Country Dick Montana
Country Dick Montana | |
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| Birth name | Daniel Monte McLain |
| Born | May 11, 1955 Carmel, California, U.S. |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 1995 (aged 40) Whistler, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, vocals |
| Years active | 1983–1995 |
Daniel Monte McLain (May 11, 1955 – November 8, 1995), known by the stage name Country Dick Montana, was an American musician best known as a member of The Beat Farmers. He was born in Carmel, California. In 1995, It was reported that Montana suffered a heart attack and died while playing "The Girl I Almost Married" during a Beat Farmers show at the Longhorn Saloon in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The cause of death has been otherwise reported by the San Diego Reader (a publication local to the home of the Beat Farmers) as having been ruled as an aneurysm. The band disbanded shortly thereafter.