Live Music: Kevin Montgomery w/special guest Jude Johnstone

Nashville singer-songwriter Kevin Montgomery returns to Bristol’s Hen and Chicken. Expect an intimate evening of music and laughs. The legendary Jude Johnstone will open the show. 

Montgomery’s mom sang with Elvis and Dad wrote songs like “Heartbeat” for Buddy Holly, and was his first musical partner. Montgomery has written songs for Juice Newton, Martina McBride, Beth Neilsen Chapman, and Graham Gouldman of 10cc, and sung on Lee Ann Womack records. He is a hardcore troubodour and completed four 50 States in 50 Days tours. 

Jude Johnstone is an American singer-songwriter. Her songs have been covered by Laura Branigan, Trisha Yearwood, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler, Johnny Cash, Stevie Nicks, Mary Black, and others. Johnstone wrote the No. 1 song “The Woman Before Me” on Yearwood’s debut CD, which also won an award from Broadcast Music Incorporated. In 1997, Johnny Cash won the Country Album of the Year Grammy for American II: Unchained for which Johnstone wrote the title track. She is to Trisha Yearwood what Jimmy Webb was to Glen Campbell. 

Tickets are 20 pounds plus booking fee advance and 24 on the door.  Book your tickets early as this will sell out. 

 Kevin Montgomery and Jude Johnstone playlist on Spotify