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- Percussionist Marcus Malone performed as a member of the Santana Blues Band up until 1968 when he was convicted of a crime and sent to San Quentin Prison.
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By the time of the band's appearance, Malone had been convicted of manslaughter for stabbing a man, and was serving his sentence in San Quentin State Prison. 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
Feb 27, 2020 · Marcus "the Magnificent" Malone played percussion in an early incarnation of Santana, the late '60s Santana Blues Band. He left the band in 1969, on account of how he was sentenced to a long spell in the famously brutal San Quentin prison after being convicted of manslaughter.
Dec 29, 2013 · 2013 has ended on a decidedly happy note for one homeless man in Oakland, California. Marcus Malone was a conga player for Carlos Santana in the late '60s. He landed in legal trouble and...
Dec 23, 2013 · Percussionist Marcus Malone, who was part of Santana's band before it played Woodstock in 1969, happened to be among those interviewed by KRON's Stanley Roberts during a report about...
- Mark Memmott
Dec 23, 2013 · By David La Rosa | Dec 23, 2013, 01:05 PM. Carlos Santana has been reunited with a former band-mate who has lived homeless for almost 40-years. Marcus “The Magnificent” Malone was one of the founding members of Santana’s first ever band – The Carlos Santana Blues Band. Santana’s experience with the band paved the way for his ...
- David La Rosa
Dec 23, 2013 · Malone lost contact with Santana and spent some time in San Quentin prison before ending up homeless on the Oakland, Calif., streets. A local Bay Area news station interviewed Marcus randomly earlier in December while producing a segment on illegal dumping. CNN.
Dec 23, 2013 · Marcus "Magnificent" Malone was a percussionist in Santana's band before it hit big in 1969. Since then, he's spent time in prison and time on the streets. By chance, he was part of a local TV news report. Then Santana and the news station tracked Malone down. Now he may play with the band again.
