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As a young man, he tried to sound like each artist at different times But in recent years, the 49-year-old keyboard player feels he sounds ike more like someone else: Bob Malone. I found my own voice says Malone, who grew up in Jefferson ownship. less influenced by others now. become braver as I get Nonetheless, Malone still pays homage to the asters. On his new CD, he covers Hard by Ray harles and Moves by Muddy i addition to performing 1 0 of his own songs.

Malone will return to orris County tonight, when he plays the Minstrel concert series at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship. alone tries not to ategorize his own music. a blues he says. blues in what I do, but not three- chord shuffle I strive to be a genre- less Malone said. I do is certainly rootsy.

But also a singer-songwriter. I pay attention to the years ago, be a rock roll he ays. in this day of hyper-cut-up categories, I have to go with some ype of The blues and rock eem a far cry from the classical piano training Malone received as a boy. I came from a background of very sophisticated he says. can point to a specific moment that hanged his mind about usic.

was walking through Sears at the illowbrook he ecalls. heard (Billy from an I talian That song showed that rock music could be more than a three-minute Malone says. heard that and thought I anted to do Malone was also enc ouraged by two teach- rs at Jefferson Township High School, Peter ummillo and James ynne. were in a band he says. When James, who was the piano player, make a gig, they would ask me to fill After high school, Malone attended the restigious Berklee School of Music.

In 1990, moved to Los Angeles pursue a career in music. I never set out to be a he says. wanted to have a solo areer, but I ended up doing a lot of recording is his eighth solo CD.) Since 2011, Malone has alanced his solo work by touring with a man ho defines Americana: ohn Fogerty, former frontman for Creedence learwater Revival. great songs, but a lot of them ave a keyboard Malone says. put in fills with the Hammond B-3 He adds that he especially enjoys playing as I Can See the Learning the music rom the inside has renewed respect or Fogerty.

was a fan his songs for decades, but now I have even reater appreciation. hard to write songs that seem so easy that people till want to hear them 50 years For his concert at the instrel, Malone will intersperse his original aterial with select cove rs. have a cigar box that I stomp on for per- he says. talk etween the songs, telling funny stories. If the ood is right, do some love doing solo acoustic Malone ays.

Though he cannot afford to travel with his own piano (unlike Billy Joel), he finds that most heaters and clubs have pianos that suit his purposes. ince Fogerty plays no ore than 60 dates a year, Malone sees no problem maintaining his wn schedule of 60 to 100 solo performances each ear. learned a lot of Malone says. always tried to do something timeless. I ant to make songs that ill still sound good 40 years CONCERT PREVIEW Malone sees the light Jefferson Township native playing the Minstrel BILL NUTT CORRESPONDENT BOB MALONE WHEN: 8 tonight WHERE: Morristown Unitari- a Fellowship, 21Normandy Heights Morristown TICKETS: $9 admission, plus a ree-will offering after the performance.

INFORMATION: 973-3359 489 or www.folkproject.org. COURTESY OF BOB DEMARCO Pianist Bob Malone, whose style is heavily influenced by New Orleans recently released is eighth CD, The Jefferson Township native will play his own compositions, as well as select covers, at the Minstrel at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship tonight..