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Before we begin, just a reminder...be sure to check out Mark's webpage by clicking on the contact link for the full length streams of ALL of the music from his two latest albums! Mark was born in Kansas City, Missouri in and raised in a musical family where the earliest influences were his mother's guitar and mandolin playing. Having begun learning the mandolin around age 10, a year or so later he developed an intense interest in the guitar. Like his mother, he learned to play "by ear" and also learned to sing. Unlike his mother, whose interests were centered on traditional American folk, country, and bluegrass, he was fascinated with the modern folk, rock, and pop of the '60s and '70s. However, all these styles made an indelible impression on him. Cultivating and developing his talent in numerous bands through high school and later as a professional touring musician, most notably with an acoustic duo known as M.C. & DeFeis and a variety dance band called Legac...