Frank,

As a young guitar player enthralled with and moved by the sonic colors, textures and expression that we call the blues, I am very pleased to have discovered you. I have been captivated by the raw emotion coming from players ranging from robert johnson to jimi to stevie and beyond, but I was not aware of you until a talented local bluesman, mentor, and close friend turned me on. The story behind your entry into the world of music is something I can relate to very well. Your playing echos many of those who have passed, yet you manage to always make it you - the stories told by your sounds are you- and I certainly find inspiration in your expression, tone, composition and of course, and least importantly, your badass nasty chops. Thanks for the music and the inspiration. Peace.

Just an old friend from Montreal. I wonder if Frank still has that Ovation nylon stringed acoustic/electric I sold him at one of my gigs in old Montreal in 1976? Frank, Jacque Blais and myself jammed a little that night. we had fun. I have'nt seen him since the Kansas concert in Boston in 1978/1979. I hope lifes treating him well. I sent him an email and hope he responds. It would be nice to hear from him.

Peace,

Jesse Otten

ok, Grettings from Guatemala, maybe it sounds rare to you, but in my country we love Mahogany Rush´s Music, and the most important of all is that we still listen the old lp´s and the new cd´s of course, so right now knowing that you are still playing is a big surprise and it is a great new that Frank Marino is still alive, and by the way I like the whole discography of Frank and Mahogany Rush, all of them are great for me, congratulations for this nice web page.

We´ll be in touch

Sergio Quiquivix

Mahogany Rush, Frank Marino &Mahogany Rush, and Frank Marinoare longtime favorite music ofmine. I rarely see them on internetradio stations' playlists, and neverseen a music video by them. Whatall such stations do have you knowof, and if Frank doesn't want tomake typically elaborate storytellacting music videos, how about juststraight on-stage live performancesongs for music tv channels to airheighten promote them?

.....well wasn't able to get to any of the shows on the october '06 tour but hope you will add more dates and tour some more of the country. Saw you at the "uptown theater" here for the juggernaut tour. Had also seen you in "buffalo" new york a couple of times. Glad your back frank...hope you put out that dvd and continue to tour. Nobody comes close to your playing....NOBODY. At the century theater in buffalo (maybe it was sheas?)....you spun your guitar around and put it directly in front of me and i wacked it thee times....great show. AW YEAH BABY........

Hey Frank, Saw you for the first time in Atlantic City N.J. As I expected you are fantastic. Thank you for a great show. Hope to see you out again soon. Ken Lawver

been a fan for 30 yrs...............excellent tunes...

Frank,
Not only have I always love your band and music, I saw you in the Grenada Theatre in Sherbooke in 1978 I think. We were so enthusiastic, you started out slow and built up momentum until we were all screaming for more and more encores that I'm sure we wore you out. I've been to Woodstock, seen Zappa, Led Zeppelin, and others back then, but your concert was at the top. What fun it was! I saw the Allman Brothers in 1970 just before Duane was killed (outside in Montreal), even snuck a tape recorder in and got lots of the concert. Any chance someone has a recording of the Grenada one?

It was a time period, eh?

All the best,
Bruce Herring

Hope you come back to CA soon. Missed the Coach House show.

Bob

Hi Frank, i'm really excited to signed you're guest book!.Comme je sais que tu parles francais je te laisserais donc ce message en francais...
Tu es pour moi LE meilleur guitariste que j'ai vu...(12 @15 fois) et à chaque fois ce fût magigue !!!et je dois te dire que j'ai vu plus de 350 shows , de Zappa à Page en passant par Winter,Beck,Satriani etc..tu es LE meilleur!!
Continue de faire rouler le rock comme seul toi sait le faire et Salutations à Francine et les enfants....Keep on rockin and carry on singin buddy!!!

