His arranging agent, Jim Douglas, says Montrose passed away Saturday at his house in Millbrae, Calif. He was 64.
Douglas says Montrose had been in decreasing wellness for a while, dealing with prostate cancer malignancy and what Douglas known as "personal challenges."
In inclusion to developing his own team in 1973, Montrose conducted with a variety of rocking chairs, such as Sammy Hagar, Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and the Edgar Winter winter Group. Douglas says Montrose was operating on launching a DVD and beginning a trip that would have taken him across the U.S.
Montrose is lasted by his spouse, Leighsa, as well as a son, a girl and five grandchildren.
