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For|the female impersonator|Frank Marino (female impersonator)Infobox musical artist | | name = Frank Marino| image = Frank m1.jpg| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Francesco Antonio Marino| birth_place = Montreal , Quebec , Canada | birth_date = birth date and age|1954|11|20| alias =| death_date =| instrument = Guitar | occupation = Musician , Songwriter | genre = Hard rock , Blues-rock , Heavy metal music|Heavy metal | years_active = 1970dashpresent| label =| associated_acts = Mahogany Rush | website = http://www.mahoganyrush.com mahoganyrush.com| notable_instruments = Gibson SG Frank Marino ( Francesco Antonio Marino ), born November 20, 1954, in Montreal , is the guitarist and leader of Canada|Canadian hard rock band Mahogany Rush . Often compared to Jimi Hendrix , he is acknowledged as one of the best and most underratedcite book | last = Brown | first = Pete | authorlink = | coauthors = Lisa Sharken | title = Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends: How to Sound Like Your Favorite Players | publisher = Hal Leonard | year = 2003 | location = | page = 97 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 9780879307516 guitarists of the 1970s.
Biography and career
After playing drums since he was five, around age 13-14 Marino started playing guitar.cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Nothing Wooden about Mahogany Rush | newspaper = Fort Worth Star-Telegram | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = 1993-10-01 | url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives? p_product=ST& s_site=dfw& p_multi=ST& p_theme=realcities& p_action=search& p_maxdocs=200& p_topdoc=1& p_text_direct-0=0EAF8F22CFAC28E9& p_field_direct-0=document_id& p_perpage=10& p_sort=YMD_date:D& s_trackval=GooglePM | accessdate = 2009-10-17 An often-repeated myth is he was visited by an apparition of Jimi Hendrix after a bad LSD trip,cite book | last = Larkin | first = Colin | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music, Volume 2 | publisher = Guinness | year = 1992 | location = | pages = | url = http://books.google.com/books? id=At03AAAAMAAJ& q=%22frank+marino%22& dq=%22frank+marino%22& lr=& client=firefox-a | doi = | id = | isbn = 9781882267002cite book | last = Larkin | first = Colin | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Virgin encyclopedia of 70s music | publisher = Virgin | year = 2002 | location = | pages = | url = http://books.google.com/books? id=uWoZAQAAIAAJ& q=%22frank+marino%22& dq=%22frank+marino%22& lr=& client=firefox-a | doi = | id = | isbn = 9781852279479 a myth Marino has always disavowed, and still does so now on his personal website.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Band History | work = | publisher = Mahogany Rush | date = | url = http://www.mahoganyrush.com/history.htm | doi = | accessdate = 2009-10-17 His playing, however, is explicitly inspired by Hendrix (on the Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson he is described as "carrying Jimi's psychedelic torch"cite web | last = Drozdowski | first = Ted | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = 10 Guitar-Blasting 'Sons' of Jimi Hendrix | work = | publisher = Gibson Guitar Corporation | date = 2009-09-22 | url = http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/10-guitar-blasting-sons-922/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2009-10-17), and Marino is notable for strong cover versions of Hendrix classics such as " Purple Haze ".cite book | last = Brown | first = Pete | authorlink = | coauthors = Harvey P. Newquist, Jon F. Eiche | title = Legends of rock guitar: the essential reference of rock's greatest guitarists | publisher = Hal Leonard | year = 1997 | location = | page = 114 | url = http://books.google.com/books? id=60Jde3l7WNwC& pg=PA114 | doi = | id = | isbn = 9780793540426 He has been criticized by some as a Hendrix clone.cite news | last = Cromelin | first = Richard | coauthors = | title = Mahogany Rush in Jimi's Shadow | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | location = | page = A.9 | language = | publisher = | date = 1975-09-20 | url = | accessdate = 2009-10-17cite news | last = Strauss | first = Duncan | coauthors = | title = Frank Marino at Santa Monica Civic | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | location = | page = G.3 | language = | publisher = | date = 1983-02-01 | url = | accessdate = 2009-10-17 Marino himself claims that he didn't consciously set out to imitate Hendrix's style at all: "The whole style just came naturally. I didn't choose it; it chose me."cite journal | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Reincarnated Rock and Roll? !: Frank Marino | journal = Guitar Player | volume = 28 | issue = 2 | page = 83 | publisher = | location = | date = February 1994 | url = | issn = | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2009-10-17
Mahogany Rush was moderately popular in the 1970s. Their records charted in Billboard (magazine)| Billboard , and they toured extensively, playing such venues as California Jam II (1978). Toward the end of the 1970s, the band began to be billed as "Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush."cite book | last = George-Warren | first = Holly | authorlink = | coauthors = Patricia Romanowski, Jon Pareles | title = The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll | publisher = Fireside | year = 2001 | location = | pages = | url = http://books.google.com/books? id=9lYYAAAAIAAJ& q=%22frank+marino%22& dq=%22frank+marino%22& lr=& client=firefox-a | doi = | id = | isbn = 9780743201209 Not much later, Mahogany Rush split up and in the early 1980s Marino released two solo albums on Columbia Records|CBS . The band reformed and continued to perform throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1993, Marino retired from the music industry.
