Frank Marino (guitarist)

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Name = Frank Marino


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Francesco Antonio Marino
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Born = birth date and age|1954|11|20
Montreal, Canada
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Instrument = Guitar
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter
Genre = Hard rock, Blues-rock, Heavy metal
Years_active = 1970-present
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Associated_acts = Mahogany Rush
URL = [http://www.mahoganyrush.com www.mahoganyrush.com]
Notable_instruments = Gibson SG

Frank Marino ("Francesco Antonio Marino"), born November 20, 1954 in Montreal, is the guitarist and leader of Canadian hard rock band Mahogany Rush.

Career

The band had its peak of popularity in the 1970s and toured extensively playing such venues as California Jam II together with bands such as Aerosmith and Heart.Marino is still active; as of 2008, recording and touring under his own name and has also been involved in blues recordings with other artists as well.

Trivia

* To explain the name, Mahogany Rush, Marino says, "In fact, the mental condition (the acid trip) that became my daily life in my early teens, was due to having taken psychedelic drugs to the point of being hospitalized, and that condition produced, eventually, the name or term "mahogany rush", so in a way it was "related" to the drugs themselves. But it was more related to the mental experience. Mahogany Rush was, basically, the only way I could describe a certain aspect of that "trip" to others who couldn't understand it at the time, and still can't really do so now."
* Early on in his career, it was stated in the music press that he claimed to be the reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix, a claim stemming from Marino's playing style being similar to Hendrix'. This claim was dismissed by Marino himself as falsified information created by the press and he has continued to forge a style of his own through the 1970s up to present day. This is discussed in-depth on the [http://www.myspace.com/frankmarinoandmahoganyrush MySpace page] for Frank Marino & Mahagony Rush.
* Marino started to record his first album, "Maxoom", when he was only 16.
* Frank Marino has three daughters.
* When he quit music business in 1993 he supported his family by building computers. After returning to record and perform, his wife Denise took over the computer business.
* Frank Marino is Orthodox Christian.
* The Song: "Something's Coming Our Way" is about expectation of a day in which we all need to come in terms with our way of life and how we have spent our time here and the fact that we have to understand that the day of judgment that we refer to being someday in the future is in fact upon us at the moment.
* Frank Marino is the uncle of the guitarist and songwriter Danny Marino of the melodic death metal band The Agonist.

Discography

* 1972 "Maxoom"
* 1974 "Child of the Novelty"
* 1975 "Strange Universe"
* 1976 "Mahogany Rush IV"
* 1977 "World Anthem"
* 1978 "Live"
* 1979 "Tales Of The Unexpected"
* 1980 "What's Next"
*1981 "The Power of Rock & Roll"
*1982 "Juggernaut"
*1987 "Full Circle"
*1988 "Double Live"
*1990 "From The Hip"
*1997 "Dragonfly-Best of Mahogany Rush"
*2000 "Eye of the Storm"
*2003 "RealLIVE!"Other recordings and collections
*1978 "California jam II
*1980 "Fit for A.King
*1988 "Metal giants(Collection-Various artists)
*1990 "Guitar Speak II
*1993 "Hats off to Stevie Ray
*1997 "Bryan Lee:Live at the old absinthe house bar Friday night

References

External links

* [http://www.mahoganyrush.com Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush Official Fan Page]
* [http://www.hardradio.com/shockwaves/marino1.php3 HardRadio.com Frank Marino Interview]