Johnny Malone

Composer and singer while they were students at Howard University in Washington DC in the 1960s he knows Allan Barnes with whom he collaborates. Prior to meeting Barnes, Malone was in a band called Odyssey which went on to became the Final Frontier. Allan was already in the Blackbyrds and released several albums before leaving Howard. After leaving the Blackbyrds line-up Barnes joined Malone in a band called Golden Story and they played a regular gig at the Sagittarius club in DC. They formed Malone Barnes and Spontaneous Simplicity and co-wrote several tunes. Later on Malone joined The Exciting Allan Barnes Band on the West Coast.