Montoya's career began in the mid 1970s when Albert Collins asked him to join his band as drummer. Collins took Montoya under his wing and taught him his "icy hot" guitar style. The two remained friends even after Montoya left Collins' band.
In the early 1980s John Mayall heard Montoya playing guitar in a Los Angeles bar. Soon after Mayall asked Montoya to join the newly reformed Bluesbreakers. He remained a member of the band for 10 years.
In 1995 he appeared with the Cate Brothers for the resumption of their recording career on their release, Radioland. Since that same year, Montoya has recorded several solo albums.
In 2002, he featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album Hey Bo Diddley – A Tribute!, performing the song "Pills."
Left-hand style
Montoya is left-handed but plays a left handed guitar with a right handed neck. (Strings upside down).
Coco Montoya FULL LEGENDARY CONCERT! BluesBreakers Guitar Tremblant Blues Festival Canada 2009
published: 02 Jun 2021
''AM I LOSING YOU '' - COCO MONTOYA @ Callahan's, March 2016
COCO MONTOYA - guitar, voicals; BRANT LEEPER - keyboards; NATHAN BROWN - bass guitar; RENA BEAVERS - drums
Filmed in 1080HD at Callahan's Music Hall, March 24, 2016
published: 25 Mar 2016
Coco Montoya - I Was Wrong (Visualizer Video)
"I Was Wrong" from Coco Montoya's release, Writing On The Wall. Words and music by Dave Steen (Latersville Music). Video by Josh Lindner
Order your copy here - https://lnk.to/Coco_WOTWYO
Follow Artist
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CocoMontoyaBand
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Lyrics:
Baby, baby, I was wrong
To make you suffer for so long
Let me tell you from the start
From the bottom of my heart
Baby, baby, I was wrong
Please don’t put me out tonight
I swear to you I’ll make it right
Tell me what I’ve got to do
I can make it up to you
Please don’t put me out tonight
Well, I hurt you once
And I hurt you twice
That’s what comes from taking bad advice
Well, I hurt you bad
Almo...
published: 31 Jul 2023
Baby, You're A Drag
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Baby, You're A Drag · Coco Montoya
Writing On The Wall
℗ 2023 Alligator Records
Released on: 2023-09-01
Main Artist: Coco Montoya
Producer: Tony Braunagel
Composer: Henry Montoya
Lyricist: Henry Montoya
Composer: Dave Steen
Lyricist: Dave Steen
Music Publisher: Mr. Squiggles Music adm by Eyeball Music
Music Publisher: Latersville Music admin. by BMG Rights Mgmt.
Auto-generated by YouTube.
published: 31 Aug 2023
CoCo Montoya "Love Jail" The Token Lounge October 7, 2021
published: 25 Oct 2021
Coco Montoya @ The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park 4/18/2023
Coco Montoya is an American blues guitarist and singer and former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers.
@GuildTheatre #blues
published: 10 Nov 2023
"Love Jail" Coco Montoya, Funky Biscuit, September 22, 2018
Coco Montoya, live at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, with "Love Jail."
Recorded September 22, 2018
Sound by Ray Durso.
Videography by Blues Radio International and Michael Wolf.
Video Production by Michael Wolf.
Blues Radio International broadcasts live music and interviews to listeners around the world via shortwave radio, the internet, and social media.
Listen to and watch our worldwide live blues broadcasts:
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Blues Radio International Worldwide Shortwave Broadcasts:
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Thursday 9:30pm EDT/Friday 0130 GMT - 9955 kHz worldwide shortwave
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published: 11 Oct 2018
Coco montoya - Am I losing you
Uploaded by request
published: 13 May 2011
Rig Rundown - Coco Montoya
Article & photos: http://bit.ly/CocoMontoyaRR
Coco Montoya spent a decade holding down the guitar chair for John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Since then, Montoya has toured the world blowing minds and blowing speakers. The southpaw bluesman hung with PG before his Nashville City Winery gig to give a glimpse into his road-worn axes and his “transitional” pedalboard.
Montoya’s No. 1 is a “Frankenstrat” from Guitars-R-Us in Hollywood. It’s loaded with Bill Lawrence L250 humbuckers, and strung up with Dunlop .010–.046 strings. He uses Dunlop Tortex Medium .88 mm picks.
