with Joan Jett and the Black Hearts), Barry Goudreau (former guitarist for Boston ), Fran Sheehan (former bassist for Boston ), Sib Hashian (former drummer for Boston ), Chad Smith ( The Red Hot Chili Peppers ), Billy Squier , Michael Carabello (percussionist in Santana ), Jon Butcher (Johanna Wild, The Jon Butcher Axis and today Farren Butcher Inc ), Bruce Marshall (lead singer/guitarist for The Toy Caldwell Band and The Bruce Marshall Group ), Dennis "Fly" Amero ( Orleans ), Duke Robillard , Jon Pousette-Dart ( The Pousette-Dart Band ), Jonathan Edwards , Kate Taylor , Christine Ohlman "The Beehive Queen", Mike Finnigan , Grace Kelly , The Uptown Horns, the famous Manhattan, New York-based horn section for B.B. King , James Brown , The Rolling Stones , Joe Cocker , The J. Geils Band and more). The Uptown Horns is composed of Larry Etkin (trumpet), Crispin Cioe(sax), Arno Hecht (sax), and Bob Funk (trombone). Their signature horn riffs can be heard on American chart busting songs including Grammy-award winning James Brown , the Godfather of Soul's "Living in America" , The B-52's Love Shack LP , Buster Poindexter's (a.k.a. David Johansen) "Hot Hot Hot" , Joe Cocker 's Unchain My Heart LP , Tom Waits ' Rain Dogs LP , and Billy Joel 's River of Dreams LP , and the upcoming LP by James Montgomery titled From Detroit to the Delta . www.jamesmontgomerybluesband.com Opener Jonathan Sarty is a native of New England and founder of the White Mountain Boys, the Jonathan Sarty Band, and the popular Cold River Radio Show (hosted by Jonathan and his renowned Cold River Radio Band). He is an accomplished producer, promoter, songwriter, recording artist, and performer with an extensive musical repertoire covering a variety of genres. Playing to crowds adeptly has made Jonathan Sarty a New England commodity, performing hundreds of shows a year regionally and throughout his homeland of New England. www.jonathansarty.com
