In the mid-1970s, Albert Collins — “The Iceman,” “The Master of the Telecaster” — hired Coco Montoya, a young drummer from California, to play a few gigs with Collins’ group on tour. Montoya stuck ...

Guitarist/singer Coco Montoya started off as a rock drummer. Albert Collins walked into the club where Montoya was working, and the club owner let him use Montoya's drum set -- without asking him.

It's hard to imagine many blues fans who aren't already hooked on the powerhouse music of Coco Montoya. He first hit the scene in the '70s working with the legendary Albert Collins, and after 1984 ...

Blues guitarist Coco Montoya and his band are coming to the Sorg Opera House in Middletown on Thursday night, October 24th for one show only at 8pm. Their sounds are surely going to rock out given the ...

At 72, touring isn’t getting any easier for blues guitarist Coco Montoya, but it’s still rewarding. “It’s definitely not gonna make me a millionaire,” he said Tuesday in a phone call from Charlotte, N ...

Tommy Castro and Coco Montoya are among the most successful contemporary blues performers because they infuse their music with rock and soul. That’s why it makes sense to pair them on a tour like the ...

At 73 years old and nearly 50 years since Albert Collins took him on the road as a drummer, Henry “Coco” Montoya is enjoying the benefits that experience brings — to his playing and to his outlook.

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