Durious Montgomery

St. Louis bassist Durious Montgomery died on May 12, 1998 from a congenital heart and lung condition. Durious played bass behind many of the local greats including Bennie Smith, Big Bad Smitty, Johnnie Johnson, and Tommy Bankhead. He also played with Parliament/Funkadelic, Curtis Mayfield, Michael McDonald, Lou Rawls, and Natalie Cole. He was also a studio musician for Warner Bros. and Stax. Durious also played in Holland 1991 at the Bluesestafette with Big Bad Smitty, Bennie Smith, Arthur Williams and Ray Hayes