Birth Name: Wes Montgomery
Occupation: Guitarist
Place Of Birth: Indianapolis
Date Of Birth: March 6, 1923
Date Of Death: June 15, 1968
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Wes Montgomery was born on the 6th of March, 1923. He was famous for being a Guitarist. Jazz guitarist who introduced the playing of octaves and chord melodies into popular music, which influenced artists from Jimi Hendix to musak.
Wes Montgomery was born in Indianapolis. He began playing guitar when he was nineteen years old. Six months after his start, he could already play professionally. He favored using his thumb instead of a guitar pick to create a mellower, softer sound.
Wes Montgomery was a Pisces and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Wes Montgomery was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Wes Montgomery is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Wes Montgomery was born in the Year of the Pig.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Wes Montgomery |
| NICKNAME: | Wes |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Tuesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Wes Montgomery was a Pisces. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: Wes Montgomery was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are nice and good-mannered. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility.
Ruling Planet: Wes Montgomery had a ruling planet of Neptune and has a ruling planet of Neptune. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Wes Montgomery’s birth sign is Pisces and he had a ruling planet of Neptune.
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