August 4, 1938 – August 26, 2021 When it came to the artistry of drums, musicality, creativity, and imagination on a session or a gig, Kenny Malone offered up his soul every time he touched the drums. When he spoke to you, he also offered up his soul. COVID took him and all that beauty away on August 26. He recorded with so any artists, including Dolly Parton, Carl Perkins, Ray Charles, George Jones, Johnny Cash, Don Williams, Merle Haggard, Charlie Pride, Kenny Rogers, Michael Johnson, New Grass Revival, Bela Fleck, B.J. Thomas, Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, Chet Atkins, and Paul Williams. The first hit he ever played on was Dobie Gray’s “Drift Away.”“We worked most of the night, and that was our last take,” Malone remembered. “It just kind of happened. We had so much fun, because the song was so strong. It’s like a classic now.” Advertisement Malone […]

September 2021 Issue