MONTGOMERY, EURREAL

MONTGOMERY, EURREAL (LITTLE BROTHER). Bluesman (18 April 1906 in Kentwood, Louisiana). He began playing piano at the age of four; by the time he was eleven he was playing for local social entertainments, in local clubs, and in churches. He heard blues performances in his father's roadhouse and also in the area's sawmill camps. His piano style was influenced by Ferdinand (Jelly Roll) Morton , who gave him piano lessons as a child. After a period of performing in logging...