Marc Ford

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Marc Ford (born April 13, 1966) is an American blues-rock guitarist.

He is a former lead guitarist of the rock and roll jam band Burning Tree, Marc Ford & The Neptune Blues Club, Jefferson Steelflex, Fuzz Machine, and Marc Ford & The Sinners, as the lead guitarist.

In The Magpie Salute, he is currently performing with other former Black Crows members.

Early life

Ford was born in Long Beach, California, United States.

In bands like Citadel Ltd & Head, Ford came out of playing the Southern California/Los Angeles underground rock scene in the early/mid-eighties. He performed on Jack Grisham's self-titled 1984 album, as well as guitar on his own at www.ol.com. "Mark Ford" is the name of the band Cathedral of Tears, on which he is credited as "Mark Ford." Mickey Finn of Jetboy, Sami Yaffa of Hanoi Rocks/Jetboy, and several other performers appearing outside of their main bands, and he appeared in the first LA game for the former Hanoi Rocks singer in 1988. D'Amour/L.A. Ford has also played with early Dogs D'Amour/L.A. Robert Stoddard, a gunman, was in The Scarecrows, an Orange County band.

Citadel Ltd/Head, a blues-rock band that featured Ford on guitars and vocals, Mark Dutton on bass and vocals, and Doni Gray on drums and vocals, all evolved into Burning Tree, a power trio featuring Ford on guitars and vocals, in the late eighties. Burning Tree debuted on Epic Records in 1990, a self-titled debut album. Burning Tree, a commercial failure but a critical success, welcomed the group to tour extensively through the remainder of 1990 and 1991. Ford was forced to leave the Black Crows, for whom Burning Tree had opened on their first (and only) tour.

Marc Ford appeared with the Black Crows a couple of times in mid-1991, performing "Dreams," the Allman Brothers Band's greatest hit.

Ford was asked to fill the void after the Black Crowes severed their friendship with their original guitarist Jeff Cease. He accepted the invitation, and Guns N' Roses was requested a few days later. Ford refused. Guns N' Roses were in the middle of a massive stadium world tour at the time. If he joined them, Ford predicted in 2017 that he would probably be dead now.

Ford took the Crows' catalogue to record their 1992 sophomore album, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. The album debuted at number one on Billboard's top charts and was given a double platinum award for sales. Ford appeared on the next two Black Crows albums, Amorica (1994) and Three Snakes and One Charm (1996), and was also responsible for tracks from the band's two unreleased albums (1993's Tall and 1997's Band, which was later released together as The Lost Crows). His contribution to the Black Crows' sound, which consisted mainly of slide guitar and southern twang, helped identify the band at the time. Rich Robinson's ability to adapt to his core songwriter Rich Robinson's music and snazzy rhythm guitar sound solidified him and Robinson as the preeminent guitar pair of the 1990s.

Ford performed slide guitar on Thee Hypnotics' 1994 album The Very Crystal Speed Machine, which was produced by Chris Robinson.

Following the band's stint on the summer-long Furthur Festival tour, Ford was dropped from the Black Crows in late 1997. Chris and Rich Robinson, the Black Crows' chief, cited Ford's heavy drug use as the reason for his dismissal, a reason that was confirmed shortly after the guitarist's departure from a rehabilitation center soon after.

Ford introduced Marc Ford and the Uninvited after he was dropped from the Black Crows. He appeared with Gov't Mule several times before joining the Chris Stills Band for a summer tour in 1998. Ford left the Chris Stills Band to form Federale, a joint venture between himself and Luther Russell that was later joined by drummer Jimi Bott and bassist Freddy Trujillo). Interscope Records, a major label, paid the band a visit. Federale toured briefly, opening for acts such as Gov't Mule, but the group was disbanded after Interscope Records was purchased by Universal Music Group, but it was eventually ended.

During 2000, Ford joined the Pink Floyd/blues jam/tribute band Blue Floyd, which originally featured Allen Woody (guitar, bass), Matt Abts (keyboards), and Berry Oakley Jr. (bass). At the end of 2001, Ford stopped Blue Floyd, opting to go solo once more. Ford's Chris Robinson performed a set in January 2002 in Malibu, California, for the first time since Ford and Robinson's separation from the Black Crows nearly five years ago. Robinson reunited Ford at the Malibu Inn two weeks later, announcing that they had made amends. "Sunday Sound" by Ford co-wrote a track featured on Robinson's solo debut, New Earth Mud, was included on Robinson's solo debut.

