| Biography | Born James Montgomery Fyfe on October 5th 1900, Monte Rey as he later became known did not truly begin his singing career until he was 26 years old.
Having been sponsored by the Duchess Of Montrose and the film star Jack Buchanan amongst others he decided to take classical singing seriously and left for Milan,Italy to study under singing teacher Briano Onielo (who comically turned out to be an Irishman named Brian ONeil).
As Montgomery Fyffe he appeared in many prestigious London venues such as the Albert Hall and the Wigmore Hall. e but finally by 1934 he had become 'Monte Rey'.
Joining Geraldo after a series of successful radio shows he stayed with him until 1939 alongside working with Joe Loss until 1941. During this period Monte also undertook a series of recordings for transmission by Radio Luxembourg.. |