Biography
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Born
2 September 1955
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Born In
Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
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Died
9 March 2024 (aged 68)
Malcolm Holcombe (born in Weaverville, North Carolina, on 2 September 1955; died 9 March 2024) was an American acoustic / folk musician based in North Carolina.
In his teen years, he played in local bands The Hilltoppers and Redwing, After college, he partnered with Ray Sisk and Dallas Taylor in a trio, and released the album Trademark with Sam Milner in 1985. From the early 1990s he performed solo as a singer-songwriter.
His debut album, "A Hundred Lies" was released in 1999 by Hip-O Records. After several self-released albums, his 2008 album Gamblin' House was produced by Ray Kennedy and released on North Carolina-based label Echo Mountain.
2010's To Drink the Rain was produced by Jared Tyler, who also played resonator guitar. Dave Roe (bass), Luke Bulla (fiddle), Bobby Kallus (drums), and Shelby Eicher (mandolin) provided accompaniment.
For The RCA Sessions in 2014, Holcombe re-recorded at least one song from each of his previous albums and EP, and one new song "Mouth Harp Man." Guests included Tyler, David Roe Rorick (bass), Tammy Rogers (fiddle, mandolin), Ken Coomer (drums), Jellyroll Johnson (harmonica), and Siobhan Maher Kennedy (vocals). Maura O'Connell duets with Holcombe on "A Far Cry From Here."
Pretty Little Troubles in 2017 was produced by Darrell Scott and accompanied by Tyler, Dennis Crouch (bass), Verlon Thompson (guitar), and Marco Giovino (percussion).
He released "Bits & Pieces" in 2022.
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