Wes Montgomery

John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was an African-American jazz guitarist. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of a musical family including his brothers, Monk (string bass, electric bass) and Buddy (vibraphone, piano). He died

John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was an African-American jazz guitarist. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, part of a musical family including his brothers, Monk (string bass, electric bass) and Buddy (vibraphone, piano). He died of a heart attack on June 15, 1968. He is also the grandfather of Star Trek: Enterprise star Anthony Montgomery.

Montgomery started learning guitar only in his late teens, listening obsessively to recordings of his idol, Charlie Christian. Within a relatively short period of time, he could play Christian solos verbatim.