John

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John is the given first name of the influential American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, renowned for his innovative thumb-picking technique and complex harmonies.

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John canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1968 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs John L. Montgomery ⓘ
Wes Montgomery ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance ⓘ
birthName John Leslie Montgomery ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1923-03-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1968-06-15 ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Montgomery ⓘ
fieldOfWork music composition ⓘ
music performance ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasPart thumb-only right-hand picking approach ⓘ
hasSibling Buddy Montgomery ⓘ
Monk Montgomery ⓘ
influenced jazz guitar playing ⓘ
later generations of jazz guitarists ⓘ
influencedBy Charlie Christian ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
legacy considered one of the most influential jazz guitarists in history ⓘ
memberOf The Montgomery Brothers ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor complex harmonies ⓘ
innovative thumb-picking technique ⓘ
notableWork album "Full House" ⓘ
album "Smokin' at the Half Note" ⓘ
album "The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery" ⓘ
occupation jazz guitarist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ
recordLabel A&M Records ⓘ
Riverside Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
residence Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
style hard bop ⓘ
post-bop ⓘ
soul jazz ⓘ
usesTechnique block chords on guitar ⓘ
octave playing on guitar ⓘ
thumb-picking ⓘ

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Wes Montgomery → givenName → John ⓘ
subject linked to: John