Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush Live on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert TV Show 1975

[@randywright3281]

I saw Mahogany Rush at Cal Jam II in '75, then waited in line all night (before Ticketbastard) to get tix at the Long Beach Arena box office later the next year and scored front row/center seats! What an amazing trip that was! Frank...shredding and sweating right there in front of us! I continued to see him dozens of times...last time being about six years ago or so. He is one of the most incredible and underrated guitarists of all time...especially live!

[@giovannicampanaro7165]

Madison Sq Garden They had a $1.03 or 4 whatever station in NYC had them and ‘Kim Simmonds’Savoy Brown Buck o four

[@larryn2682]

The California Jam #2 I know of was in 1978. The original was in 1974.

[@randywright3281]

@larryn2682 ...I was at II...and it was '78. I, too, scored third row center at L.B. Both blew me away!

[@MatthewHackenberg-qz4db]

Mahogany rush did not play in California jam 1 which was in 1974 he played in California jam 2 which was in year 1978 I remember it was on TV I came home from school it was on channel 7

[@fire1777]

Such a shame when people talk about great guitarist Frankie Marino’s name never comes up.

[@Dolores5000]

Rest easy Jimmy Ayoub

[@cricket8646]

Ahh Don Kirschners Rock Concert when real rock music was on every Friday night !! DAMN I miss those days.

[@ronditchen6664]

I credit Don Kirschner's rock concerts For making me the Rock and roll fan I am today Nothing better than Being a teenager 14 in seventies never missed a show every Saturday night or Friday night Rush Cheap Trick mahogany rush Allman brothers band uriah heep Black Sabbath ACDC Too many to mention great music great times thanks don Wish we have that kind of entertainment today!

[@electrix6751]

Yep, same here! Those were some of the BEST years of my life. Pity the kids of today.

[@DaleBrotherton]

He'll yes! They should have that as a daily show on VH1. 🎸 🎶 ❤️

[@davidvasquez8658]

I agree! Thank GOD for Don Kirshners Rock Concert recordings. I had just seen Black Sabbath earlier.

[@giovannicampanaro7165]

@@ronditchen6664 I used to date Ron Delsener’s niece & we went backstage met a lot of Rockstars (I Was in high school)

[@giovannicampanaro7165]

Wish I met him Saw few times Last was BBkings NYCHeard he has medical problems

[@DonaldWebber-o9v]

The minute i heard Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush Live, i was hooked. The record company didn't know what to do with him, so they tried to make him another Hendrix. Should have let him be himself and play. He could play any genre which is why he was so fucking good

[@DethConsumer]

RIP Jimmy Ayoub

[@326vince]

Jimmy Ayoub was the best. He just rocked the shit outta everything he played! got to meet him. Great guy as well. RIP To an excellent rock drummer! God bless 4ever

[@EvansBrosRacing]

I actually remember this , loved this show , I was 13 years old , and music had a huge impact on growing up !

[@RobertRodriguez-i7y]

I still remember high school 1978 when a kid by the name of Chuck, loaned me a tape, and said listen to this band, they're called Frank Marino and Mohogany Rush. I'm still a fan, I have Frank Marino on my jogging playlist. Fortunately got to see him live. Amazing Amazing guitarist

[@StephenChadwick-rr5pm]

Definitely up there with all the best ,Frank can play all types and genres blues,funk, soul, jazz,Rock metal and shred,LEGEND

[@TheMajesticalAncient]

Probably one of the only hard rock bands that kept a psychedelia thing going throughout the 70s. And Marino is one of the best guitar slingers I've seen.

[@electrix6751]

You're correct. Frank never received the acclaim and kudos he should've received.

[@larryn2682]

@@electrix6751 his whole thing was mainly imitating Hendrix.

[@michaelcraig9449]

Not the only one at all.. Tons of psychedelia all through 70's. By its nature it is long song jam band stuff, so it was not in 3 minute hit song format. They called it prog rock in the 70's. Like YES and bands like that

[@TheMajesticalAncient]

@@michaelcraig9449 I was referring to heavy rock bands, not prog rock. Many heavy rock bands were particularly 'psychedelic' in the early 70s, such as Scorpions, UFO and Black Sabbath. By the late 70s most of the heavy bands were morphing into straight arena rock and heavy metal, while Marino's band continued to seem psychedelic throughout the 70s.

[@Todd918]

They were Acid rock early on. To an extent

[@kaybee4143]

Frank and Uli Jon (Ulrich) Roth were peas in a pod back in the 70's. They both took the Jimi Hendrix style to a new level. No one else matched their abilities in their respective style of playing back then. Tell me I'm wrong.

