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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 23, 2013 · Email. 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...
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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...
Jul 20, 2001 · "At some point in time, a beating took place to gain control of Marcus," Jackson County NAACP Director Curley Clark said. Two men in the jail the night Malone was brought to his cell said Malone ...
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.
Dec 23, 2013 · However, in 1968 Malone had to leave the group as a result of his growing drug problem, and shortly afterwards he was sent to San Quentin Prison for three years. Sadly, after being released he could not find a steady job and soon found himself homeless, forced to beg and forage on the streets just to survive.
