Promised the then 18-year-old Cornell Dupree a job if Dupree continued practicing the guitar. A year later, Curtis brought Dupree to New York to join Curtis's band, the King Pins.
Legendary saxophonist, highly respected for his studio work.
Has one son: Curtis, Jr.
Son of Ethel Montgomery. and has one sister, Josephine Allen.
Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 6, 2000.
Attended I.M. Terrell High School in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.