Kenny Malone RIP

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Pete Finney
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Kenny Malone RIP

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Drummer extraordinaire Kenny Malone has passed away at 83 from Covid. In my experience he was unfailingly creative and a truly great guy to be around; every time I was lucky enough to work with him he brought things up a notch musically and made things more fun and relaxed with his low-key good humor and unique way of looking at the world.

He played on so much great stuff, but I always associate him with helping create the innovative Don Williams sound back in the 70s, along with Lloyd Green and others, of course.
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Johnny Cox
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Truly sad. Many folks don't know that Kenny was the original drummer for the Time Jumpers when the band started.
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Peter Freiberger
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Tragic loss of a genius level musician and really great guy. A big fan of Nashville Sounds baseball. Covid. Not vaccinated because he was "scared".
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Per Berner
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Sad news. He really proved that less is more. RIP.
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mtulbert
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Post by mtulbert »

I worked with Kenny several times in Nashville during my engineering days. He was a great drummer and super nice guy.

I always thought that he had a built in metronome in his head. He could set a tempo and then take a pause while the band worked out arrangements. When tape rolled the tempo was always where he set it. Amazing drummer.

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Pete Finney
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Post by Pete Finney »

A really nice piece on Kenny from the New York Times, very informative:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/arts ... Obituaries
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Craig Stock
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Post by Craig Stock »

Great article Pete!

RIP Kenny
Regards, Craig

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Mike Holder
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Kenny Malone

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Great Jazz chops on “Buddies” & Minors Aloud” also. I enjoyed anything he played on.
I thought Nashville was the roughest, but I know I’ve said the same about them all.
I received my education, drivin through the Nation listenin to Paul!.. ( Franklin that is! )
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John Macy
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Post by John Macy »

Kenny was remarkable. We had this quote of his framed and one resides in all three of our control rooms. Just the best.
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Per Berner
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Now in a legible size. And yes, he was absolutely right.


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Terry Wood
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Another Great Musician passed on! Prayers for Family and Friends!
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