Malone began playing at the age of four in his home of Albany, Georgia, with a toy guitar his mother had bought him, influenced by musicians such as B.B. King and The Dixie Hummingbirds.[3] However, he cites that the most influential musical experience he had as a youth was [At the age of twelve] seeing George Benson perform on television???with Benny Goodman.[1] He learned technique from listen