On this day (January 15) in 2025, Melba Montgomery died in a care facility in Nashville after a years-long battle with dementia at the age of 86. She left behind a long legacy of great country music.

On this day in 1938, Melba Montgomery was born in Iron City, Tennessee. She was best known as a duet artist early in her career. However, she found solo fame in the mid-1970s with a series of hit ...

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FLORENCE, Alabama -- Melba Montgomery, a country singer known for her duets has died. She was 86. Her daughter, Melissa Solomon Barrett, shared the news of her death in a Facebook post on Jan. 15.

Melba Montgomery — a country music singer known for her duets with high profile artists such as George Jones, Gene Pitney and Charlie Louvin — has died at the age of 86. Montgomery’s death was ...

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 ...