Rome salon bigger stages and better paying work.

During these lean years hed take any gig he could find, living in skid row hotels and ramshackle band houses while forming long-forgotten bands or backing up two-bit soul, blues and country singers whose glory days were already behind them. Girlfriends became wives and soon there were adorable, hungry little mouths to feed. Partly by necessity and partly by determination, Malcolm developed a gritty style of guitar playing and singing and a solid reputation that would lead him to bigger stages and better paying work.

In 1977 the young musician took a trip to Jamaica that would change his life forever. There, he heard a hungry new sound, rising up from the shanty towns and echoing through the hills. When he returned to the states, he was on a mission to start a reggae band. The Killer Bees soon formed and by 1982 were making quite a name for themselves, touring nationally and drawing crowds. While on a 1985 tour as the opening act for Burning Spear, the older, Jamaican musicians began calling Malcolm Mali, for short.

One afternoon, they were mightily amused to visit Welbournes house and witness his kids playing in the yard. On this day, still only in his twenties but already twice-married and a father of four, Malcolm Welbourne was jokingly dubbed Papa Mali by the veteran reggae stars, who all had nicknames themselves and numerous wives and children of their own. A few days later during an interview, a reporter heard one of the Burning Spear band members referring to the youthful guitarist as Papa Mali and lo and behold, it made the story.

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