Tony O'Malley (musician)
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Tony O'Malley is a British composer, singer, arranger, and keyboard player. He was the keyboardist for Arrival
who had a #8 UK hit with "Friends" (written by Terry Reid
) in 1970, and the hit "I Will Survive", written and arranged by fellow Arrival member Frank Collins
. He joined 10cc
in 1976, after the departures of Kevin Godley
and Lol Creme
, and played on their live album, Live and Let Live
.
O'Malley lived and worked in Georgia
for four years, where he became a national television star, leaving in 2008 for his new domicile, Brussels
. He has worked with Pino Palladino
, Laurence Cottle
, Andy Newmark
, Hamish Stuart
, Alan Spenner, Jim Mullen
, Adam Phillips
, Jody Linscott
, Ash Soan
, Mel Collins
, Mark Smith
, Mornington Lockett
, Jeremy Stacey
, Ian Thomas
and Neil Hubbard
.
In May 2008, O'Malley was part of the temporarily reformed 1970's jazz funk band Kokomo
, with Mel Collins, Neil Hubbard, Mark Smith, Adam Phillips, Andy Hamilton
, Bernie Holland, Glen Le Fleur, Paddy McHugh, Dyan Birch
and Frank Collins, which also included performances by Eddy Armani and Franke Pharaoh.
O'Malley has formed a band, singing and playing Hammond Organ
, with Belgian musicians Frank De Ruyter (tenor sax), Patrick Deltenre (guitar), Frédéric Jacquelmin (drums), and the French bassist Thierry Fandant.
Tony O'Malley is the brother of playwright Mary O'Malley
who wrote the plays 'Once a Catholic
' and 'Oy Vay Maria'.
Arrival (band)
Arrival was a London-based close-harmony pop-rock band featuring singers originally from Liverpool. Following its appearance on Maynard Ferguson's 1970 UK television special and two chart hits, "Friends" and "I Will Survive", the band was booked to appear at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970.After...
who had a #8 UK hit with "Friends" (written by Terry Reid
Terry Reid
Terry Reid is an English rock vocalist and guitarist. He has performed with high profile musicians, as a supporting act, a session musician, and sideman.- History :...
) in 1970, and the hit "I Will Survive", written and arranged by fellow Arrival member Frank Collins
Frank Collins (composer-singer)
Frank Collins is a British composer, singer and arranger who was a leading light with the bands The Excels, Arrival, and Kokomo...
. He joined 10cc
10cc
10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...
in 1976, after the departures of Kevin Godley
Kevin Godley
Kevin Godley is a British musician and music video director.He was born in a family of Jewish descent, and went to North Cestrian Grammar School in Altrincham....
and Lol Creme
Lol Crème
Lol Creme is an English musician and music video director, best known for his work in 10cc. He sings, plays guitar and keyboards.-Biography:...
, and played on their live album, Live and Let Live
Live and Let Live
Live and let live may refer to:*An idiom expressing the modern concept that one should let others live their lives as they see fit.*Live and let live , a system of conflict avoidance used in trench warfare in World War I....
.
O'Malley lived and worked in Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
for four years, where he became a national television star, leaving in 2008 for his new domicile, Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. He has worked with Pino Palladino
Pino Palladino
Pino Palladino is a Welsh bass guitarist who gained fame playing primarily rock and roll, blues rock, and rhythm and blues music, although he has been lauded for his ability to play most genres of popular music, including jazz, neo soul, and funk...
, Laurence Cottle
Laurence Cottle
Laurence Cottle is an electric bass guitarist and composer.-Career:His solo recordings have been mostly in the jazz and jazz-fusion vein, with such notable releases as Five Seasons, Laurence Cottle Quintet Live and others....
, Andy Newmark
Andy Newmark
Andrew "Andy" Newmark is an American musician, best known as a popular session drummer, and for playing with the funk band Sly & the Family Stone from 1972 to 1973....
, Hamish Stuart
Hamish Stuart
Hamish Stuart is a guitarist, bassist, singer, composer and record producer.- Biography :Stuart had recorded a couple of singles with his first band, the Dream Police, before he was invited to join the recently formed Average White Band in June 1972.A member of AWB from 1972 to 1982, he went on to...
, Alan Spenner, Jim Mullen
Jim Mullen
Jim Mullen is a Glasgow-born jazz guitarist with a distinctive style, like Wes Montgomery before him, picking with the thumb rather than a plectrum.-Biography:...