Ford decided to form a full-fledged electric band after an acoustic stint at the Malibu Inn. In early 2002, the Sinners' Berry Oakley Jr. (bass) and Gootch (keys) and Chris Joyner (keys) performed together, and Gootch (drums) and Gootch (keys) and Chris Joyner (keys) appeared. During the tour, Ford took time out (with and without The Sinners) to record tracks for his debut album entitled It's About Time, which was released on Anko Records in the fall of 2002.

Marc Ford and The Sinners were the first to be in charge of Lucinda Williams' ongoing tour in 2003. Ford accepted an invitation to work with Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, relegating The Sinners to an indefinite hiatus later this year. For the majority of 2003, Ford Toured with Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, from which their live EP Live at the Hollywood Bowl was drawn. Ford continued his friendship with Ben Harper and his band through the summer of 2004, focusing on Harper's time with The Blind Boys of Alabama, When he was called to rejoin the Black Crowes for their "All Join Hands" reunion tour, he stayed "Alive."

The Robinson brothers reformed the Black Crowes in early 2005 for a string of gigs and (later) a new album. Marc Ford would return to the lead guitar position in March 2005. Ford never broke his friendship with Harper, though he appeared on his 2006 album Both Sides of the Gun and appearing at a handful of shows in support as an active member of The Black Crows.

From the summer of 2006, Ford toured with the Black Crows. Despite some new songs being performed live on stage, no new studio stuff was ever released. Ford's lawyer told the Black Crows' management that the guitarist would no longer be a member of the band immediately on September 5, 2006, just days before he was supposed to arrive on the road for the fall leg of the continuing Black Crowes reunion tour. Ford released a press release the next day announcing that he had left the Crows to guard his hard-fought sobriety, and that he had recently released an album for up-andcoming artists, the Pawnshop Kings and Ryan Bingham.

Ford revealed in a November 2006 interview with Hittin' the Note magazine that he is legally forbidden from discussing his time in the Black Crows during the period 2005-2006. Ford revealed that this contractual stipulation was "in perpetuity" in a subsequent interview with the magazine.

Ford reunited with his Burning Tree bandmates for three gigs at the King King King in Hollywood, California, a few weeks after his sudden departure from the Black Crows. Ford enlisted Doni Gray, his bandmate, Muddy, and his son Elijah Ford for a new studio album that he had started preproduction on following the impromptu dates. Weary and Wired, the guitarist's more guitar-based album, was released on March 13, 2007, on Shrapnel Records' subdivision Blues Bureau, branded as a more guitar-based recording. Ford's feature interview on the front page of jam-band-oriented music magazine Hittin' the Note (Issue #52) coincided with the release of Weary and Wired.

Ford's new album was on the road throughout 2007, with bandmates Mark "Muddy" Dutton, Elijah Ford, and new drummer Dennis Morehouse. The band appeared in the United States, as well as select dates in Spain, Germany, Russia, and a handful of European festivals, as well as select dates. Ford unveiled six new songs on the tour, hinting at another album on the way. The tour continued through the end of 2007, when Ford took a short break.

Early in 2008, Ford performed occasional shows on the West Coast, some with his Fuzz Machine band and others with Jefferson Steelflex, a new venture. Elijah Ford and his son Elijah joined Ryan Bingham on tour for several dates on his tour, performing songs from Ford's own record Mescalito. In the summer of 2008, Ford played slide guitar on Bingham's appearances on The Tonight Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

At Compound Studios in Signal Hill, California, Ford introduced Steepwater Band's next studio effort, tentatively named Grace & Melody, released in November 2008. (Recording began in the first week of May 2008). Ford first met the Chicago-based power trio when their bands first paid out a festival bill in Bilbao, Spain (in the summer of 2007). Following a sit-in by his bandmate/son Elijah, Ford joined the band on stage to jam on two songs, including a cover of Neil Young's "Cortez the Killer." The Steepwater Band later performed at the Double Door in Chicago on July 26, 2007, ; this time Jeff Massey and Tod Bowers (of Steepwater Band) joined Ford's band for their encore. Ford approached the trio shortly about their upcoming venture.