Marino returned in 2001, inspired in part by a fansite, http://mahoganyrush.com www.mahoganyrush.com: "I always knew we had fans, I just didn't know I'd find half a million of them on the Web," he said in an interview with Guitar Player in 2005.cite journal | last = Leslie | first = Jimmy | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Not-So-Slight Return: A Massive Web-Fanbase Resurrects Frank Marino | journal = Guitar Player | volume = 39 | issue = 4 | pages = 94–97 | publisher = | location = | date = April 2005 | url = | issn = | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2009-10-17 He released Eye of the Storm , and went on tour again, playing more improvisational shows. Frank is still active, recording and touring under his own name. He has also been involved in blues recordings with other artists as well, playing on tribute albums to Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan .
Technique and equipment
Besides Jimi Hendrix, Marino acknowledged the influence of John Cipollina, Duane Allman , Johnny Winter , and Carlos Santana . He plays blues, heavy metal, and improvisational styles; one of his notable tricks is playing (live) a lick as if it were played backwards, with the help of only a volume pedal and a delay. His style has influenced many guitar players, including Zakk Wylde cite journal | last = Chappell | first = John | title = Repeat Offender: Zakk Wylde Reboards Ozzy's Crazy Train | journal = Guitar Player | volume = 36 | issue = 3 | pages = 64–67 | date = March 2002 | accessdate = 2009-10-17 and Eric Gales and Paul Gilbert.cite journal | last = Hammond | first = Shawn | title = Pickups: Eric Gales | journal = Guitar Player | volume = 35 | issue = 8 | page = 55 | date = August 2001 | accessdate = 2009-10-17 His tone is recognized by for instance Guitar Player , which called him a "full-spectrum guitar god," alongside Jeff Beck , Eddie Van Halen , and The Edge .cite journal | last = Gold | first = Jude | title = Gear Bench Test: Vintage Modern 2266 Head and 425A Cabinet | journal = Guitar Player | volume = 41 | issue = 7 | pages = 136–39 | date = July 2002 | accessdate = 2009-10-17
He is noted for complicated set-ups; according to Guitar Player , he has "an entire pedalboard ... assigned to hold the expression pedals that control the parameters of the effects on another pedalboard." In the past, he has built his own amplifiers to achieve the right sound; he also uses Fender Twin s. He currently uses a pre-amplifier he built himself, reminiscent of a Fender, and any available power amp, through a 2x15" Fane cabinet.Cite news | last = Byrd | first = James | title = Frank Marino: The Father of Fast | newspaper = Vintage Guitar | page = 22 | date = March 2011 | accessdate = 2011-01-09 Marino is a devoted Gibson SG player and uses them with the original PAF (pickup)|PAF pickups and two with DiMarzio humbucker s. He also has an SG with single-coil DiMarzio pickups.
Discography
Solo
'' The Power of Rock 'n' Roll (1981 Columbia Records|CBS )
Juggernaut (Frank Marino album)|Juggernaut (1982 Columbia Records ) U.S. #185Allmusic|class=artist|id=p19103/charts-awards|pure_url=yes Billboard, Allmusic
Full Circle (Frank Marino album)|Full Circle (1986)
From the Hip (Frank Marino album)|From the Hip (1990)
Bryan Lee: Live at the Old Absinthe House Bar Friday Night (1997)
Bryan Lee: Live at the Old Absinthe House Bar Saturday Night (1998)
Best of the Guitar Slingers (various artists) (2002)
Live and Loud (various artists) (2002)
Rock Thunder (various artists) (2002)
''Bryan Lee: Bryan Lee's Greatest Hits (2003)
''Rockin' 70s (various artists) (2004)
''Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir & the Jubilation Big Band - I'll Take You There (track 9) (2005)
Revolution - A Rock and Roll Tribute to The Beatles (various artists) (2005)
Doc Rock presents Classic Rock Weekend (various artists) (2006)
Vargas Blues Band - Flamenco Blues Experience (track 2) (2008)
Nos stars chantent le blues à Montréal - track 5. Who do you love? - Jonas (avec Frank Marino) (2010)
Tribute
Secondhand Smoke: A Tribute to Frank Marino (tracks by George Lynch (musician)|George Lynch , Ronnie Montrose , James Byrd (guitarist)|James Byrd , and others) (2005)
References
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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
Persondata | NAME = Marino, Frank | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Marino, Francesco Antonio (birth name) | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian guitarist | DATE OF BIRTH = November 20, 1954 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Marino, Frank Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:People from Montreal Category:Canadian people of Italian descent Category:Anglophone Quebec people Category:Canadian Christians Category:Canadian rock guitarists Category:Lead guitarists Category:Musicians from Montreal Category:Canadian vegetarians