This 40-watt Carr Slant 6V provides Montoya with his ear-splitting volume. The 6V6-powered amp feeds a Fender 4x10 cabinet and a Dr. Z 2x10 cabinet—both loaded with Eminence Ragin Cajun speakers. Thankfully, there’s a plexigla...
published: 18 Apr 2017
WALTER TROUT w/ COCO MONTOYA "I Can Tell" 8/8/15 Heritage Music BluesFest
Heritage Music BluesFest - Wheeling, WV
Walter Trout - guitar & vocals; Sammy Avila - keyboards;
Johnny Griparic - bass; Michael Leasure - drums.
Special guest: Coco Montoya - guitar.
*Filmed in HD by Joan Mallotides aka BluesBroad
"I Was Wrong" from Coco Montoya's release, Writing On The Wall. Words and music by Dave Steen (Latersville Music). Video by Josh Lindner
Order your copy here ...
"I Was Wrong" from Coco Montoya's release, Writing On The Wall. Words and music by Dave Steen (Latersville Music). Video by Josh Lindner
Order your copy here - https://lnk.to/Coco_WOTWYO
Follow Artist
Website: https://www.cocomontoyaband.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CocoMontoyaBand
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CocoMontoyaBand
Bandsintown: https://bnds.us/ws8r31
Lyrics:
Baby, baby, I was wrong
To make you suffer for so long
Let me tell you from the start
From the bottom of my heart
Baby, baby, I was wrong
Please don’t put me out tonight
I swear to you I’ll make it right
Tell me what I’ve got to do
I can make it up to you
Please don’t put me out tonight
Well, I hurt you once
And I hurt you twice
That’s what comes from taking bad advice
Well, I hurt you bad
Almost drove you mad
And I lost the best woman a man ever had
Baby, baby, I could cry
The things I did, oh, I don’t know why
I can only say a prayer
To let you know how much I care
Baby, baby, I could cry
(solo)
Baby, let me be your slave
I’ll keep this promise to my grave
If you throw our love away
This could be my dying day
Baby, oh, I was wrong
If you throw our love away
This could be my dying day
Baby, baby, I was wrong
Photos by Victoria Smith
#cocomontoya #bluesrock #writingonthewall #iwaswrong #davesteen #bluesmusic #jeffparis #nathanbrown #renabeavers #tonybraunagel #leroyparnell #ronniebakerbrooks #concertedefforts #suspicion #cominginhot #hardtruth #dirtydeal #cantlookback #albertcollins #johnmayall #bluesbreakers #albertking #ccr
"I Was Wrong" from Coco Montoya's release, Writing On The Wall. Words and music by Dave Steen (Latersville Music). Video by Josh Lindner
Order your copy here - https://lnk.to/Coco_WOTWYO
Follow Artist
Website: https://www.cocomontoyaband.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CocoMontoyaBand
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CocoMontoyaBand
Bandsintown: https://bnds.us/ws8r31
Lyrics:
Baby, baby, I was wrong
To make you suffer for so long
Let me tell you from the start
From the bottom of my heart
Baby, baby, I was wrong
Please don’t put me out tonight
I swear to you I’ll make it right
Tell me what I’ve got to do
I can make it up to you
Please don’t put me out tonight
Well, I hurt you once
And I hurt you twice
That’s what comes from taking bad advice
Well, I hurt you bad
Almost drove you mad
And I lost the best woman a man ever had
Baby, baby, I could cry
The things I did, oh, I don’t know why
I can only say a prayer
To let you know how much I care
Baby, baby, I could cry
(solo)
Baby, let me be your slave
I’ll keep this promise to my grave
If you throw our love away
This could be my dying day
Baby, oh, I was wrong
If you throw our love away
This could be my dying day
Baby, baby, I was wrong
Photos by Victoria Smith
#cocomontoya #bluesrock #writingonthewall #iwaswrong #davesteen #bluesmusic #jeffparis #nathanbrown #renabeavers #tonybraunagel #leroyparnell #ronniebakerbrooks #concertedefforts #suspicion #cominginhot #hardtruth #dirtydeal #cantlookback #albertcollins #johnmayall #bluesbreakers #albertking #ccr
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Baby, You're A Drag · Coco Montoya
Writing On The Wall
℗ 2023 Alligator Records
Released on: 2023-09-01
Main Art...
