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John Michael Montgomery
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John Michael Montgomery was born in Danville, KY, to parents who imparted a lifelong love of music. John Michael took over lead singing chores after his parents divorced, and he performed for a while in a band called Early Tymz with his brother Eddie Montgomery and their friend Troy Gentry. Nashville talent scouts began hearing about and then seeing John Michael perform. By the early '90s he had a record deal.
The hits followed steadily establishing him as one of the elite acts of the era. He was named the Academy of Country Music's 1993 Top New Male Vocalist and won the Song of the Year Award that same year for "I Love the Way You Love Me." In 1994, the Country Music Association honored him with its Horizon Award in addition to the Single of the Year Award for "I Swear."
Montgomery has since founded his own label-Stringtown Records. Montgomery launched Stringtown after parting company with his last label, at a time when major and larger independent record companies in Nashville were retrenching and consolidating.
Asked what he thinks gave him the edge in a career that calls millions but gives stardom to just a few, he pauses, then thinks back to the legacy of his parents. "I reckon it was good genes and good blood," he says with a smile.
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