Chris Montez

My respect for Chris Montez is rooted in the fact that he carries the actual air of early-1960s rock and roll in his bones; his 1962 hit "Let's Dance" climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and still snaps with energy. Raised in Los Angeles, he ranged easily from rock to pop standards to Latin music, a versatility I find quietly impressive. What I admire most is the longevity, decades of singing built on a distinctive voice rather than passing trends. He strikes me as a true craftsman of song, the sort of artist whose work tends to feel relevant again every time taste comes back around.

Name (English)

Chris Montez

Name (Japanese)

クリス・モンテス

Reading

くりす・もんてす

Born

January 17, 1943 (age 83)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Occupation

singer / singer-songwriter / composer / lyricist

High school

Hawthorne High School

University

El Camino College

• Official sitehttps://www.chrismontez.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Montez
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077577

Tags

• California
• singer
• singer-songwriter
• composer

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.