With a distinctive drawl and commanding vocals, Ms. Montgomery made her name in Nashville as a singer and songwriter of heartbreak and passion.

Melba Joyce Montgomery was born on Oct. 14, 1938, in Iron City, Tenn., one of nine children of Norman and Willie Annie Mae (Cypert) Montgomery. Her father was a sharecropper — and later ...

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Melba Montgomery, a country singer known for her duets with George Jones, Gene Pitney and Charlie Louvin, has died. She was 86. Her death was confirmed by her ...

Melba Montgomery, legendary country singer and George Jones collaborator, died Wednesday (Jan. 15) after a long battle with dementia. She was 86 years old. Montgomery’s daughter, Melissa Solomon ...

Country singer Melba Montgomery has died at the age of 86. The songbird was best known for joining artists such as Charlie Louvin, Gene Pitney and George Jones on iconic duets. And the Alabama ...

SHEFFIELD — Country music star and former Florence resident Melba Montgomery died Wednesday at an assisted living facility in Nashville, Tennessee, her sister-in-law Charlene Montgomery said.

Country singer Melba Montgomery has died at the age of 86 She was known for her duets with George Jones, Gene Pitney and Charlie Louvin. According to her daughter Melissa Solomon Barrett, Montgomery ...

Melba Montgomery, a country singer and songwriter whose Southern inflections and high harmonies brought a distinctive flourish alongside duet partners such as George Jones in ballads about ...