Marcus Malone

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Marcus Malone
Born(1944-07-29)July 29, 1944
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Years active1966–1969
LabelsColumbia

Marcus "The Magnificent" Malone (July 29, 1944 – October 12, 2021) was an American percussionist and a founding member of the Latin rock band Santana.

Life and career

Malone was born in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] The band Santana - originally known as the Santana Blues Band - was formed in 1966 in San Francisco with Malone as a percussionist specializing in Latin instruments. Guitarist Carlos Santana and bassist David Brown credited Malone with inspiring the band's early improvisational approach on tracks like "Jingo".[1]

The group found little success in the music scene until it was slated to perform at the August 1969

San Quentin State Prison.[3]

After his release from prison in 1973, Malone had been living on the streets of Oakland, where he was accidentally discovered by KRON-TV field reporter Stanley Roberts in December 2013. Malone and Carlos Santana subsequently had an emotional reunion[4] and Malone was set to play as a percussionist on the band's upcoming album Santana IV.[5][6] Though they did meet to rehearse, Malone did not appear on the album. Santana said, "I could tell he hadn’t played in years. He didn’t have the strength or stamina.”[7]

On June 18, 2016, Malone was critically injured by an unsecured tire that flew off a passing car in Oakland and knocked him backwards onto the sidewalk. He was placed on life support at

Oakland's Highland Hospital. A crowdfunding GoFundMe page for his medical expenses was set up by his personal manager and nephew, Carl Jacobs.[8] Malone was transferred to a skilled nursing facility in Alameda, California.[citation needed
]

Malone died on October 12, 2021, at the age of 77.[9]

Albums

With Santana

References

  1. ^ a b Ben Fong-Torres, "The Resurrection of Santana", Rolling Stone, December 7, 1972. Retrieved 27 October 2021
  2. ^ Guy Wright, "Slow Arm of Justice", The San Francisco Examiner, November 26, 1969, at Newspapers.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021
  3. ISBN 978-0-316-24492-3
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  4. YouTube
    (December 20, 2013, KRON-TV)
  5. ^ Shields, Brian (December 22, 2013). "Santana Plans Recording with Homeless Ex-Bandmate". KRON-TV. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  6. YouTube
    (May 14, 2016, KRON-TV)
  7. ^ "Santana on Reuniting Classic Lineup, How to Fight Trump". Rolling Stone. May 19, 2016.
  8. ^ Mendoza, Carlos (June 19, 2016). "Marcus "The Magnificent" Malone on life support after freak accident in Oakland". KRON-TV. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  9. ^ "Marcus Malone Obituary".

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