Kenny Malone (August 4, 1938 – August 26, 2021) was an American drummer/percussionist from Denver, Colorado.

Since the 1970s, he was a prominent session musician in folk, country and many other acoustic-based genres. He was known for inventing his own style of unique hand drumming.

Throughout his career, Malone was asked to record for artists such as 

• Carl Perkins, 
• Ray Charles, 
• George Jones, 
• Janie Fricke, 
• Johnny Cash, 
• Don Williams, 
• Dobie Gray, 
• Donna Fargo, 
• David Allen Coe, 
• Merle Haggard, 
• The Whites, 
• Crystal Gayle, 
• Charley Pride, 
• Moe Bandy, 
• Floyd Cramer, 
• Dr. Hook, 
• Barbara Mandrell, 
• Johnny Paycheck, 
• Kenny Rogers, 
• Michael Johnson, 
• Dottie West, 
• Lynn Anderson, 
• John Hartford, 
• New Grass Revival, 
• Béla Fleck, 
• Barefoot Jerry, 
• B.J. Thomas, 
• Bobby Bare, 
• Emmylou Harris, 
• Ricky Skaggs, 
• John Anderson, 
• Dolly Parton,
• Lacy J. Dalton.