Facts: - instrument: vocals - caption: '' of magpie py 4451 '' little brother montgomery '' ' on cover - birth name: eurreal wilford montgomery - origin: kentwood , louisiana , united states - death date: 06 september 1985 - alias: little brother montgomery - birth date: 18 april 1906 - name: little brother montgomery - image size: 200 - background: solo_singer - label: earwig music - associated acts: lil our gang hardin armstrong buddy petit skip james spanky and - occupation: pianist vocalist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of little brother montgomery .
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eurreal wilford '' little brother '' montgomery -lrb- april 18 , 1906 -- september 6 , 1985 -rrb- was an american jazz , boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer .largely self-taught , montgomery is often thought of as just a blues pianist , but he was an important blues pianist with an original style .he was also quite versatile , however , and worked in jazz bands including larger ensembles that used written arrangements .although he did not read music , he learned band routines by ear ; once through an arrangement and he had it memorized .