Kenny Malone
Kenny Malone (August 4, 1938 – August 26, 2021)percussionist.
Life and career
Malone was born in
Denver, Colorado. From the 1970s onwards, he was a prominent session musician in folk, country and many other acoustic-based genres.[2] He was known for inventing his own style of hand drumming.[3]
Throughout his career, Malone was asked to record for artists such as
John Anderson, Dolly Parton, and Lacy J. Dalton.[4] He provided percussion on the hits "Jolene" by Dolly Parton in 1973, and "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
" by Crystal Gayle in 1977.
He died from COVID-19 on August 26, 2021, at age 83, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee.[5]
References
- ^ "Kenny Malone, drummer on Dolly, Dobie Gray hits, dies". The Independent. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- Allmusic(accessed 11-16-2008)
- ISBN 9781442240117.
- ^ Flans, Robyn (July 1985). "Kenny Malone's Quest for Knowledge". Modern Drummer – via moderndrummer.com/archive/.
- ^ Friskics-Warren, Bill (August 30, 2021). "Kenny Malone, Premier Drummer for Top Nashville Names, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
External links
- Kenny Malone discography at Discogs
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