Tim Montana

Tim Montana (born January 5, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter. His single "This Beard Came Here to Party" (co-written with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons) was adopted by the Boston Red Sox as the theme song of their 2013 post-season run.[1][2]

Tim Montana
Tim Montana
Background information
Born (1985-01-05) 5 January 1985
Kalispell, Montana, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • guitarist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2003–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.timmontana.com

Early life

Tim was born on January 5, 1985 in Kalispell, Montana and raised in Butte, Montana.[3] Tim was given his first guitar at the age of six.[4] Since his family's trailer had no electricity, Tim taught himself to play by candlelight.[5] He later performed in school talent shows. After graduating from Butte High School in 2003, he moved to Los Angeles to study music.[3]

Musical career

It was while living in Los Angeles that Tim met guitarist and producer Johnny Hiland. With Hiland's encouragement, he moved to Nashville and began playing country and southern rock. His debut album, Iron Horse, was produced by Hiland (who also played guitar and sang backup) and released on the CD Baby label on August 21, 2007.[6]

Earlier that same year, late-night talk show host David Letterman met Montana prior to Montana's Independence Day concert in Choteau, Montana.[7] Months later, Letterman personally invited Montana to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman. Montana performed his song "Butte, America" on the show's October 17, 2008 broadcast.[8]

In 2013, Montana recruited guitarist Kyle Rife, drummer Brian Wolff, and bassist Bryce Paul to perform as Tim Montana and the Shrednecks. During a studio session on September 11, 2013, Montana was introduced to ZZ Top founder Billy Gibbons.[9] Their meeting resulted in an impromptu songwriting collaboration, during which the two co-wrote and recorded the single "This Beard Came Here to Party." The Boston Red Sox (known at the time for beards they'd grown during the playoffs) adopted the song as their anthem during the lead-up to the 2013 World Series.[10] The Shrednecks and Gibbons recorded a custom version for the post-season (with lyrics referencing Red Sox highlights and Boston landmarks).[2] Montana and the band later returned to sing The Star-Spangled Banner at Fenway Park at a May 28, 2013 ceremony honoring the winning 2004 World Series Red Sox team.[1]

Montana and Gibbons would go on to share credits on three other songs: "Fifty Fifty," “Weed and Whiskey," and "Rust and Red." The last of these received its broadcast debut during the Fox News show The Five during an interview with Navy SEAL Team 6 member Robert J. O'Neill, subject of the Fox News documentary The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden.[11] O’Neill, a fellow native of Butte, had previously become acquainted with Montana through O’Neill's brother Tom, a radio DJ and early supporter of Montana's music.[12] Robert J. O'Neill later featured prominently in the 2017 music video for Montana's single "Hillbilly Rich".[13]

Following the release of "This Beard Came Here to Party," Gibbons invited Tim Montana to open for ZZ Top on tour. Tim Montana and the Shrednecks have continued to appear with ZZ Top and opened for Kid Rock on various tour dates during the summer of 2016.[14]

On February 24, 2016, Tim Montana released the album Tim Montana and the Shrednecks, featuring Gibbons on four tracks.

Tim Montana released the single "Hillbilly Rich" on September 8, 2017. He released a video for the song on Sep 19 which features friend Robert J. O'Neill and "Streetbike" Tommy Passemante from MTV's Nitro Circus. In their review of the video Rolling Stone wrote that its "aspirational swagger is perfectly on message for Montana's eclectic musical influences".[15] Actor Charlie Sheen took an interest in the video stating on Twitter "this is a stone-cold masterpiece! my man is flat out KILLIN THE GAME" to his millions of followers.[16]

Montana wrote two songs which Kid Rock recorded for release as singles and are featured on the 2017 tour "Greatest Show on Earth". The song "Tennessee Mountain Top" is receiving airplay on Country radio stations.[17]

Personal

Montana is a vocal supporter of U.S. military veterans. After watching the film American Sniper (which tells the story of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle), Montana became involved in the welfare of veterans suffering from Posttraumatic stress disorder. He approached Gibson guitars to create a custom Chris Kyle guitar, decorated with Kyle's skull-and-crosshairs logo. The guitar was auctioned off, raising $117,500 for the Guardians of Heroes Foundation, helping wounded U.S. soldiers.[18]

Montana and his wife Danielle are the parents of three children and currently reside in Nashville, Tennessee.

Discography

Studio albums
  • Iron Horse (2007)
  • Tim Montana and the Shrednecks (2016)
  • American Thread (2020)

Singles
  • This Beard Came Here to Party (with Billy Gibbons) (2013)
  • Rust and Red (featuring Billy Gibbons) (2014)
  • Amarula Sun (with Mac McAnally) (2017)

Music videos
  • Butte America (2008)
  • Too Far Gone (2012)
  • This Beard Came Here to Party (2013)
  • Glass and Chicken Wire (2017)
  • Hillbilly Rich (2017)
  • American Thread (2019)

References
  1. "Tim Montana and the Shrednecks Sing National Anthem at Fenway Park, Then On Flight Home". Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  2. "Tim Montana Remakes 'These Beards Came Here to Party' Featuring Lyrics About Boston, Red Sox Highlights (Video)". NESN.com. October 24, 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  3. Standard, Leslie McCartney Montana. "Song about Butte gets radio play". The Billings Gazette. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  4. July 27, 2007, Leslie McCartney, of The Montana Standard -. "On stage tonight: Butte native performing his way through Nashville". Montana Standard. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  5. "Tim Montana – The Rustic | Kitchen. Backyard. Bar. Live Music. | Dallas, TX". The Rustic | Kitchen. Backyard. Bar. Live Music. | Dallas, TX. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  6. "Tim Montana – Iron Horse CD Album". cduniverse.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  7. September 25, 2008, Justin Post -. "Butte native on 'Late Show' Oct. 17". Montana Standard. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  8. 10/17/08, Associated Press -. "Butte native to appear on Letterman today". Helena Independent Record. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "Hear ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons' Weed Anthem With Tim Montana". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  10. "Butte Native Reaches New Heights with New Single Release". Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  11. "Rob O'Neill and Tim Montana on The Five". November 18, 2014. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  12. http://www.roughstock.com, Roughstock -. "Tim Montana and the Shrednecks Sign Deal With RED Music | RoughStock". RoughStock. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  13. "Must-See Music Video: Country Artist Tim Montana is Joined by Robert O'Neill – the Navy SEAL Who Shot Osama bin Laden". Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  14. "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: July 2016". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  15. "Hear Tim Montana Dream Big in Rowdy New 'Hillbilly Rich'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  16. "Tim Montana's Video for 'Hillbilly Rich' Caught Attention From Charlie Sheen". Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  17. "Hear Kid Rock Go Country With New Song 'Tennessee Mountain Top'". Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  18. "Tim Montana Talks Chris Kyle Legacy, American Sniper Guitar". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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