- Billy Montana
Infobox musical artist
Name = Billy Montana
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = William Schlappi
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Born = birth date and age|1959|09|28
Origin =Voorheesville, New York ,USA
Instrument =Vocals
Bass
Genre = Country
Occupation =Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1987-present
Label = Warner Bros.
Magnatone
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URL =Billy Montana (born
September 28 ,1959 inVoorheesville, New York ) is an Americancountry music singer-songwriter. Between 1987 and 1995, Montana released one studio album and charted six singles on "Billboard 's" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. As a songwriter, Montana's songs have been recorded byGarth Brooks ,Sara Evans ,Jo Dee Messina ,Tim McGraw ,Martina McBride ,Sister Hazel andKenny Rogers , among others. [http://www.morainemusic.com/writerpages/billymontana.html Moraine Music Group] ]Career
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In the late 1980's, Montana and his brother, Kyle, formed a country music group with Bobby Kendall, Dave Flint and Doug Bernhard. [http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233039 Curb Music at BMI] ] Billy Montana & the Long Shots signed with
Warner Bros. Records and charted three singles on "Billboard"' s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart before disbanding without releasing an album. Their highest charting single, "Baby I Was Leaving Anyhow," peaked at #40 in 1987. [ [http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/bookreview.asp?xid=4 Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs 1944-2005] ] After the group disbanded, Montana moved to Nashville in 1989 to pursue his dream of songwriting. [http://www.morainemusic.com/writerpages/billymontana.html Moraine Music Group] ]In 1994, Magnatone Records signed Montana to a solo record deal. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wvftxq8gldse~T1 allmusic ((( Billy Montana > Biography )))] ] His debut album, "No Yesterday", was released in April 1995. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hpfyxq8hldje allmusic ((( No Yesterday > Biography )))] ] Three singles were released from the project and charted on "Billboard"
' s Hot Country Singles & Tracks, the highest of which peaked at #55. One of the album's tracks, "A Clean Mind and Dirty Hands," was named Song of the Year byFarm Journal in 1996 as the song best depicting genuine farm life. [http://www.morainemusic.com/writerpages/billymontana.html Moraine Music Group] ] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wvftxq8gldse~T1 allmusic ((( Billy Montana > Biography )))] ]ongwriter
Montana was signed to a songwriting deal with Moraine Music in 1994. He was picked up by Curb Publishing in a joint venture in 2000. [http://www.morainemusic.com/writerpages/billymontana.html Moraine Music Group] ] The following year, Jo Dee Messina released Montana's "Bring On the Rain" as a single. [http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233039 Curb Music at BMI] ] The song topped "Billboard"
' s Hot Country Singles & Tracks in March 2002 and was nominated for aGrammy Award . [http://www.morainemusic.com/writerpages/billymontana.html Moraine Music Group] ] Montana has since written Number One songs for Sara Evans ("Suds in the Bucket ") and Garth Brooks ("More Than a Memory "). [http://www.morainemusic.com/writerpages/billymontana.html Moraine Music Group] ] "More Than a Memory" debuted at #1 on "Billboard"' s Hot Country Songs chart in September 2007, setting a record for the higest debut on that chart. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003636025 Soulja Boy 'Cranks' Hot 100 No. 1 With Debut Single] ]Discography
Albums
ingles
*ACredited to Billy Montana & the Long Shots.
References
External links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wvftxq8gldse~T0 allmusic ((( Billy Montana > Overview )))]
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