, Adam Phillips
Adam Phillips (composer musician)
Adam Phillips is a British jazz and blues guitarist and singer.-Career:Phillips has performed and recorded with Tina Turner, Dave Lewis, Ricky Martin, Steps, Britney Spears, Ronan Keating, Laura Pausini, Celine Dion, Maxi Priest, The Corrs, Shayne Ward, Boyzone, Hamish Stuart, Lionel Richie, Renato...
, Jody Linscott
Jody Linscott
Jody Linscott is an American session musician and percussionist who resides in England and maintains an extended discography. She has two daughters and has written two children's books which were published by Doubleday, both edited by Jackie Onassis...
, Ash Soan
Ash Soan
Ashley "Ash" Soan is a British drummer. His influences include Steve Ferrone, Jim Keltner, James Gadson, Phil Rudd, Art Blakey and Jeff Porcaro.-Career:...
, Mel Collins
Mel Collins
Mel Collins is a British saxophonist and flautist and session musician.He has worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz, but is perhaps known for his work in progressive rock, as with King Crimson, Camel and the Alan Parsons Project.-Career:Collins has worked...
, Mark Smith
Mark Smith (musician - producer)
Mark Smith was a British bassist and record producer, who played bass guitar in recordings and performances with The Waterboys, Leo Sayer, Gonzales, Percy Sledge, Terry Reid, Alvin Stardust, Chris Farlowe, Patricia Kaas, Bryan Ferry, Tony O'Malley, Barbara Dickson, Shania Twain, Zoot Sims, Neneh...
, Mornington Lockett
Mornington Lockett
Mornington Edward Lockett is an English jazz saxophonist.Lockett began playing clarinet at age 14 before switching to tenor sax. He studied at Dartington College of Arts, graduating in 1981, then undertook further study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1984-85...
, Jeremy Stacey
Jeremy Stacey
Jeremy Stacey is a British drummer. His early work included the 1990s band, The Lemon Trees and Denzil...
, Ian Thomas
Ian Thomas
Ian Thomas may refer to:* Major W. Ian Thomas , Christian speaker and author* Ian Thomas , dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II* Ian Thomas , Canadian singer-songwriter...
and Neil Hubbard
Neil Hubbard
Neil Hubbard is a British guitarist who performed with Juicy Lucy , The Grease Band, Bluesology, Joe Cocker, Roxy Music, Kokomo, B.B. King, Kevin Rowland, and Tony O'Malley; and played on the original 1970 concept album, Jesus Christ Superstar....
.
In May 2008, O'Malley was part of the temporarily reformed 1970's jazz funk band Kokomo
Kokomo (band)
-Career:Formed in May 1973 by ex-members of the pop group Arrival , Kokomo's ten-piece line-up became: Dyan Birch , Frank Collins , Paddy McHugh , Tony O'Malley , Alan Spenner , Neil Hubbard , Mel Collins , Jody Linscott , Terry Stannard and Jim Mullen...
, with Mel Collins, Neil Hubbard, Mark Smith, Adam Phillips, Andy Hamilton
Andy Hamilton (pop musician)
Andy Hamilton is a British saxophonist who has played with Duran Duran , Wham!, Elton John, Pet Shop Boys, Tina Turner, George Michael, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Bon Jovi and David Bowie....
, Bernie Holland, Glen Le Fleur, Paddy McHugh, Dyan Birch
Dyan Birch
Dyan Birch, born 25 January 1949 in Liverpool, is an English singer.Bands and artists with whom Birch has worked include Arrival, as founder member in 1969, Kokomo, The Voice Squad, Bryan Ferry, Gloria Gaynor, Frankie Miller and Manfred Mann....
and Frank Collins, which also included performances by Eddy Armani and Franke Pharaoh.
O'Malley has formed a band, singing and playing Hammond Organ
Hammond organ
The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
, with Belgian musicians Frank De Ruyter (tenor sax), Patrick Deltenre (guitar), Frédéric Jacquelmin (drums), and the French bassist Thierry Fandant.
Tony O'Malley is the brother of playwright Mary O'Malley
Mary O'Malley (playwright)
Mary Josephine O'Malley is an English playwright of Irish-Lithuanian descent.-Early years:In the 1960s Mary O'Malley studied drama at the City Literary Institute, and 'Improvisation and Playmaking' with Dorothea Alexander. In the mid 1970s, while working in fringe theatre, she joined The Writers'...
who wrote the plays 'Once a Catholic
Once a Catholic
Once a Catholic is a play by Mary O'Malley.Once a Catholic was a comedy first performed at The Royal Court Theatre in 1977, directed by Mike Ockrent....
' and 'Oy Vay Maria'.