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| Born | Henry Montoya October 2, 1951 Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Genres | Blues, blue-eyed soul, country rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Website | CocoMontoyaBand.com |
Henry "Coco" Montoya (born October 2, 1951, Santa Monica, California) is an American blues guitarist and singer and former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. He is of Mexican heritage. [1]
Montoya's career began in the mid-1970s when Albert Collins asked him to join his band as a 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 to start a career of his own.
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. [2] Montoya released his debut solo album that year, and has since recorded several more solo albums.
In 2002, he featured on the Bo Diddley tribute album Hey Bo Diddley – A Tribute!, performing the song "Pills."
His 2019 recording, Coming In Hot, was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic. [3]
Montoya is left-handed but plays a left-handed guitar with a right-handed neck (i.e. strings upside down). [4]
Montoya and his longtime girlfriend Lenora married in 2009. He has two daughters: Jasmin (born 1980) and Donna (born 1988).
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