Her high harmonies put an emotional charge into her work with George Jones and others. She also had solo hits, including “No Charge,” a country No. 1. By Bill Friskics-Warren Bill Friskics ...

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

Melba Montgomery, a country music songstress known for her duets, died at the age of 86. The singer’s most notable duets came alongside George Jones, Gene Pitney and Charlie Louvin during the ...

Country music legend Melba Montgomery has died, according to Taste of Country. The site reported that Montgomery died on Jan. 15. She was 86. Her daughter, Melissa Solomon Barrett, posted about ...

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 ...

Melba Joyce Montgomery was born in Iron City, Tennessee, on Oct. 14, 1938, and spent most of her childhood in Florence, Alabama. Her father was a farmer, and her mother tended to the home and her ...