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Gary Mallaber

real name Gary A. Mallaber

Gary Mallaber is credited on 1,587 releases across 211 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,587

Credits

211

Albums

7

Decades active

928

In collections

Biography

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American session drummer, percussionist, vibraphonist, keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, producer and engineer, born October 11, 1946 in Buffalo, New York, USA.
A founding member of Raven in 1968 he permanently relocated to Los Angeles in 1969 after the band broke up. He is best known with his collaboration with Steve Miller Band.
According to an interview with Gerard McMahon in the 2022 book "Den Sista Dynastin" by Swedish authors and, Mallaber was offered the job as drummer in Kiss, as a replacement when Peter Criss had left in 1980 but he did not accept.

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Credited work

1,587 releases · 211 albums · active 1966–2025

  • Performance · 3,694
  • Production · 221
  • Engineering · 85
  • Other credits · 28

Studios: Wally Heider Studios · Columbia Studios · Elektra Sound Recorders · Sunset Sound

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