Provided to YouTube by Exceleration Music
Baby, You're A Drag · Coco Montoya
Writing On The Wall
℗ 2023 Alligator Records
Released on: 2023-09-01
Main Artist: Coco Montoya
Producer: Tony Braunagel
Composer: Henry Montoya
Lyricist: Henry Montoya
Composer: Dave Steen
Lyricist: Dave Steen
Music Publisher: Mr. Squiggles Music adm by Eyeball Music
Music Publisher: Latersville Music admin. by BMG Rights Mgmt.
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Exceleration Music
Baby, You're A Drag · Coco Montoya
Writing On The Wall
℗ 2023 Alligator Records
Released on: 2023-09-01
Main Artist: Coco Montoya
Producer: Tony Braunagel
Composer: Henry Montoya
Lyricist: Henry Montoya
Composer: Dave Steen
Lyricist: Dave Steen
Music Publisher: Mr. Squiggles Music adm by Eyeball Music
Music Publisher: Latersville Music admin. by BMG Rights Mgmt.
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Coco Montoya, live at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, with "Love Jail."
Recorded September 22, 2018
Sound by Ray Durso.
Videography by Blues Radio Internation...
Coco Montoya, live at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, with "Love Jail."
Recorded September 22, 2018
Sound by Ray Durso.
Videography by Blues Radio International and Michael Wolf.
Video Production by Michael Wolf.
Blues Radio International broadcasts live music and interviews to listeners around the world via shortwave radio, the internet, and social media.
Listen to and watch our worldwide live blues broadcasts:
www.bluesradiointernational.net
https://soundcloud.com/bluesradiointernational
www.youtube.com/user/bribluesradioi
www.facebook.com/bluesbri/
www.instagram.com/bluesradiointernational/
www.twitter.com/bluesbri
Blues Radio International Worldwide Shortwave Broadcasts:
Sunday 9pm EDT/Monday 0100 GMT
Thursday 9:30pm EDT/Friday 0130 GMT - 9955 kHz worldwide shortwave
simultaneous stream: www.wrmi.net
Photograph by Jay Skolnick, photographer of record for Blues Radio International
Coco Montoya, live at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, with "Love Jail."
Recorded September 22, 2018
Sound by Ray Durso.
Videography by Blues Radio International and Michael Wolf.
Video Production by Michael Wolf.
Blues Radio International broadcasts live music and interviews to listeners around the world via shortwave radio, the internet, and social media.
Listen to and watch our worldwide live blues broadcasts:
www.bluesradiointernational.net
https://soundcloud.com/bluesradiointernational
www.youtube.com/user/bribluesradioi
www.facebook.com/bluesbri/
www.instagram.com/bluesradiointernational/
www.twitter.com/bluesbri
Blues Radio International Worldwide Shortwave Broadcasts:
Sunday 9pm EDT/Monday 0100 GMT
Thursday 9:30pm EDT/Friday 0130 GMT - 9955 kHz worldwide shortwave
simultaneous stream: www.wrmi.net
Photograph by Jay Skolnick, photographer of record for Blues Radio International
Article & photos: http://bit.ly/CocoMontoyaRR
Coco Montoya spent a decade holding down the guitar chair for John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Since then, Montoy...
Article & photos: http://bit.ly/CocoMontoyaRR
Coco Montoya spent a decade holding down the guitar chair for John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Since then, Montoya has toured the world blowing minds and blowing speakers. The southpaw bluesman hung with PG before his Nashville City Winery gig to give a glimpse into his road-worn axes and his “transitional” pedalboard.
Montoya’s No. 1 is a “Frankenstrat” from Guitars-R-Us in Hollywood. It’s loaded with Bill Lawrence L250 humbuckers, and strung up with Dunlop .010–.046 strings. He uses Dunlop Tortex Medium .88 mm picks.
This 40-watt Carr Slant 6V provides Montoya with his ear-splitting volume. The 6V6-powered amp feeds a Fender 4x10 cabinet and a Dr. Z 2x10 cabinet—both loaded with Eminence Ragin Cajun speakers. Thankfully, there’s a plexiglass baffle to save any innocent bystanders in the front few rows.
