Kurz-Bio
Der aus Birmingham, Alabama, stammende blinde Sänger Tommy Malone, er war Vokalist bei der Band des Gitarristen Bill Reese, machte 1954/55 vier Einspielungen bei STERLING und PENNANT. Erst 1960 tauchte er wieder kurz bei Mayo Williams, dem Besitzer des EBONY-Labels in Chicago auf und danach verschwand er wieder in der Versenkung, bis er in den Siebzigern als Gospelsänger neuerlich in Erscheinung trat.
Die Singles von Tommy Malone:
STERLING
05 54....45-901....TOMMY MALONE With "BANJO" BILL REESE AND HIS ORCHESTRA..I'm Wading In Deep Water/-X....It's Been So Long, Baby (dann DECCA 29442)
DECCA
02 55....9-29442....TOMMY MALONE With "BANJO" BILL REESE AND HIS ORCHESTRA..I'm Wading In Deep Water (45-87279)/It's Been So Long, Baby (45-87280) (STERLING 901)
PENNANT
?? 55....334A....BILL REESE and His Rhythm Kings Vocal by TOMMY MALONE..Whiskey, Ol’ Whiskey/B….I Gotta Find My Baby
EBONY
?? 60....M.M.F. 1045 A....MAE ST. JUDE With TOMMIE MALONE And His Blues Band..You Don’t Know My Mind/ B….In The Dark
?? 60....M.M.F. 1055 A....TOMMIE "BLIND TOM" MALONE With Bill Reese And His Ebony Studio Recording Band Shake Calling By "Little Arch"..Cow Cow Shake/ B…TOMMIE "BLIND TOM" MALONE With Bill Reese And His Ebony Studio Blues Band..Worried Life
BOUNTY
?? 72….B-7241-A….TOMMIE MALONE..Sweet Home/B-7241-B *)….PRINCE HOUSE OF GOD CHOIR..All The Way From Heaven Home
?? 73….B-7350-A *)….Sis. MATTIE CHANDLER - PRINCE HOUSE OF GOD CHOIR..Walk In The Beautiful Light/-B *)…TOMMIE MALONE - PRINCE HOUSE OF GOD CHOIR..Don't Do That
?? 74....B-7430-A….THE MIGHTY REVELATIONS - LEAD: Tommie Malone..By And By/-B….THE MIGHTY REVELATIONS - LEAD: Rodney Malone..There's A Man Upstairs
*) Nummer nur im Deadwax.
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