James Edward Malloy (c. 1931 – July 5, 2018) was an American recording engineer. He worked with such artists as

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, Duke Ellington, Johnny Cash,

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, and

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. His association with Mancini earned him a

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for engineering the soundtrack of the 1963 film ''

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Background

Malloy was born in Dixon, Illinois, in 1931. In 1954, he moved to California to work in the electronics industry. He gained employment with

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and attended night school at National Electronics in

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. He worked in electrical maintenance at a recording studio. Alan Emig, head of Columbia Records' West Coast division and a former mixing engineer for Capitol Records, tutored Malloy in engineering.

Career

Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson was the first artist that Malloy was allowed to mix. From listening to her sing in studio, he knew that engineering was what he wanted to do. Next, he worked with

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, who liked Malloy's work so much that he suggested him to producer

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who came to Los Angeles seeking an engineer. Atkins wanted Malloy in

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, and he moved there in the mid-1960s. He worked with Atkins at RCA Victor from January 1965 to November 1968, then at

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. In the early 1970s, Malloy produced Sammi Smith's Grammy-winning recording of "

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" and started his own company, called DebDave Music, named after his two children, Debra and

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Accolades

Aside from his Grammy win, Malloy was nominated for five more Grammys for his work on Elvis Presley's ''

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'', Eddy Arnold's ''The Last Word in Lonesome'', ''The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini'', ''The Pink Panther'' (1963) soundtrack, and " ''The Addams Family'' Theme".

References

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Jim Malloy
at grammy.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Malloy, Jim 1931 births Date of birth missing 2018 deaths American audio engineers Grammy Award winners People from Dixon, Illinois