Frank Marino

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This article refers to rock guitarist Frank Marino. For other uses, see Frank Marino (disambiguation).

Frank Marino

Born	November 20, 1954 in Montreal, Canada
Genre(s)	Hard rock Blues
Affiliation(s)	Mahogany Rush
Notable guitars	Gibson SG
Years active	1970 - present

Frank Marino, born November 20, 1954 in Montreal, is the guitarist and leader of Canadian Hard rock band Mahogany Rush. 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 says the name Mahogany Rush was less a band name and more a description of the entire experience of taking the drug acid.

Early on in his career, it was claimed on the press that he has stated that he is an reincarnation of Jimi Hendrix, a claim that was substantiated by his playing of Hendrix classics with considerable virtuosity. This claim was dismissed by Marino himself as a 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 MySpace page for Frank Marino & Mahagony Rush.

Marino is still active (as of 2007)recording and touring under his own name and has also been involved in blues recordings with other artists as well. Marino's first album, "Maxoom", was recorded when he was only 16.