Some of Mark's Influences include
Los Lonely Boys, SRV, Kenny Wayne
Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Adam Ainslie,
Nirvana, Silverchair...many others
including the classics and modern
day rock, blues and more.
MARK MANLEY BAND
Mark Manley
began playing lead guitar just a few years ago; however
singing/songwriting has been a passion for much longer. In February
2008 he released his solo debut "Some Like It Rough" - a collection of
live performances with a few home studio 'first-take' rehearsal sessions
thrown into the mix. "There's just something special about about a
rough first take. However good or bad the song turns out there's always
something in the mix that you can just never get back. That's what this
album is all about, nothing impressive, just personal" - Mark Manley The
album sold out within two months. Since then he has performed in a
handful of talent shows (and won a few titles). Some of his
performances have been aired on 92.7 WKVT FM, BCTV and 100.1 FM
Blacksheep Radio.

Most Recently
Mark has been playing with the Guest Whoz. With this
band he has played many local shows as well as
traveleing to much larger venues in Texas, Alabama,
and Mississippi and has shared stages with such
major label artists as George Thorogood and Randy
Travis.
Guest Whoz lineup:
Mark Manley (Hinsdale, NH) - Guitar/Vocs
David Cook (Atlanta, GA) - Keys/Vocs
Chuck Burney (Macon, GA) - Bass/Vocs
Lou Trombley (Brattleboro, VT) - Drums/Vocs
numerous other amazing guests including Wayne
Hann, Luther Johnson, Dave Lake, Fred Ellsworth and
others.
The amazing talents were gathered by local bar-owner
Dee Ford who also sang with the band regularly.
"It was fun listening to Manley play Hendrix-like riffs on his electric guitar during his performance." - Star Spangled Banner
"If you ever get the oppurtunity to see this guy, don't miss it! We can look forward to great things from him in the next weeks, months and for many years" - Fish, 92.7 WKVT FM
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The track "Mole's Eye Shuffle" debuted on 92.7 WKVT FM before it's release in February 2008 and
is still receiving airplay today. A live performance was also filmed for TV at the BMH Idol competition
in 2007 where "Mole's Eye" was performed for the first time ever as part of the act that took home the
trophy.