To continue learning about his rig, visit: http://bit.ly/CocoMontoyaRR
Article & photos: http://bit.ly/CocoMontoyaRR
Coco Montoya spent a decade holding down the guitar chair for John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Since then, Montoya has toured the world blowing minds and blowing speakers. The southpaw bluesman hung with PG before his Nashville City Winery gig to give a glimpse into his road-worn axes and his “transitional” pedalboard.
Montoya’s No. 1 is a “Frankenstrat” from Guitars-R-Us in Hollywood. It’s loaded with Bill Lawrence L250 humbuckers, and strung up with Dunlop .010–.046 strings. He uses Dunlop Tortex Medium .88 mm picks.
This 40-watt Carr Slant 6V provides Montoya with his ear-splitting volume. The 6V6-powered amp feeds a Fender 4x10 cabinet and a Dr. Z 2x10 cabinet—both loaded with Eminence Ragin Cajun speakers. Thankfully, there’s a plexiglass baffle to save any innocent bystanders in the front few rows.
To continue learning about his rig, visit: http://bit.ly/CocoMontoyaRR
Heritage Music BluesFest - Wheeling, WV
Walter Trout - guitar & vocals; Sammy Avila - keyboards;
Johnny Griparic - bass; Michael Leasure - drums.
Special gu...
Heritage Music BluesFest - Wheeling, WV
Walter Trout - guitar & vocals; Sammy Avila - keyboards;
Johnny Griparic - bass; Michael Leasure - drums.
Special guest: Coco Montoya - guitar.
*Filmed in HD by Joan Mallotides aka BluesBroad
Heritage Music BluesFest - Wheeling, WV
Walter Trout - guitar & vocals; Sammy Avila - keyboards;
Johnny Griparic - bass; Michael Leasure - drums.
Special guest: Coco Montoya - guitar.
*Filmed in HD by Joan Mallotides aka BluesBroad
"I Was Wrong" from Coco Montoya's release, Writing On The Wall. Words and music by Dave Steen (Latersville Music). Video by Josh Lindner
Order your copy here - https://lnk.to/Coco_WOTWYO
Follow Artist
Website: https://www.cocomontoyaband.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CocoMontoyaBand
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CocoMontoyaBand
Bandsintown: https://bnds.us/ws8r31
Lyrics:
Baby, baby, I was wrong
To make you suffer for so long
Let me tell you from the start
From the bottom of my heart
Baby, baby, I was wrong
Please don’t put me out tonight
I swear to you I’ll make it right
Tell me what I’ve got to do
I can make it up to you
Please don’t put me out tonight
Well, I hurt you once
And I hurt you twice
That’s what comes from taking bad advice
Well, I hurt you bad
Almost drove you mad
And I lost the best woman a man ever had
Baby, baby, I could cry
The things I did, oh, I don’t know why
I can only say a prayer
To let you know how much I care
Baby, baby, I could cry
(solo)
Baby, let me be your slave
I’ll keep this promise to my grave
If you throw our love away
This could be my dying day
Baby, oh, I was wrong
If you throw our love away
This could be my dying day
Baby, baby, I was wrong
Photos by Victoria Smith
#cocomontoya #bluesrock #writingonthewall #iwaswrong #davesteen #bluesmusic #jeffparis #nathanbrown #renabeavers #tonybraunagel #leroyparnell #ronniebakerbrooks #concertedefforts #suspicion #cominginhot #hardtruth #dirtydeal #cantlookback #albertcollins #johnmayall #bluesbreakers #albertking #ccr
Provided to YouTube by Exceleration Music
Baby, You're A Drag · Coco Montoya
Writing On The Wall
℗ 2023 Alligator Records
Released on: 2023-09-01
Main Artist: Coco Montoya
Producer: Tony Braunagel
Composer: Henry Montoya
Lyricist: Henry Montoya
Composer: Dave Steen
Lyricist: Dave Steen
Music Publisher: Mr. Squiggles Music adm by Eyeball Music
Music Publisher: Latersville Music admin. by BMG Rights Mgmt.
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Coco Montoya, live at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, with "Love Jail."
Recorded September 22, 2018
Sound by Ray Durso.
Videography by Blues Radio International and Michael Wolf.
Video Production by Michael Wolf.
Blues Radio International broadcasts live music and interviews to listeners around the world via shortwave radio, the internet, and social media.
