Frank Marzano
Originally from Chicago, IL, Frank began playing guitar and writing songs in high school. During the 1980's, Frank co-founded the band Childhood's End, which gigged regularly throughout the Chicago area until breaking up in 1991.
Frank continued to hone his guitar and songwriting skills with the acquisition of a 4-track tape recorder. In 1995, he relocated to Edinboro, PA, and in 1999 he recorded his first CD, FOUL WEATHER FRIEND.
After the release of FOUL WEATHER FRIEND, Frank took his trusty Gibson and began playing acoustic gigs at bars and coffeehouses throughout the tri-state region (northwest Pennsylvania, northeast Ohio, and western New York), as well as larger cities like Rochester and Cleveland. During the summer of 2001, Frank began recording for what would eventually become his follow-up CD.
Frank recorded on and off for the next five years, playing 6- and 12-string guitar, bass, dobro, mandolin, keyboards, and percussion. By the end of 2006 he had assembled enough material for another CD, BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME.
The music on BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME is a cheerful hodge-podge of Beatlesque pop-rock, ballads, doo-wop, and folk, tackling such diverse subjects as romance, city life, divorce and single motherhood. The Japanese music blog, Future United of Blue, declared it the #4 album of 2007, alongside major-label releases from the likes of The Smithereens and Queens of the Stone Age. One of his songs, “Drink Her Goodbye”, was covered in 2009 by Canadian artist Jaimie Vernon.
In addition to his regular day job, Frank continues to write prolifically and plays bars, coffeehouses, and open mic nights on an almost weekly basis, as well as sitting in with other local musicians such as Tom Hitt, Tommy Link, and Jerry Gaff. Twice a year, he mounts a 10-week tour of senior centers throughout northwest Pennsylvania. He is currently at work on a third CD, expected to be completed in 2013.
As influences, Frank cites artists from the 60's and 70's like The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Klaatu, "bands with a strong emphasis on songwriting."
Frank realized one of his greatest ambitions in 2002, when he got the chance to play at the Baggot Inn in New York City. Otherwise, Frank's aspirations are simple: to take his music as far as it will go. "If I'm capable of playing Carnegie Hall, then I want to do that. If the best I can do is a street corner in Edinboro, PA, then I'll do that, too."