Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"...Dead co-founder Bill Kreutzmann joined forces with then-local guitarist Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne, Reed Mathis of Tea Leaf Green..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Papa Mali Extols Mark Rubin

Former locals gone New Orleans bond over Southern Discomfort

"...kit,” emailed Rubin. “Instead, he wrote a whole review.” Malcolm “Papa Mali” Welbourne, also a former local, did better..."

June 2, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Liquid Black Licorice

Jägermeister and music go together like clubbing and hangovers

"...Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne blearily remembers the time his longtime..."

July 5, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Off the Record

Throwing the first stone for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...MALE VOCALS: Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne, 7 Walkers..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Vinyl Ashes

A gray vinyl 7-inch with your exit songs?

"...teenager. Plus, for me, it's the perfect afterlife song. Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne (7 Walkers)..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Swampadelic

Grateful Dead + Papa Mali = 7 Walkers

"...Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann and Austin's godfather of funk Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne share the same zodiac designate: Taurus,..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

7 Walkers

"...as a late-night jam session between local blues shaman Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne and Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Seven Fun Facts About 7 Walkers

Strange but true…

"...“supergroup”: Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, the Killer Bees’ Malcolm “Papa Mali” Welbourne, George Porter, Jr. of the Meters,..."

Nov. 25, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

7 Walkers

"...7 Walkers, the new collaboration between Austin funk godfather Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne and Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann...."

April 23, 2010 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Record

Another progress report from Red River, the return of Sixteen Deluxe, and Papa Mali's American beauty

"...catalog of songs he wrote with Jerry Garcia," relates Malcolm Welbourne, better known as Papa Mali. "Every time he..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Papa's Brand-New Bag

Jazzers and jam bands alike just wanna funk, Austin style

"...McGarrigle met, and occasionally performed with, Austin funk guru Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne...."

July 27, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Saturday Sleepers

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...of the reggae band Killer Bees, Papa Mali (aka Malcolm Welbourne) grinds plenty of mojo on his latest CD,..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Ruthie Foster

"..."Fruits of My Labor" arguably beats the original. Producer Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne brings a contemporary sensibility that finds..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Papa Mali

"...Waits gris-gris, that's a high compliment to Papa Mali. Malcolm Welbourne's childhood was steeped in the bayous of Louisiana..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Music Review by Margaret Moser

TCB

Austin's weeklong goodbye to Clifford Antone, while the club he left behind ponders its own future

"...the former two a cappella. Guy Forsyth, assisted by Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne, took over for a lengthy set..."

June 2, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

The gumbo's spilled over into the chili

"...on Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart," then with Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne's blues-baked guitar work on "Tipitina." "The..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Omar & the Howlers

Texas platters

"...highway beat of "That's Just My Life," written with Malcolm Welbourne, trucks along. "You better get out of the..."

June 11, 2004 Music Review by Margaret Moser

TCB

[French accent] Listen very carefully… I shall say this only once…

Dec. 12, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Jerkuleez

Texas Platters

"...likes of an all-star Austin team Scrappy Jud Newcomb, Malcolm Welbourne, and drummer Dave Robinson, and you're in for..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Music Review by Ken Lieck

A Loose Affiliation of Saints & Sinners

Texas Platters

"...what develops. One would think that with folks like Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne, Guy Forsyth, Sarah Brown, Gurf Morlix,..."

July 26, 2002 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Blues Box

Blues Box

"...mojo to the production team of Max Crace and Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne, who make Omar's trademark shake, rattle..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Beaver Nelson

Texas Platters

"...a fine group of Austin musicians including Cornbread Traylor, Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne, Mambo John Treanor, and Ian McLagan..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Malford Milligan

Texas Platters

"...him in top form, augmented by the likes of Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne, Steve James, Riley Osborn, and Stephen..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Charity Begins at Home

The gospel music and charitable concern of the Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers

"...Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers are producer/guitarist Gurf Morlix, guitarist Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne, bass player Sarah Brown, guitarist Scrappy..."

June 22, 2001 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Dancing About Architecture

Willie Nelson, not burnt down

"...band on New Year's of the millennium," recalls partner Malcolm Welbourne, sadly recounting how Johnson's disease had progressed since..."

May 25, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...

"...Roots, Root 1, D.R.U.M., One Destiny, Tribal Nation, and Malcolm Welbourne's Texodus, performing the entirety of BM's Exodus album...."

April 6, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Weekend Repast

Brunch in Austin

"...Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers, a star-studded gospel group featuring Malcolm Welbourne and Sarah Brown, among others. There's much clapping..."

March 16, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Dancing About Architecture

Microradio back in Austin, Fortune 500 gone.

"...ago went through triple bypass heart surgery, says partner Malcolm Welbourne. Expect Papa Mali as the headliner and "house"..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Omar & the Howlers The Screamin' Cat (Provogue)

Texas Platters

"...go to the combo of B.E. "Frosty" Smith and Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne. The local dynamic duo adds multi-instrumentalism..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Music Review by David Lynch

Papa Mali & the Instagators Thunder Chicken (Fog City)

SXSW Records

"...whipcrack snare. With all due respect to "Papa Mali" Malcolm Welbourne, it's Frosty's ice-cold, precise boom-thwacking that does most..."

March 3, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

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