Monti Rock III
Sir Monti Rock III | |
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 Rock circa 1981 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Montanez, Jr. |
| Born | 29 May 1942 |
The Very Reverend Sir Monti Rock III (born Joseph Montanez, Jr. May 29, 1942 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American musician and performer.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early life and first appearances on TV
[edit]Joseph Montanez, Jr. was born on 29 May 1942 to a Puerto Rican family in the Bronx, New York City.[2] After several appearances and performances on The Merv Griffin Show beginning in 1966, Rock's personality brought him to the national stage when he began appearing regularly as a guest on The Tonight Show.
The Disco era with his band: "Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes"
[edit]Rock is generally considered to be one of the first Disco artists to cross into the mainstream.[3] In February 1975, he released Disco-Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes Review, an LP of Disco songs and collaboration with producer Bob Crewe, also featuring musician Jerry Corbetta of band Sugarloaf.[2] Two of the album's tracks, "Get Dancin'" and "I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance)", became hit singles in the United States and instant staples at burgeoning New York City dance clubs including Studio 54.[citation needed] The two songs were also Top 10 hits in the United Kingdom. By the end of the 1970s, Disco music was fully mainstream, and Rock also appeared in the movie Saturday Night Fever as the DJ.
Recent years: changes of nickname and religious ministry
[edit]After reinventing himself several times as "Monti Rock II", "Monti Rock IV", "Monti Rock V", and "Sir Monti Rock", Rock settled on just "Monti Rock". He currently resides and performs in Las Vegas.[4]
Monti Rock is also now an ordained minister, according to his Facebook page.[5][citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sir Monti Rock III - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ a b Viglione, Joe (2011). "Disco Tex and His Sex-O-Lettes". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ "Monti Rock III". Disco people of the 70s/80s. discomusic.com. 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ Rick Lax (31 July 2010). "The full Monti Rock, and then some". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 20 Feb 2017.
- ^ "Monti Rock III". Facebook. Retrieved 20 Feb 2017.
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