James is going to be performing in Beverly on September 13 at the Cabot Theater. James appeared on my TV show, the Pop Explosion, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, right after I interviewed Billy Tauro on his potential election to be Registrar of Deeds.

You can see a Montgomery discography here, which contains a review I wrote of his Capricorn album: http://thereelbluesfest.org/archive/artists/JamesMontgomery/TRBF-JamesMontgomery-discography.html

Montgomery does a terrific job with Allen Toussaint’s “Brickyard Blues.” During this interesting period of Boston rock & roll, James Montgomery’s band escaped the “Bosstown Sound” tag by sticking to its roots. Too bluesy to be mistaken for the J. Geils Band, Montgomery is a well-loved personality in New England, and this record is a respectable outing by a very talented bunch.

Here is information from Montgomery’s publicist.

This show is a Special North Shore debut of the award-winning James Cotton documentary “Bonnie Blue – James Cotton’s Life in the Blues, which James co-produced. Cotton was Montgomery’s mentor and good friend, so James is immensely proud of his involvement in this film.

A musician of many talents, James, is an iconic figure in blues music for over 40 years, is an accomplished blues harpist, singer, front man and bandleader, lending these talents to his own band, The James Montgomery Band, and to countless sessions and tours over the years with the likes of Gregg Allman, Johnny Winter, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, James Brown and so many others it would take multiple pages to list them all. He’s also hosted his own syndicated blues radio show, interviewing and playing the music of numerous blues and blues-rock luminaries. This man has stories to tell! James was inducted in 2018 into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame and into the New England Music Hall of Fame in September 2021.
Following the screening an incredible show with The James Montgomery Band with Special Guests Christine Ohlman, Jon Butcher, Johnny A, and Willie J. Laws. The film was one of 5 finalists in The Library of Congress Ken Burns Prize for Film and the performance will electrifying!
Bonnie Blue: James Cotton’s Life in The Blues Screening w/ James Montgomery Band & Special Guests | The Cabot
James has recorded seven albums. His first, “First Time Out” has been remastered and re-released by MRG/Capricorn. Other include “James Montgomery Band” on Island Records which was number nine on Billboard’s national playlist, “Duck Fever” with members of the David Letterman Band, “Live Trax,” with the Uptown Horns (the Rolling Stones’ horn section), and his release on Tone-Cool, “The Oven Is On.”
James’s latest album, The James Montgomery Blues Band: A Tribute to Paul Butterfield, has been released on Cleopatra Records.

Link to James’s Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJamesMontgomery
James Montgomery Band performing Who Do You Love:
James Montgomery performs Who Do You Love at The Newport Blues Café.