John Michael Montgomery was born in Danville, Kentucky on January 20, 1965 to musician father Harold. His brother, Eddie Montgomery is one-half of the country music duo Montgomery Gentry.

John Michael married Crystal White, then a Senior at the University of Kentucky, on January 8, 1996. They exchanged vows aboard the Nordic Express in Miami. They have two children. Madison was born August 27, 1996 in Lexington, Kentucky and Walker Carl was born February 13, 1999.

John Michael’s #1’s include: “I Love the Way You Love Me”, “I Swear”, “Be My Baby Tonight”, “If You’ve Got Love”, “I Can Love You Like That”, “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)” and “The Little Girl”.