Bob Montgomery

Born May 12, 1937 in Lampasas,
TX
Buddy & Bob were good friends from early school days in
Lubbock. Bob replaced Jack Neal, who Buddy had first teamed with, to become the
Buddy & Bob duo. During 1954-55, they cut several demos at Nesman Studios in Wichita
Falls, TX & at radio KDAV, where they performed weekly on Sunday Party. They
would team up with Larry Welborn to become simply "Buddy, Bob
& Larry".

Buddy, Larry Welborn &
Bob at KDAV in Lubbock, 1955
After the trio split, Bob based
himself in Clovis as Norman Petty's assistant and session guitarist. Montgomery
wrote songs like "Heartbeat", "Down the Line",
"Love's Made a Fool of You", and "Wishing". In 1959 Bob released a solo 45 on Brunswick "Because I Love
You" (produced by Petty).
In 1962, he moved to
Nashville, writing hits like "back In Baby's Arms" for Patsy Cline
& "Misty Blue". He later became a top producer in the
Nashville music industry during the '90s. He produced hits for Bobby Goldsboro, Reba McIntyre, Suzy Bogguss & Janie Fricke just to
name a few. His publishing company "House Of Gold" published BMI Award
winning songs: "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Love In
The First Degree", "Elvira", "Behind Closed
Doors", "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)"
and numerous others.

Bob's wife Carol, was a session singer for many years and the two released 3 singles on W.B. in 1960-'61 as "Bob & Carol". Bob was also involved with a recording group called "The Holidays" in their 1964 release. His son Kevin, has also recorded,
notably appearing with Mary Chapin Carpenter on the song "Wishing" on the Buddy Tribute CD.
While Kevin regularly performs for Buddy-related events, mostly in
the U.K., Bob has retired and moved to Australia.