David Ernest Malloy is an American country music and pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive with 41 number one hits in some category.
[failed verification][1][2] He has received multiple Grammy nominations, as writer and/or producer, and has worked with many artists and projects including USA for Africa, Tim McGraw, Dancing with the Stars Julianne Hough, Eddie Rabbitt, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, Mindy McCready, Badfinger, and Tanya Tucker.
[6] When Malloy was young, his father worked in recording studios around Los Angeles, but the family moved to Nashville when David was 13.
[citation needed] The success Malloy experienced with Rabbitt laid the groundwork for production and songwriting work with artists like Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Badfinger and Billy Burnette in the 1980s.
Malloy largely retired from music in 2005 following the death of his son, but returned in 2024 to release an album titled Mirror.