David Malloy
{{short description|American songwriter}}
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{{BLP sources|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = David Ernest Malloy
| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
| instrument = Guitar
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, record producer, A&R executive
| years_active = 1972–2005, 2024–present
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David Ernest Malloy is an American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive with 41 number one hits in some category.{{failed verification |date=January 2024 |reason=Are we being invited here to sort through databases looking for number 1 in any category? I don't see the number 41 in either cited source.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=David+Malloy&tab=songaswriterchartstab |title=David Malloy: Top Songs as Writer |publisher=Musicvf.com |access-date=December 25, 2013}}{{cite web|author=David Malloy |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-malloy-p101238/credits |title=David Malloy Credits |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 25, 2013}} He has received multiple Grammy nominations, as writer and/or producer, and has worked with many artists and projects including USA for Africa, Tim McGraw, Dancing with the Stars Julianne Hough, Eddie Rabbitt, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, Mindy McCready, Badfinger, and Tanya Tucker.{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewsnow.com/PR%20News%20Releases/Art%20And%20Entertainment/Country%20Music/Jim%20Malloy%20The%20Greatest%20Sound%20Engineer%20of%20all%20Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313125739/http://www.prnewsnow.com/PR%20News%20Releases/Art%20And%20Entertainment/Country%20Music/Jim%20Malloy%20The%20Greatest%20Sound%20Engineer%20of%20all%20Time |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 13, 2017 |title=Jim Malloy: The Greatest Sound Engineer of all Time |access-date=February 23, 2009 |work= PR News Now }}{{better source |date=January 2024 |reason=This is a press release, not a reliable source. The archive link appears to be dead.}} Malloy received Grammy nominations for writing the songs "Driving My Life Away" and "One Voice".{{citation needed |date=January 2024}} He received the BMI Burton Award for "Suspicions", a song he wrote with Rabbitt.{{failed verification |date=January 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://www.davidmalloymusic.com |title=David Malloy Music |access-date=February 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201235831/http://davidmalloymusic.com/ |archive-date=February 1, 2011 }}
Early life
Music was a major part of Malloy's life from an early age. His father, Jim Malloy,{{cite web|author=Jim Malloy |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jim-malloy-p101240/credits |title=Jim Malloy Credits |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 25, 2013}} is a Grammy Award–winning recording engineer.{{cite web |url=http://www.trewaudio.com/products/books/playback |title=A review by Jane Baxter |access-date=March 2, 2009 |work= Jane Baxter, Trew Audio|date=October 31, 2008 }} When Malloy was young, his father worked in recording studios around Los Angeles, but the family moved to Nashville when David was 13. Malloy took his first guitar lesson at 15 and immediately knew that he wanted to write and produce music for a living.Beckett, William W. The David Malloy Interview, pg. 01-02
Music career
Malloy's first major success as a songwriter/producer came{{when |date=January 2024}} in a collaborative effort with country music artists and songwriters Eddie Rabbitt and Even Stevens.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Eddie+Rabbitt |title=Eddie Rabbitt Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=December 25, 2013}} Together they produced 16 number one hits.{{citation needed |date=January 2024}} The success Malloy experienced with Rabbitt laid the groundwork for production and songwriting work with artists like Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Badfinger and Billy Burnette in the 1980s.{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/David+Malloy |title=Discography- David Malloy |access-date=March 2, 2009 |work=Malloy Discography }}
Malloy worked in the A&R department of Columbia/Epic Records and then ran the Nashville division of Elektra Records, and was a producer at Elektra in Los Angeles. Malloy produced the Mercury Records debut of Dancing with the Stars' Julianne Hough. The CD entered the country charts at number 1 and at number 3 on the overall Hot 100 chart. He also enjoyed chart success with Tim McGraw's version of "Suspicions" (written with Rabbitt). Other recent projects include co-producing a beach-themed concept album, Edge of the Blue, with songwriter/producer Tim Johnson.
Malloy largely retired from music in 2005 following the death of his son, but returned in 2024 to release an album titled Mirror.{{cite web | url=https://americansongwriter.com/david-malloys-new-album-mirror-is-an-autobiographical-reflection-of-his-highs-and-lows/ | title=David Malloy's New Album 'Mirror' is an Autobiographical Reflection of His Highs and Lows | date=April 26, 2024 }}
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External links
- [http://www.teenhoot.com Teen Hoot]
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Category:Record producers from Tennessee
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