Tammy Montgomery

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Born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tammi Terrell entered the music business at the age of 13, regularly performing live. In 1961 she was signed to the fledgling Scepter Records (later Wand Records), recording under the name "Tammy Montgomery". After coming to the attention of James Brown she recorded one single apiece for Brown's own Try Me record label and, in 1964, Checker Records. The year after that, she was spotted by Berry Gordy Jr. while playing live, and signed to his Motown label. Attractive and talented, she became romantically linked with both James Brown and David Ruffin, who was in the award winning group The Temptations. Initially Terrell recorded solo, with only moderate success (she had a pair of R&B Top 30 singles in 1966, "I Can't Believe You Love Me" and "Come on and See Me") . However, from 1967 onwards she recorded a series of duets with Marvin Gaye, producing hits with Ashford & Simpson written tunes such as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "You're All I Need to Get By". However, Terrell's success was to be short-lived. On October 14, 1967, while in concert at the homecoming for Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, outside of Farmville. she collapsed in Gaye's arms. She was rushed to the hospital, she was later diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. From then on her health deteriorated. Gaye later told his biographer David Ritz that Terrell was no longer able to record and that Valeri

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Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection

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I Cried

James Brown's Original Funky Divas

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Chess Divas

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We're Gonna Make It, Pt.2

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James Brown's Original Funky Divas The 60's

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James Brown's Original Funky Divas Disc 1

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Honey And Wine: Another Gerry Goffin & Carole King Song Collection

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Northern Soul Floorfillers

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James Brown's Original Funky Divas: The Sixties

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Roots Of A Revolution

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