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, one of the most distinctive ... “I’m not saying Melba and I were the first to sing male-female duets in country music, because we weren’t,” Mr. Jones said in his 1996 ...

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Melba Montgomery, a country singer known for her duets with George Jones ... At the age of 20, she launched her music career the family trio won a Nashville talent ...

A country music singer known for her duets with George Jones, Gene Pitney and Charlie Louvin has died at the age of 86.

Melba Montgomery's vocals and duets with George Jones are timeless ... Songwriter Harlan Howard called “No Charge” his favorite song in terms of the impact it had on listeners.

Melba Montgomery — who scored a number of country duet hits with George Jones and ... after George Jones discovered her music and suggested her to his label, United Artists.

Ms. Montgomery, meanwhile, was building her catalogue as a solo performer and exploring other duet partnerships ... encouraged his family to take up music. Melba received her first guitar at ...

Melba Montgomery, who sang with George Jones and others, passed away after battling dementia, her daughter announced.

Melba Montgomery, a country singer and ... nearly a decade after Merrilee Rush made the song a hit. "I don't want to get into that duet thing again ... because in the past I was branded as a ...

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 ...