LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 3, 2020…EIGHT YEARS AGO TODAY BAY AREA ROCKER RONNIE MONTROSE DIED AT THE AGE OF 64. THIS GUY WAS A HELL OF A GUITARIST AND A GREAT GUY. RONNIE MONTROSE LED THE BANDS MONTROSE (1973-1977 & 1987) AND GAMMA (1979-1983 & 2000) AND PERFORMED A TON OF SESSION WORK WITH ARTISTS LIKE BOZ SCAGGS, GARY WRIGHT, EDGAR WINTER, SAMMY HAGAR, JOHNNY WINTER, THE NEVILLE BROTHERS, AND VAN MORRISON. AND LET ME JUST SAY HERE AND NOW THE FIRST MONTROSE RECORD IS STILL ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED HEAVY METAL ALBUMS IN ROCK HISTORY. ON THIS DATE IN 2012, MONTROSE DIED FROM A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND. HIS DEATH WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE BECAUSE OF HIS PROSTATE CANCER, HOWEVER THE SAN MATEO COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE RELEASED A REPORT THAT CONFIRMED RONNIE MONTROSE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. RIP RONNIE. HERE’S SOME CLASSIC MONTROSE
AND HERE’S A LINK TO THE OFFICIAL MONTROSE WEBPAGE
https://www.ronniemontrose.com
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