Coco Montoya
- MatchCoco Montoya
- 100%Michael Burks
- 67%Walter Trout
- 58%Tommy Castro
- 56%Tinsley Ellis
- 46%Joanne Shaw Taylor
- 44%Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- 42%Danny Bryant
- 39%Buddy Guy
- 39%Janiva Magness
- 39%John Mayall
Biography
Santa Monica, California, USA. Montoya first rose to prominence in 1972 when a chance meeting in Culver City, California, led him to join Albert Collins band as drummer. He took every opportunity to study the master guitarist closely over the five years they worked together. Thereafter Montoya concentrated on his day job, until another chance meeting shaped his future. John Mayall overheard him playing guitar at a club gig and asked him to join his Bluesbreakers. After 10 years further... Read more