[@mikeglen6803]

You are in fact correct. Love Frank and Uli and Jimi

[@DanielRamirez-li6zc]

ANOTHER underrated Ax-Master.. This is what Rock n Roll is all about!

[@dennishaynes2334]

I saw this as a young kid on TV and was totally blown away and was a fan from there on out!!

[@electrix6751]

Same here, me too.

[@alancarver2511]

20 years old Frank with already 3 albums out!! Amazing talent!

[@michaelcraig9449]

SKILLS.. Talent alone does very little.

[@ClassofEighty2]

Bought the LIVE album in 78 when I was 14. Good thing I was alive back then for that. Burned it into my DNA.

[@JOHNTHOMPSON-wo2xu]

One of the best bands not many people have heard of..

[@brudan2]

Thank you for the memories Frank. Saw you a couple times in the 70s and you were awesome. Prayers go out to you. A statement from Frank Marino: With sorrow I am forced to announce my immediate retirement from touring, and possibly all things related to continuing my career, due to an unexpected and debilitating medical condition which makes it impossible for me to tour. I want to thank all the people who supported me all of the last half-century. I know that many were looking forward to seeing us play this fall and I was looking forward to getting out again and doing more shows, but it now appears that in the absence of a miraculous recovery, my Concert DVD (Live at the Agora) will constitute the last show I will ever have played. I ask any that are believers to include me in their prayers.

[@cbh440]

I had tickets to 2 shows that I had to get refunds for in 2021. So sad he had to cancel, and yes, my prayers are with Frank.

[@adrianacarey1812]

@@cbh440 b&6’

[@carcajoupatient2982]

I saw him live 3 times in the 90's. He signed all my albums. What a machine !

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

Thanks for getting it. Guys like Marino were not imitators, they're carrying the torch. By playing this type of music they were honoring the man.

[@electrix6751]

Damn right. Only numskulls think that (i.e., guys like Marino were "imitating" Hendrix).

[@larryn2682]

@@electrix6751 they were...

[@RhysAZ2024]

I saw Frank and Mahogany Rush at the 2nd concert ever at Giants stadium. Ted Nugent and Aerosmith on the bill. Frank blew us away.

[@philturner6642]

About this time a friend gave me a copy of frank Marino live..I was ate up with it.one of the best live albums of all time.he can really play..I can't give points for creativity but the feeling and intensity was sure there

[@326vince]

Frank nailing the ending to Jimi Hendrix,Houses Burning Down live at end of A New Rock and Roll is insane!

[@jeffreydahlen2178]

Thank God for Frank Marino !

[@michaelcraig9449]

I cant believe this video only has 320 thumbs up right now. All Franks videos should have millions of views. If you ever saw him in concert, it was way more mind blowing than you can see on a video

[@dangroat4438]

I saw him so close in a small venue that he was actually sweating on me ( I was pressed up against the stage at the time ). Still to this day the most awesome concert experience I have had, and I have been to plenty of concerts over the years.

[@glenchesnick6131]

I seen frank Marino and mahogany rush in Cleveland Ohio at the music hall in 1975 great guitarist and band we sat in the 5th row general admission never forget it such power and knowledge of the guitar saw. Him with my cousin Gail.

[@showservices1]

this Don Kirshners concert changed my life forever

[@normthebaker7305]

I remember seeing these guys playing in church basements in Ville D'Anjou for $2. and they supplied the pizza. I also saw them open for John Mayall at the forum sometime in 1974. They were a great live band to see.

[@cosmicman621]

...well that is just as far-out as it gets...did you see 70’s..rush?cheers from Australia

[@chriscampbell9191]

Wow. I remember reading about them in Beetle magazine, some Canadian rock mag. This was before Child Of The Novelty came out in the US. Said they were from Montreal. To an American at the time, Montreal wasn't known as a rock city. When I got the album, I learned otherwise. :-) Peace.

[@airzillarocks]

Stellar rock, greatly missed these days... \m/

[@mediclimber]

This was my introduction to Frank and Mahogany Rush and I've been listening ever since.

[@JOHNTHOMPSON-wo2xu]

And this folks, is ROCK & ROLL....

