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During the 1970s, rock singer-songwriter Gary Marks released three critically acclaimed albums

— Gathering (1973), Upon Oanda’s Wing (1976), and Thoughts of Why (1978). Over time, these records have become cult vinyl titles, reissued a total of eight times in Europe and Japan and sought after by serious collectors worldwide.

Those early recordings featured an extraordinary calibre of musicians, including virtuoso guitarist

John Scofield, Paul McCandless of Oregon, and Art Lande (ECM Records), alongside other renowned players such as David Samuels(vibes), Mark Isham (trumpet), and Michael Cochrane (piano).

In the early 1980s, Marks stepped away from the industry — not from music, but from the machinery around it. Unwilling to tour or “play the game,” he fell out of view at a time when visibility depended almost entirely on live performance. The industry moved on, but Marks did not stop creating.

Across the following decades, he continued writing and recording steadily, building a substantial catalogue of new work that has remained largely unheard beyond a small, devoted audience.

Now, more than forty years later, Gary Marks is re-emerging.

Still uninterested in touring, his focus has shifted to the world as it is now. His recent writing engages with themes of democracy, environmental responsibility, conscience, and self-reflection. The sound has evolved with the times, but the voice — thoughtful, searching, unmistakable — remains the same.

Why are you hearing about Gary Marks now?

Because a long-overlooked songwriter with a cult legacy and a vast unreleased body of work is about to step back into public view — and significant news is coming.

Stay tuned.

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