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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. [3] 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 reporter Stanley Roberts in December 2013.
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. Eventually released, Malone disappeared for years, and Carlos ...
Dec 23, 2013 · 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 phenomenal success in later years, which includes 10 ...
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San Quentin Rehabilitation Center ( SQ ), formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, [2] is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men, located north of San Francisco in the unincorporated [3] place of San Quentin in Marin County . Established in 1852, and opening in 1854, [4] San Quentin is the oldest ...
Dec 23, 2013 · This is Marcus "The Magnificent" Malone. He was an original member of the band Santana in the '60s. Malone parted ways with Santana in 1969 due to personal problems just before the band played Woodstock and blew up. Malone lost contact with Santana and spent some time in San Quentin prison before ending up homeless on the Oakland, Calif., streets.
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Dec 27, 2013 · Malone was eventually released from San Quentin State Prison and struggled on the streets while Santana's attempts to find his friend and former bandmate repeatedly fell short, KRON-TV reported. With the help of Roberts, the men were reunited on Dec. 20.
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 ...
