Country Pop Bites: John Michael Montgomery – February 5
Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1994 John Michael Montgomery's "I Swear" began a four-week stay at #1 on the Billboard country chart?
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Here are 5 interesting facts about John Michael Montgomery.
- He grew up listening to Lionel Richie, Jimmy Buffett, the Bee Gees, Kenny Rogers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers and Eric Clapton.
- At age 15, John Michael joined his father and mother's band as rhythm guitarist.
- After his parents divorced, he and his brother Eddie continued backing their father in honky-tonks on weekends.
- In the '80s, John Michael and Eddie performed together in a Southern rock band called Early Tymz.
- His first car was a blue 1972 Ford Torino.
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