Bob Montgomery (1937-2014) was a singer/songwriter from Lubbock who performed with Buddy Holly.
After moving to Lubbock at 12 years old, Bob Montgomery met Buddy Holly at Hutchinson Junior High in 1949. During high school, the best friends formed a duo called “Buddy and Bob” and performed bluegrass and country tunes. Montgomery eventually wrote songs for Holly after he was signed by Decca Records, such as “Heartbeat” (1958), “Wishing” (1956), and “Love’s Made A Fool of You” (1958). In 1959, Montgomery moved to Nashville, which would be the beginning of his career as a successful country music songwriter. His biggest hit “Misty Blue” was originally written for Brenda Lee, but after she turned it down, Wilma Burgess would take it to Number 1 on the country charts, followed by Eddy Arnold and an R&B cover by Joe Simon. Over 200 recordings of “Misty Blue” exist today. Montgomery went on to write songs for numerous artists including Cliff Richard, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson.
Bob Montgomery was inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame in 1996.