[@mikebledsoe2315]

*Met Frank Marino when Mahogany Rush 1st came to Atlanta; Paul Harwood, Jimmy Ayoub, and their manager Paul Levesque were all very friendly and humble to my friend and me. From that time on whenever they came to Atlanta I always had 2 tickets at will call. Jimi Hendrix inspired me to play guitar but Frank Marino influenced me. I remember watching this when it 1st aired. Mahogany Rush always brought it when they played. ✌❤ & 🎶*

[@HendrixJHE]

Great story, thanks for sharing man. I am in Canada so always enjoyed Frank's music. I am big time into Jimi, but Frank and SRV were just fantastic too! I will be posting a few more Mahogany Rush clips in coming days. Hope you enjoy those too!

[@cosmicman621]

HendrixJHE Classic Rock Video Archive ...I was lucky enuf to see..SRV..in Australia..83..84..85...still have the first t.shirt

[@HendrixJHE]

@@cosmicman621 I saw him on Live Alive and In Step tours but would have been sweet to see him in 83!! Good stuff that you saw his 3 years running!

[@stewartlybrand61]

I am fortunate to have seen both Hendrix and Mahogany Rush in Hotlanta. Underground in 77 and then Marino at the Road Atlanta concert in 80. Marino Stevie and Robin are examples of what Hendrix could have matured too if he was still alive.

[@zandig666]

This is the stuff you'd hear in the 80s n 90s Frank would absolutely BLOW THE DOORS OFF venues !!

[@santiago77920]

Mahogany Rush so underrated, I never missed Rock Concert. Rock Concert was so cutting edge and made The Midnight Special seemed tame. Although Midnight would @ times have some obscure bands. I remember blasting Frank Marino in my car on my Craig power play Am Fm stereo cassette.When you turned it up all the way the red light would come and you were in stereo heaven with absolutely no distortion. Man the old days!

[@nasticanasta]

The greatest unsung Guitar Slinger on earth!!!

[@cosmicman621]

...thanks for this classic upload.fine sound and pic quality.talkin bout’ a feelin..at 12 min..shows how jimmy ayoub is one of the greatest drummers.cheers.

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

Total beast.

[@Pollock1961]

The best jam i have heard yet

[@edflynn3281]

Ah yes, when late night Saturday TV rocked balls. I got to see Frank Marino just a few feet from the stage at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY in the mid-80's.

[@strangeuniverse1199]

He would let people stand a few feet from the stage at his concerts and it did not bother him. It would have bothered me

[@edflynn3281]

@@strangeuniverse1199 When you play a club and there's no barriers, you have to expect people to be right up there.

[@michaelcraig9449]

@@strangeuniverse1199 Then do not ever get on stage!

[@michaelcraig9449]

Do you pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?

[@dwightschoener5931]

Saw these guys a three times in the 70's. Freaking awesome. Glad I found this.

[@carlostavares-t3g]

Saw them open for Queen at the Avery Fisher Hall in nyc.1975...great show..

[@MrNobodysSanctuary]

Always one of my favorite guitarist! 🤘

[@mediclimber]

Frank came to the Sellersville Theater several times. I saw him there three times. Fantastic each time.

[@purplejoe6914]

It is apparent that not enuf humans saw this massive talent

[@JG-no3iz]

Not sure how i made it 50 years, 100 plus rock shows and never heard of this guy. Awesome.

[@HendrixJHE]

Might be due to fact he is Canadian?

[@JG-no3iz]

Must be. I followed SRV, caught Gary Moore a few times, thought I was up on Guitar players. Heard Zac Wild mention Frank Marino and started digging. Glad I found him. Never too late to crank up the Stereo (well..iphone now). @@HendrixJHE

[@tubetea]

Wow, we had a dj in B'ham Alabama back in the 70s who loved Frank , that's how I found out about him, back when FM radio didn't play the same songs over and over. Never got to see him live though.

[@mickknight6963]

Whew! Saw Frank in Atlanta, '82, in some big club. So good....SO LOUD! Bass & drummer, awesome, too!! ✌😎

[@robbierussell9536]

Simply the best

[@vincegedeon6583]

Drummer is just killing it🤘🔥🤘

[@mikebledsoe2315]

*Jimmy Ayoub on drums Paul Harwood on bass.*

[@LJA46]

Saw him at a Day on the Green in Oakland(1979) and he was clearly the baddest guitar player there, even with Ted and Angus and Joe Perry. I also had tickets to see him and Covid hit so it got postponed, and then he became ill and retired. Really bummed but I hope you recuperates!

[@slayrad]

i was there too!

[@DuaneMcfate]

Cal jam 2 nine miles from home we all went to see uncle Ted first and not the only we all split a sheet of acid about right at that time the man him self frank Marino stepped on stage I was hucked 11 years old with my uncles and two of my brother's I've lived the dream God bless frank Marino ted nugent and the rest of the gang peace out.

