F R A N K M A R I N O
LEGENDARY GUITARIST
'M A H O G A N Y R U S H'
RARE INTERVIEW!
Frank Marino is an invigorating virtuoso
and champion guitar slinger who is also considered to be among the greatest
players of all-time. The Montreal native and his assiduous band Mahogany Rush were
one of the elite monster rock acts throughout the 70s.
The band performed on several prestigious television music shows
including Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert and
Burt Sugarman’s The Midnight
Special hosted by the notorious Wolfman
Jack. Marino jokingly stated that Mahogany Rush was
mysteriously omitted from the Midnight Special DVD collector video library
released to the public.
Mahogany
Rush also played for more than 300,000 people at California Jam II in
1978. The televised concert featured Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Santana, Dave
Mason, Foreigner, Heart, Bob Welch (with Stevie Nicks and Mick
Fleetwood), Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush and Rubicon.
Mahogany Rush was managed by Steve Leber and David Krebs, who also
handled Aerosmith and Ted Nugent. Some of the bands most significant
releases include, Maxoom, Child of the Novelty, Strange Universe, Mahogany
Rush IV, World Anthem, Live, Tales of the Unexpected, What’s Next, From the
Hip, Dragonfly(The best of Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush), Eye of the
Storm, and Real Live!(double live album).
The Sicilian -Syrian Marino captured the essence of Jimi Hendrix early on in his career.
Rock and roll urban legend suggests that when Marino was a teen he
was visited by an apparition of Jimi Hendrix after a bad LSD trip, which led to
the spirit of Hendrix entering Marino’s body and bestowing his
ability to play the guitar. Marino renounces the fabrication and says
Hendrix was still alive while he was in the hospital recuperating from the LSD
trip. But he did learn to play the guitar while recovering.
Frank Marino was widely recognized throughout his career as a master for performing Hendrix cover tunes. Marino’s cover versions were impeccable and audiences globally would ultimately embrace them. His cover tunes were commercially successful (“Roadhouse Blues” The Doors, “All Along the Watchtower,” “Purple Haze” Jimi Hendrix) but Marino was never pleased about his original material receiving virtually no airplay on FM radio.
Marino retired from the music business but returned in 2001, largely
galvanized by his fan base. Most recently Frank Marino has been
suffering from adhesive capsulitis (frozen
shoulder) and gradually recuperating. The condition usually resolves itself
within one or two years but restricts mobility and can generate intense
pain. Marino is receiving extensive physiotherapy. The condition began
after Marino spent tedious immeasurable hours in his studio meticulously
editing his forthcoming Live DVD.
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RARE INTERVIEW
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