"The two Marzano releases I’ve heard – 2012’s The Boy Who Always Got Picked Last and 2015’s American Proust – are stocked with pleasant songs ... there’s some good stuff here."
- John Borack, Goldmine magazine
Contact: fmarzano2003@yahoo.com
Originally from Chicago, Frank Marzano co-founded the band Childhood’s End, which gigged regularly throughout the Chicago area before disbanding in 1991.
In 1995, Marzano relocated to Edinboro, PA, where he continued to hone his songwriting skills. Over the next two decades, Marzano recorded three solo albums: BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME (2007), THE BOY WHO ALWAYS GOT PICKED LAST (2012), and AMERICAN PROUST (2015).
Marzano’s songs have received critical acclaim at home and abroad. A Japanese music blog declared BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME the #4 album of 2007, alongside major-label releases by Queens of the Stone Age and the Smithereens. In 2008, Canadian artist Jaimie Vernon recorded Marzano’s composition “Drink Her Goodbye”. In 2012, the Roots Music Report (which measures airplay on independent radio stations) listed THE BOY WHO GOT PICKED LAST at #6 nationally (and #3 in Pennsylvania). In 2016, Marzano’s composition “Tough Cookies” was selected for inclusion on UNSIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED VOL. 9, a compilation of indie artists.
In 2024, Marzano released STONE SOUP, a collection of instrumental covers of jazz and pop standards, available on all streaming platforms.