Dave Chappell, Patty Reese at Pearl Street Warehouse

Holly Montgomery is a lifer -- a roll-with-the-punches frontwoman, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who's spent decades onstage, rolling her influences into a signature rock & roll sound. In an industry often built upon ego, she's also been a selfless leading light, raising three adopted children from Kazakhstan and striving to make a genuine difference. From teaching her children the English language to playing infamous shows at the Palomino Club (the Los Angeles venue where her country-rock band, The Mustangs, earned a cult following during the late 1980s) to maintaining an average of 300 gigs per year, she's a self-made success story, proudly building her own musical world along the way...

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Holly Montgomery is a lifer -- a roll-with-the-punches frontwoman, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who's spent decades onstage, rolling her influences into a signature rock & roll sound. In an industry often built upon ego, she's also been a selfless leading light, raising three adopted children from Kazakhstan and striving to make a genuine difference. From teaching her children the English language to playing infamous shows at the Palomino Club (the Los Angeles venue where her country-rock band, The Mustangs, earned a cult following during the late 1980s) to maintaining an average of 300 gigs per year, she's a self-made success story, proudly building her own musical world along the way. Holly's band includes Nashville guitarist/producer Buddy Speir, DC drummer-icon Andy Hamburger, and guitarist Island Styles of Candlebox and Jimmie's Chicken Shack.

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