[@edbeard6006]

I had the Strange Universe album and it got a skip in it, however, the skip was in the perfect spot to keep repeating an incredible guitar riff over and over. When people would come over and get high I would play it and wait to see how long it would take before they would notice the same riff was repeating. Sometimes they never would... they would just groove on it!

[@johnmahan172]

LOL!

[@davidpeterson144]

Love it bwahhhhhhhhhaaa, Hey!!! Don't bogart that joint my friend, pass that on over here.

[@geraldskinner63]

That's Awesome.. Every stoner I knew back in the day had a copy of "FM&MR Live" What a great record!

[@ernestfoss1968]

funny I get it

[@elimccrae5349]

Sounds like something I would do lol

[@jonsmith848]

Fortunately I purchased Child of the Novelty back in the 70's

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

From 13:30 to 21:00, 7:30 minutes of epic face melting guitar insanity.

[@terrylandess6072]

The Gibson SG is truly an underrated iconic guitar. While the Stratocaster and Les Paul seemed to be the 'Ford/Chevy' of rock guitar legend, the SG was always there....

[@markravitz1684]

Nobody can touch this guy! He also had the best hair in Rock and Roll

[@jeffreydahlen2178]

Brilliance Defined !

[@highschoolbigshot]

When they did that strobe thing on world anthem it blew me away, didn't even care bout seeing Aerosmith even though that's why I was there.

[@pumasgoya]

Back when I was a kid when I'd ask if someone knew about Rush they'd ask: Mahogany Rush? Later it was the other way around.

[@catadjusterdave]

Ed great story. This tune "Strange Universe" and that story defines the 70's!!

[@jamesroman9081]

This is awesome!! A young Paul Harwood crushing the bass! The other guys are pretty good too

[@Flare4roach]

In all that flash and dexterity, Frank rarely uses his pinky finger. Astonishing!

[@terrylandess6072]

This TV show is why we ended up with MTV - back when MTV had music.....

[@electrix6751]

Yep. MTV sucks. I haven't watched it in decades, not since the Beavis & Butthead and MTV Unplugged days of the early-mid 1990s.

[@kerrycollins9597]

Love it

[@cricket8646]

DAMN if one closes their eyes they can see Hendrix on Talkin Bout a Feelin !!

[@johnathanraye5346]

You should hear him do all along the watch tower.....

[@salami124]

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[@turuntashtheboo7681]

I LOOOOVE KZbin ! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@MrNewton1961]

From 3:30 minutes onwards they do the lever tricks Hendrix created in "House Burning Down", and at 3:50 onwards he literally transcribes the ending of this song where Hendrix simulates a motorcycle in his recording! Very cool!

[@HendrixJHE]

Nice catch! And thanks for sharing that. As you can tell by my channel name, HUGE Jimi fan here so always nice to see someone else versed in Jimi in a big way!

[@baronvontourettes]

I hear Jimi but there’s also a similarity to Robin Trower.

[@electrix6751]

A "Hendrix copycat" like numbskulls and amateurs claim? *NO.* Hendrix-like? Yes, of course, but not in every way. When I hear Frank play I hear Frank Marino not Frank Marino trying to copy Jimi Hendrix (which he could mimic pretty damn well). Nuff said.

[@mikehasenuik3876]

He did claim he was a reincarnated hendrix......

[@SuperServant01]

No he never did!!

[@michaelcraig9449]

@@mikehasenuik3876 No he did not, the rumor and drama media said that. Frank never said it seriously, he laughed about it some.

[@jettechdonatkins]

Frank takes what Jimi did to a whole different level!

[@JackMagiclydelicious]

Bass player is incredible, name?

[@richardhincemon9423]

Paul Harwood

[@fabienlamour3644]

To play on Frank Marino's team you must be incredible .....

[@drumgk]

Love Frank and the boys! I hope franks health gets better! One of the great rock guitar players! Did he borrow Ace Frehley’s boots?

[@michaelcraig9449]

Ace was not qualified to lick his boots! NO this was the style back then, platform shoes and boots for a couple years, even non musicians just regular folks wore them some.

[@rogerdaigle7575]

8:50 best part

[@FRED-sr4me]

Wow he looks just like Ric Mar the mullet man on KZbin. I thought it was him but it's the wrong video

[@dr.know-it-all5148]

People told him he looked like a gay gigilo. After this he only wore leather suits.

