After a decade of being known almost exclusively as a duet singer, Melba Montgomery inked a deal with Elektra Records and released her self-titled album in 1973. The album’s lead single peaked at No.

Melba Montgomery, a country singer and songwriter whose Southern inflections and high harmonies brought a distinctive flourish alongside duet partners such as George Jones in ballads about cheating ...

According to her daughter Melissa Solomon Barrett, Montgomery had a "long battle" with dementia. Melba Montgomery, a country singer known for her duets with George Jones, Gene Pitney and Charlie ...

Her high harmonies put an emotional charge into her work with George Jones and others. She also had solo hits, including “No Charge,” a country No. 1. By Bill Friskics-Warren Bill Friskics-Warren ...

Melba Montgomery — who scored a number of country duet hits with George Jones and others, as well as a No. 1 solo hit with “No Charge” — has died. According to various sources, Montgomery died in ...

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Jan. 15, her daughter, Melissa Solomon Barrett, confirmed the news of her death Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Country singer Melba Montgomery has died at the age of 86 ...