John Michael Montgomery
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John Michael Montgomery (born January 20, 1965 in Danville, Kentucky[1]) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
John Michael is the younger brother of Eddie Montgomery, one half of country duo Montgomery Gentry. Prior to getting a solo record deal with Atlantic Records in 1991, John Michael was the lead singer for the group Young Country, a trio which featured brothers John Michael and Eddie Montgomery, as well as Troy Gentry. (Troy is now the other half of Montgomery Gentry.)
John Michael has had several hits during his 14-year career. Among the most memorable are "Sold" (Grundy County Auction Incident), "I Swear", "I Can Love You Like That", "Letters from Home", and "The Little Girl".
[edit] 2006 Arrest
At 2:20 a.m. on February 16, 2006, Montgomery was arrested at an intersection in Lexington, Kentucky for driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance, which was identified as Endocet by the Lexington Herald-Leader. Police also found two loaded handguns in Montgomery's vehicle. Montgomery was charged with a count of a prescription drug not in its proper container, two counts of carrying a concealed deadly weapon, disregarding a traffic control device and performing an improper turn.[2][3]
Montgomery's lawyer, Jon Woodall, has claimed that Montgomery is a hunter, and holds a concealed weapon permit (Woodall stated that Montgomery did not have the license with him at the time of arrest). Woodall also stated that the prescription was filled by Montgomery's physicians after Montgomery's recent hip replacement surgery [4].He has since been found not guilty of all charges.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | US Country | US Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Life's a Dance | #4 | Life's a Dance | |
| 1993 | I Love The Way You Love Me | #1 (3 wks.) | #60 | Life's a Dance |
| 1993 | Beer and Bones | #21 | Life's a Dance | |
| 1994 | I Swear | #1 (4 wks.) | #42 | Kickin' It Up |
| 1994 | Kickin' It Up | #72 | Kickin' It Up | |
| 1994 | Rope the Moon | #4 | Kickin' It Up | |
| 1994 | Be My Baby Tonight | #1 (2 wks.) | #73 | Kickin' It Up |
| 1994 | If You've Got Love | #1 (1 wks.) | Kickin' It Up | |
| 1995 | I Can Love You Like That | #1 (3 wks.) | John Michael Montgomery | |
| 1995 | Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) | #1 (3 wks.) | John Michael Montgomery | |
| 1995 | No Man's Land | #3 | John Michael Montgomery | |
| 1996 | Cowboy Love | #4 | John Michael Montgomery | |
| 1996 | Long As I LiveA | #4 | John Michael Montgomery | |
| 1996 | Ain't Got Nothin' On Us | #15 | What I Do The Best | |
| 1997 | FriendsA | #2 | What I Do The Best | |
| 1997 | I Miss You a LittleA | #6 | What I Do The Best | |
| 1997 | How Was I To KnowA | #2 | What I Do The Best | |
| 1998 | Angel In My Eyes | #4 | Greatest Hits | |
| 1998 | Love Working On You | #14 | Leave a Mark | |
| 1998 | Cover You In Kisses | #3 | #91 | Leave a Mark |
| 1999 | Hold On To Me | #4 | #33 | Leave a Mark |
| 1999 | Hello L-O-V-E | #15 | #71 | Home To You |
| 1999 | Home To You | #2 | #45 | Home To You |
| 2000 | You Are | #48 | Home To You | |
| 2000 | Nothing Catches Jesus By Surprise | #50 | Home To You | |
| 2000 | The Little Girl (w/ Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski) | #1 (3 wks.) | #35 | Brand New Me |
| 2001 | That's What I Like About You | #44 | Brand New Me | |
| 2001 | Even Then | #59 | Brand New Me | |
| 2002 | 'Til Nothing Comes Between Us | #19 | Pictures | |
| 2003 | Country Thang | #45 | Pictures | |
| 2003 | Four Wheel Drive | #52 | Pictures | |
| 2004 | Letters From Home | #2 | #24 | Letters From Home |
| 2004 | Goes Good With Beer | #51 | Letters From Home |
Notes
AReached #1 on Radio & Records' country chart.
[edit] References
Information obtained from John Michael Montgomery's website :http://johnmichaelmontgomery.com/index.htm and Montgomery Gentry's fanclub site, The Underground.
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