Gary Mallaber (born October 11, 1946, in Buffalo) is an American musician from Los Angeles, mostly known as a drummer, but plays percussion, vibraphone, and keyboards.
Mallaber was the drummer-percussionist and backing singer for the 1980s band Kid Lightning, who released an album with Gerard McMahon in 1981 entitled Blue Rue.
[1] Mallaber was the main studio drummer for Eddie Money for most of his earlier recordings and has played on some Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison solo albums.
As well as being featured on Miller, Morrison and Springsteen's albums, Mallaber has also played on hit singles by Peter Frampton, Poco, Paul Williams, Jimmy White and Kermit the Frog.
Some of the other artists Mallaber has recorded with include Joan Armatrading, The Beach Boys, John Lennon, Gene Clark, David Cassidy, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Rush, Bob Seger, Barbra Streisand, Warren Zevon, Hughes/Thrall and Gerard McMahon.