For more than three decades and over the course of eight albums, renowned bluesman Coco Montoya has created new additions to the pantheon of truly American sound.

His latest album, a live collection titled “Songs From The Road,” debuted last year, and on Monday, April 20, the self-taught guitarist and singer will headline the second show in the ongoing “Live At The Lynwood” concert series at the Lynwood Theater.

Montoya takes his cues from the legendary bluesmen he came up playing with, including Albert Collins, John Mayall and the Cate Brothers, though his actual technique is more akin to music icon Albert King.

Like King, Montoya plays “southpaw,” which means he is left-handed and he plays a left-handed guitar with a right-handed neck so that the strings are upside down.

It’s not just his technique that makes Montoya stand apart, either.

Guitar One Magazine called him “the hottest southpaw in the blues,” and raved about his “master touch and killer tone.” The Boston Globe succinctly stated that Montoya’s music is “hot, blistering soul.”

Montoya himself said that he is looking forward to playing his first solo concert on Bainbridge Island, at which he plans to break out some of his classic works as well as selected new tunes.

“I’m excited about it,” Montoya said. “I think it’s going to be grand.”

The Lynwood show comes midway through a short tour schedule, before which Montoya said he has concerts in Utah and Montana as well. Having been on and off tour for more than 30 years, he said that he still gets fired up before hitting the road.

“As soon as you’re home too long you’re wondering when the next show is,” he said. “It’s kind of like a drug thing. When you get enough time out on the road you can’t wait to get home, then when you’re home too long you can’t wait to get out on the road.”

Montoya said that now, at the age of 63, he was enjoying the perspective that comes with experience, an advantage which he believes has improved his work.

“Now, at this age, I really have no brass ring to try and grab,” he said. “I just want to play and make a living and enjoy what I do play, which is a wonderful place to be. It’s really great not to be trying to second guess the fans in the audience as to what I would think would sell or what I could do to move my career along.”

In years past, the bluesman explained, he and his friends were very concerned with learning “What makes a hit?” and reaching a larger audience.

Now, he explained, he is more focused on making the kind of music he wants to hear.

“Now, I accept my level that I’m at and I’m grateful for it and I feel good,” Montoya said.

“When I get done with an album or a concert, I’m not looking to be anybody or be better than anybody, I’m just looking to just be satisfied with what I’ve done.

“I just consider myself somebody who’s worked hard at just trying to be comfortable in my own skin musically,” he added. “That’s what the blues really does; is make you play from the heart and not overthink it.”

Montoya’s ballads, even the most somber of them, have been noted to have an air of optimism in them which is lacking in the tunes of his mentors. It’s a sunny view he said was encouraged in his house and which marked his own experiences growing up.

“I love hearing music that gives you a glimmer of hope at the end,” he said. “It was always a good thing to be able to cry and then get beyond that.

“That’s what I seek in the music that I play and some of the ballads that I do.”

Montoya said that for the Bainbridge concert, like all of his shows, he would use no set list, relying instead on playing off the mood of the audience.

“I don’t use a set list,” he said. “We probably know the first two or three songs and then we go from there. People can expect a variety from what I’ve done.”

The special concert event is co-sponsored by Pleasant Beach Village, located just across the street from the theater. The Beach House Bar will be offering concert goers two-for-one entrees the night of the show.

Jeff Brein, co-owner of the Lynwood Theater, said he was thrilled with the response to the Maria Muldaur concert last October and is excited to bring in the second show in the series.

“Our first show sold out in advance and we expect this one to do the same,” he said. “Our goal is to present popular, classical and internationally-known entertainers close to home while eliminating the hassle of ferry schedules, late nights out and high ticket prices.”

The Montoya concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are on sale; the cost is $43 and they can be purchased via Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1387365.

Visit www.farawayentertainment.com/location/lynwood-theater to learn more.