As lead/slide guitarist with RocknRoll Hall of Fames "Gregg Allman", Mark toured in the USA, Canada, Europe and Japan. Following a decade of shows together, Mark is honored be a part of Gregg's historic legacy!

 

In Summer of 1995, Mark performed shows with Bay Area band, the Alameda All Stars. As it turned out they were connected with Gregg Allman & Friends and soon Mark was invited to audition for the band. By Fall, Mark had landed the guitar seat and the rest is history.

 

With Gregg, Mark's fiery style and slide playing added an extra edge to the band's classic sound. Over time a special bond was forged with Gregg dubbing him, 'Big Mack'.  Sharing the stage together for a decade allowed the opportunity to play amongst a talented cast of musicians. During this time the band experienced many lineup changes, yet Mark remained intact and performed on every show. In their last few years together Gregg trimmed it down to  one guitar and with additional horns allowing Mark even more freedom to stretch out as a featured member. To move from classically influenced, attitude driven Power Metal to tasteful Southern Rock and traditional Blues was an extreme contrast and although GA & F was an unexpected musical venture, the experience brought Mark much joy and also brought new insight and nuance into his musical palate.

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In 1997 Gregg, McGee, keyboardist Tommy Thompson, bassist Tom Miller & drummer Preston Thrall arrived at

Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, Ca to record the songs 'Starting Over' & 'Memphis in the Meantime'. These would become the final tracks added to Gregg's 'Searching for Simplicity' release. The sessions flowed nicely and everyone gelled. Producing was the legendary Tom Dowd (Allman, Bros, Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Ray Vaughn , Lynyrd Skynyrd). As it turned out, these would be the only songs from the album produced by Tom. It was exciting but bizarre in some ways being that Mark had recorded many Vicious Rumors albums in the very same studio. The final mixes sound more like they were recorded in 1970 rather than the mid nineties but to be cemented in Gregg's musical legacy is amazing.

 

And then in 2001, 'No Stranger To The Dark/The Best of Gregg Allman' was released featuring a live version of the Jackson Brown song, 'These Days'.

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GA & Friends shows included opening acts such as Bad Company, Ted Nugent, Joan Jett, Dave Mason, Joe Bonamassa, Kansas, Devon Allman, The Spinners, John Mayall, Jimmie Vaughn, Robert Randolph, Wilson Pickett, David Crosby, Derek Trucks Band, Molly Hatchet, Jeffery Gaines, The Outlaws, Cyndi Lauper, Neville Brothers, Steel Pulse, Edwin McCain, Loverboy, The Romantics, Jefferey Gaines, & Aquarium Rescue Unit. And also shared the bill or played on stage with Dickey Betts, Jeff Beck, Warren Haynes and Govt Mule, Joe Cocker, REO Speedwagon, 38 Special, Randy California and many others.