Melba Montgomery
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Biography
Born in Iron City, Tennessee on October 14, 1938, Melba Montgomery was a country singer best known for her number 1 hit âNo Chargeâ (1974). Born into a musical family, she began her recording career in 1962 with the release of the single âShoe Old Ranger.â She didnât come into prominence until 1963 when United Artists paired her with fellow country artist George Jones for albums such as Whatâs in Our Heart (1963), Bluegrass Hootenanny (1964), Close Together (As You and Me) (1966), and Party Pickinâ (1967). The duo achieved commercial success with singles like âWe Must Have Been Out of Our Mindsâ (1963). Her debut solo album, Americaâs Number One Country and Western Girl Singer, was issued in 1964, followed closely by Down Home (1964), and I Canât Get Used to Being Lonely (1965). While she remained a prolific artist and released a series of albums and singles throughout the remainder of the 1960s and into the 1970s, she didnât achieve success as a solo artist until the release of her âNo Chargeâ single in 1974. The song climbed to number 1 on both the US and Canadian country music singles charts. Her next hit, âDonât Let the Good Times Fool You,â reached the Top 20 in Canada and the US. By the 1980s, her career momentum had slowed down and she focused her attention on songwriting. Beginning in the early 1990s, she began to record for independent labels and continued to perform live up through 2015. Melba Montgomery died on January 15, 2025, at the age of 86.
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- We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds by Melba Montgomery
- Think I'll Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To Sleep by Melba Montgomery
- Are You Sincere
- I'm Still in Love With You
- Crawdad Song
- Do You Know Where Your Man Is
- Today You Stopped Loving Me
- Let's Love Together by Melba Montgomery
- He Thinks I Still Care
- A Better Life Is Waiting
- I Never Will Outgrow My Love For You
- Don't Let the Good Times Fool You
- Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long
- Blue Kentucky Girl
- House of Gold by Melba Montgomery
- Key To Happiness
- Let's All Go Down To The River
- Jambalaya
- Keys in the Mailbox
- I Believe He's The Son Of God
- Lonely Street
- Makin' Believe
- King Of Kings
- I'm Set Free