I have seen you live since 1989, but your opening song this year at the Catalyst sucked the life out of me! Very very powerful. Hope your relationship with the Lord continues to grow, your brother in Christ, Peace!

the best in the world

Hey Frank! What's happening. I'm just sittin' in school. I finally got to listen to World Anthem. I love it. Especially "Requiem for a Sinner". My dad has almost all your albums and he gave me "Strange Universe", and "World Anthem". On Strange universe, I like, king who stole the universe, and my favorite Land of 1000 nights. I missed your concert on Oct.10 in Cleveland. The tickets were too expensive. Maybe next time around I'll to see you. Keep Rockin'

best fuck'in guitarist known to man or beast

Saw you in Orlando FL, at the Tangerine Bowl in 1979. Why did you walk off stage early in your set and you never returned to the stage? Please reply if at all possible to my email. After that you never came back to Florida. Will you ever come back.......ya'll are so great and we would love to see you in concert soon....thank you for any reply you may give me. Dan/Ratt/Slim and Ellen!!!!

i SAW FRANK MARINO WITH AL DIEMOLA @ THE SHEA'S IN BUFFALO NY MID SEVENTIES I WAS NEVER BLOWN AWAY LIKE THAT @ A CONCERT IT'S STILL IN MY MEMORY AS A DEFINING MOMENT OF HEARING ONE OF THE GREATS i WISH YOU GUYS WOULD PLAY BUFFALO ON YOUR CURRENT TOUR WE ALWAYS BACK FRANK MARINO SHOWS HERE GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR TOUR

I first saw Frank & the band back in 1977 I think at a cheap rock show that included bands I never heard of including Mahogany Rush In Rochester NY. Frank came out and the first lick on his guitar had me hooked. I had never seen or heard such incredible intensity, power, mastery of the guitar and pure talent before. I was blown away.
The last time I saw Frank live was at some totally forgetable place here in Louisville called "Cliffhangers"about 6 or7 years ago What a total waste of talent. Frank played his guts out to less than 100 people for the better of three hours. As I sat and was once again bown away by his ablilities I couldn't help but think that it was such a shame so many people don't even know who Frank is.
Frank, don't bother coming here to Louisville any more. These country bumpkins don't know how to rock. Let me come to you. You are the greatest. I love your music, your songs , your style, your talent. Rock On!
P.S. I never went back to Cliffhangers. They closed not long after.

hello frank,sure glad you came back around,was loosing hope for exceptional guitarists in this day and age.no one plays lead guitar much anymore.anyway i've been a fan since about 1975-76 something like that.i too play guitar and jimi was my first inspiration...then i heard mahogany rush and knew thats what i want to play.there is very noticable frank marino influence in my playing.thank you frank for the inspiration then and now.....thought i was getting old....too old to gig again but seeing you in santa cruz revitalized my spark and desire to continue practicing and sharpening my skills.frank you are one of the most mezmerizing musians,so versitile,love the way you utilize every note,harmonic,hammer,slide,bend.....etc.awesome frank! we know your just like all of us but some how you seem to be up there ...on a pedistal..almost god like...lol.thanks again frank and keep rockin' and keep touring we'd come see you every time. gary f......a.k.a. (guitar gary )

I have always been amazed by the virtuosity of Frank's playing. Seeing him perform on this recent tour I heard a lot of new chops or at least some stuff that I haven't heard him perform before. It's really awesome to see a great musician get better and better over the years. So many of them seem to peak out or lose some of their luster later in their careers. Being a musician myself, seeing Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush again in concert after so many years, and perform on such an unprecedented level, is not only inspiring, but a validation of things that I have believed myself. That rock 'n roll doesn't have to change and great players like Marino carry the torch of this art form.

I was a big fan back in the day. Ipunched up your site and was blownaway.I turned on your mp3 player and listened to your albums.I have not listsned to any of them in years.It brought back a lot of memories.I thank you for that. I would love to see you in concert. Any chance of you coming to Washington. Well got to go,thanks a lot for the memories.Take care hope to see ya.