Listen to and watch our worldwide live blues broadcasts:
www.bluesradiointernational.net
https://soundcloud.com/bluesradiointernational
www.youtube.com/user/bribluesradioi
www.facebook.com/bluesbri/
www.instagram.com/bluesradiointernational/
www.twitter.com/bluesbri
Blues Radio International Worldwide Shortwave Broadcasts:
Sunday 9pm EDT/Monday 0100 GMT
Thursday 9:30pm EDT/Friday 0130 GMT - 9955 kHz worldwide shortwave
simultaneous stream: www.wrmi.net
Photograph by Jay Skolnick, photographer of record for Blues Radio International
Article & photos: http://bit.ly/CocoMontoyaRR
Coco Montoya spent a decade holding down the guitar chair for John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Since then, Montoya has toured the world blowing minds and blowing speakers. The southpaw bluesman hung with PG before his Nashville City Winery gig to give a glimpse into his road-worn axes and his “transitional” pedalboard.
Montoya’s No. 1 is a “Frankenstrat” from Guitars-R-Us in Hollywood. It’s loaded with Bill Lawrence L250 humbuckers, and strung up with Dunlop .010–.046 strings. He uses Dunlop Tortex Medium .88 mm picks.
This 40-watt Carr Slant 6V provides Montoya with his ear-splitting volume. The 6V6-powered amp feeds a Fender 4x10 cabinet and a Dr. Z 2x10 cabinet—both loaded with Eminence Ragin Cajun speakers. Thankfully, there’s a plexiglass baffle to save any innocent bystanders in the front few rows.
To continue learning about his rig, visit: http://bit.ly/CocoMontoyaRR
Heritage Music BluesFest - Wheeling, WV
Walter Trout - guitar & vocals; Sammy Avila - keyboards;
Johnny Griparic - bass; Michael Leasure - drums.
Special guest: Coco Montoya - guitar.
*Filmed in HD by Joan Mallotides aka BluesBroad
Montoya's career began in the mid 1970s when Albert Collins asked him to join his band as drummer. Collins took Montoya under his wing and taught him his "icy hot" guitar style. The two remained friends even after Montoya left Collins' band.
In the early 1980s John Mayall heard Montoya playing guitar in a Los Angeles bar. Soon after Mayall asked Montoya to join the newly reformed Bluesbreakers. He remained a member of the band for 10 years.
In 1995 he appeared with the Cate Brothers for the resumption of their recording career on their release, Radioland. Since that same year, Montoya has recorded several solo albums.
In 2002, he featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album Hey Bo Diddley – A Tribute!, performing the song "Pills."
Left-hand style
Montoya is left-handed but plays a left handed guitar with a right handed neck. (Strings upside down).
I go from city to city, coast to coast Highways and byways Lord I'm healin' to post (?) I got to roll just like a tumbleweed I gotta roll where the four winds blow, just like a tumbleweed I got everything I own in a brown paper sack Keep it stashed by the railroad track I got to roll just like a tumbleweed I gotta roll where the four winds blow, just like a tumbleweed Baby I'm a drifter, I'm a vagabond I'm-a here one minute, then I'm gone I don't need no family, can't afford no wife I wasn't made for domestic life Well you talk to your mama, your mama tell you true She knows best what's good for you I got to roll just like a tumbleweed baby I gotta roll where the four winds blow, just like a tumbleweed Baby I'm a drifter, I'm a vagabond I'm-a here one minute, then I'm gone I don't need no family, can't afford no wife I wasn't made for domestic life Won't you stop all your cryin', pack your things Save it for the man with the diamond rings I've gotta roll - oh baby - like a tumbleweed I gotta roll where the four winds blow, just like a tumbleweed I gotta roll where the four winds blow, just like a tumbleweed I gotta roll where the four winds blow, just like a tumbleweed Talk to your mama, your mama tell you true
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At 73 years old and nearly 50 years since Albert Collins took him on the road as a drummer, Henry “Coco” Montoya is enjoying the benefits that experience brings — to his playing and to his outlook.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Like many of his musical brethren who reach a certain age, Henry “Coco” Montoya is a bit surprised to still be on the road -- in this cases driving between concerts in the Midwest -- at 73 ....
“We’ve been doing lots of songs from the record,” Copeland said Wednesday in a call from California... The Sept ... “No, never ... • Blues guitaristCoco Montoya discusses new album 'Writing on the Wall,' making move from drums and more.