[@michaelcraig9449]

I saw Frank in a billing with Humble Pie, not bad, Mothers Finest, ok, and Angel was headliner over Frank! That was not a good billing at all.. That was like The Monkees and Jimi Hendrix..not even close at all..

[@evilstenchprod1591]

That tour they bands rotated the headline spot. I was disappointed when I saw this tour, after having seen the spectacular performance on the "Tales From The Unexpected" tour in 1979 where they played for two and a half hours including four encores!

[@jimcook8933]

I think if you were to ask Jimi who the better player was......

[@boxychubbo6922]

Would he say himself for the dude ripping him off? 😂

[@stepanbandera5206]

He would say Leslie West. Look it up. Frank is in my top 3 though.👍

[@ColKurtz-xr9ie]

He always said Terry Kath of Chicago.

[@TURTLES_FOR_LIFEEE]

@@ColKurtz-xr9ie He was humble be real

[@kennyblackbird5674]

​@@TURTLES_FOR_LIFEEEunlike Eddie Van Halen but Ed was a brilliant rock and roll guitar player even as far back as 1974! I like Frank and Uli J. Roth the most though.

[@amoruzz]

That drummer looks familiar?

[@dangroat4438]

. His name is Jimmy Ayoub. The bass player was Paul Harwood. On the earlier footage Vince Marino also appears.

[@amoruzz]

@@dangroat4438 Thank you Dan! I was getting a little bit of a "Corky Lang" vibe off him. Luv Corky too! 👍

[@dangroat4438]

@@amoruzz To me he reminded me of Anysley Dunbar as well as a little bit of Corky Laing. Great drummer nonetheless.

[@amoruzz]

@@dangroat4438 Kool 👍

[@Todd918]

Jimmy Ayoub is the drummer

[@siliyemoodislam]

The bassist was hiding behind the wall

[@jupiterlegrand4817]

Frank is a real good player and seems like a heck of a nice guy...but GEEZ, ya' think you could sound any more like Hendrix? I mean that 2nd tune was Third Rock from the Sun with a slightly different melody. Same "swooshing" wind, same spoken word thing...but what the heck, still fun to hear.

[@jupiterlegrand4817]

...and you'll....never hear...surf music again...

[@chriscampbell9191]

True. Two of the three songs were off the second Canadian album, which was more Hendrixy than the second two albums, where I think Marino found more of his own sound. Tales of The Spanish Warrior really doesn't sound all that much like Hendrix, for example. Either way, he definitely could play and hit some great notes.

[@electrix6751]

_"Frank is a real good player and seems like a heck of a nice guy...but GEEZ, ya' think you could sound any more like Hendrix? "_ What's wrong with that? YOU make it sound like it's an easy feat (sounding Hendrix-like)! Well, let me tell you something buddy, it sure as hell isn't! Also, Jimi Hendrix DOES NOT HAVE A COPYRIGHT on that ""swooshing" wind, same spoken word thing."

[@cricket8646]

The first shot of the drummer looks like Pete Way of UFO.

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

Jimmy needed a breather after NKRR. 😆

[@larryn2682]

The main riff to Boney Maroney.

[@larryn2682]

And traces back to New Orleans Creole R&B.

[@stewartlybrand61]

I could see a live concert every Saturday night! from the trips music of Mahogany Rush to the blues of Albert King. Black Sabbath or Frank Zappa.Motor Head was doing it to the man on Kirsners and the network said no more of this and began to do anything to end our battle of the bands. The Wolf man began to replace the show and finaly no more saturday night jam. Bored as shit and channel surfing I ran across ETV and like a bona fide miracle The Don Kirshner's ^rock concert with Johnny Winter and Rick Derringer was in the middle of Mean Town Blues. Damn I am truly a fortunate man to have been right in the damn middle of the time when music changed the whole damn world! What in Gods name happened? Fucking people supporting the most dangerous idiot we have ever had and is setting us up for another year of the witch and it will be the one that we may not win. No allied force and no real friends to back us up. Vote for Freedom and Justice for All before it's to late! vote blue on !1/3/2020

[@robertluck3127]

How about enjoying the video and keep your political bullshit to yourself!

[@juliusschwencke142]

..hahaha. Now you've got an imbecile in the White House, who doesn't even what day it is! Be careful what you wish for. But yup, rock n roll is where we go to get away from it all. Greetings from Down Under.

[@jamesdemestihas9904]

awful audio

[@frontdesk9662]

Agreed, but I'm just happy this delightful footage still exists

[@nowayinhell91]

It just hit me how much Jane’s Addiction takes from Frank …