Wes Montgomery spent most of his life in Indianapolis, he didn't fly on planes and for most of his life was never on TV. Still he became an international name in the world of jazz. An original style of playing the guitar with just his thumbs created new and innovative sounds that would catapult him to an unexpected level of celebrity. His brothers Monk Montgomery and Buddy Montgomery were talented musicians as well. Buddy organizing and playing on dozens of albums throughout his career as well as working as instructor. Monk is the most traveled of the three, with several tours of Europe and becoming the first Black American to perform jazz in South Africa. The three released several albums together as The Montgomery Brothers however it wasn't destined to last. While Wes' star grew ever brighter, his time here with us was cut short.
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"History is written by the winners," is a phrase that is often repeated. However, it's not true. More often than not the losers write history. What we're left with is a sterilized view of history that does a great disservice to us all. These retellings are often filled with outright lies such as a George Washington's wooden teeth or are told in a way that would make the average person view it as too complicated. I'm here because history doesn't need to complicated, but it needs to be told, and told truthfully.
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