Ford's latest record would be available online and in stores in early August 2008, according to the company's name (via his own website). The Neptune Blues Club, founded Marc Ford, features completely new content from the band's newest iteration (himself on guitars and vocals, Mike Malone on keyboards and vocals, Anthony Arvizu on drums, and John Bazz on upright bass). This latest iteration of his band is a minor reconfiguration of the Jefferson Steelflex band, which had appeared earlier this year in the year before Ford's brief stint with Ryan Bingham.

Ford took up lead guitar at the Vineyard Community Church in Laguna Niguel, California, during the latter part of 2008. He produced and contributed guitar to Vineyard Music artist Chris Lizotte's album, Signal Hill Revival, which was released in early 2009. Ford's links with both the church and Lizotte continue to this day.

The Neptune Blues Club was rumored to be on its second visit to Compound Studios in early 2009. However, Ford's relationship with Shrapnel Records' affiliate Blues Bureau had ended shortly after 2008's Neptune Blues Club, and the Neptune Blues Club's contract with the Neptune Blues Club had come to an end by mid-2009. "Shalomar Dreams," one of the session's sole tracks, was released by online retailer BandCamp.com; it is the only product from the second album sessions to date.

Ford was revealed in May 2009 that Booker T. Jones, a blues musician, will appear in the touring band (of Booker T. & the MG's fame). Ford was confirmed as the guitarist from June to September 2009.

Ford built a website in the fall 2009 to display and promote the selling of his solo collection of soundboard recordings. Since the shows were announced, the Neptune Blues Club is the primary focus. It is uncertain if the website will cover other periods of Ford's solo career.

In February 2010, Ford released Fuzz Machine, his fourth studio album based on songs recorded while on tour bus in the fall of 2007 with the band of the same name. The album was released on coincident with Ford's mini-tour of Spain, in which he used the Steepwater Band as his backing band. The tour prompted the unveiling of a new Ford website, the main theme of which is based on the Fuzz Machine image. The album was exclusive to all of Ford's shows on the mini-tour and then released in November via an online store.

Ford asked Phantom Limb's The Pines album to return the favour by funding his own solo venture. On April 14, 2014, he signed with the Naim record company in the United Kingdom to debut his next album, Holy Ghost. In Country Music magazine, he revealed the new album.

Ford played on his friend, singer songwriter Craig Helmreich's album (It's Just Craig's Blood On the Table), which was recorded with John Vanderslice at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco in 2015. Ford and Vanderslice enjoyed it, and in early 2016, Ford returned to Tiny Telephone to record his latest, The Vulture, which was released in 2016.

Marc Ford held his first solo acoustic performance at the Thunder Road Club on May 18, 2018. This was a benefit show to raise funds for a local food pantry and the Ayer Masonic Association. "Lost Boy," an unreleased "The Magpie Salute" song, was performed for the first time (as an encore). On the Magpie Salute's High Water II LP/CD, "Lost Boy" is set to be released in October 2019.

In Old Lyme, CT, Marc Ford and Rich Robinson performed a private, acoustic concert.

Marc Ford had joined the recently formed Magpie Salute in late 2016, led by his ex Black Crows bandmate Rich Robinson.

The Magpie Salute's debut studio album, High Water I, was released on Eagle Rock (North America), Mascot Label Group (Europe, Australia, New Zealand), and Sony (Japan).

High Water II was published on September 6, 2019 (Eagle Rock Entertainment 2019).

Rich and Chris Robinson reformed the Black Crowes with all new band members and TMS went on "hiatus" on November 11, 2019.

The Marc Ford Band (Marc Ford/Elijah Ford/Phil Jones) and the Ayer Masonic Association performed at the second annual benefit concert for patch outreach (Massachusetts based food pantry) and the Ayer Masonic Association on November 2, 2019.

A west coast tour opening for Allman Betts Band and a west coast headline tour were announced in January 2020.

The Allman Betts Band performed at the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles on March 8, 2020, which was highlighted by a string of thrilling sit-ins. Marc and the ABB joined The Doors' Robby Krieger and the ABB in "Trouble No More" and "Roadhouse Blues" for "Total War" and "Roadhouse Blues."

The ABB tour was postponed until March 12, 2020, after only two shows were shown. Marc's 2020 headline tour was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ABB's tour of Greece with Marc Ford as the opening band on September 29, 2021. Phil Jones and Berry Duane Oakley performed bass on drums, joining Marc on drums.

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