Tim Malchak

Singer-songwriter Tim Malchak was best known for his musical partnership with Dwight Rucker; together, they were the first biracial duo in country music history to have a chart single. Malchak was born in Binghamton, New York, and joined his first band in the fifth grade. He began singing folk songs in college and moved to Southern California in the late '70s, where he found work as an opening act for Commander Cody and Spyro Gyra. He returned to New York in 1982, where he met health-food restaurant owner Rucker, who had played jazz fusion during the early '70s and also tried ...