Guestbook

Hi Marc, Listened to Asylum Choir II endlessly back in high school. Salty Candy had me asking 'Where is Sausalito?' Moved to the Bay Area 40 yrs ago and have been living in Sausalito the past 15 yrs. Thank you and Leon for guiding me home. Saw Leon at the Sausalito Arts Festival 2002.

When I was seven, I heard Marc Benno and Leon Russell's Look Inside the Asylum Choir album on a Philadelphia radio station. It inspired me to buy the record and start taking piano lessons. Thanks to Marc and Leon, I've been playing the piano ever since. Marc is an incredibly talented composer, pianist, guitarist, and vocalist. In addition to releasing numerous albums as a leader, he's played on some of the greatest rock and roll records ever made. Marc is a true rock and roll legend, and I'm proud to call him my friend.

Hi Marc, been a fan for 50 years. Do you ever make it out of Texas? Would love to see you perform live someday.

Good Day Sir & Just Found Out You Played With The Doors & Also EC...... Now Love Both Artists, Whats EC Like To Not Only Work With But Hang Out With ? SEEMS like A Really Cool Guy But You Never Really Know & Then Work Diff From Just Hanging Out & Imagine At Work With EC Could Be Stressfull I Mean Its Him, EC, & Not To Many In That League..... The What Was It Like Playing With The Doors, All Really Good Players, Robbie John & Ray & Maybe By LA Woman Jim Was Other Places In His Mind, & Tierd Of The Rock Life Style Bit All Guessing As Never Got The Chance To See Him Preform With The Doors But Did See The 3 Other Members In Kansas City Sometime Around 04 Im Thinking, Last Show I Saw B4 I Went To Have A Stem Cell Transplant For NHL, Cancer, & What Is Your Memory Of Mr Morrison ? & Robbie Ray & John ? Just A Fan Wondering What It Was Like To Play With & Hang Out With Those Folks ? & Do You Artists Hang Out With Each Other Durring Sessions Or Only At Studio Time ?

You probably hear this from many people, but Ambush and Asylum II got me through the firefighting season of 1973. We had maybe three days off that entire summer and we spent them singing along to both with much liquid refreshments. Sandpoint Idaho would never be the same. I'm sorry Leon has left this mortal coil but like you the music lives forever. Say, which one of these do you like better? Thank you. You don't know it, but you're one of my best friends.

Hi Marc, We talked in the early 80 I produced The Doors long form videos in the and for many years thier archivist. I sill locy your music and Asylum Choir is a masterpiece. Rick Schmidlin, I now live in College Station and you google my name in Wikipedia.

I’ve been listening to Asylum Choir II for over 50 years consistently. It sounds as fresh today as it did then. Brilliant stuff. Thank you!

Just wanted to let you know of the passing of Rick Castillo.

Wow…just when I thought I reached the end of the universe of classic rock music, I discover “minnows” . A perfect soundtrack to my morning walk through a deep forest in a snow storm. I now have some homework. Great melodies and an amazing studio recording. Thanks Marc!

I was living with friends in northern California about 50 miles from the Bay area. I was 21. We would listen KSAN out of San Francisco on the stereo radio. In those days some FM stations would play album cuts all the time. And so they would play 'Baby I Love You' a lot. I loved that song and bought the album which is and probably will always be my all time favorite album. I have all of Marc's albums (except the new one) . He's my favorite artist. I'll be coming to Texas some time to see him play.

I just discovered your song "Speak Your Mind." I love it. Thank you. It rules. Hope you're well.

I Discovered your music this year. Been sharing it with friends. Stay safe moving into the new year, thanks for making this year a little easier.

My girlfriend at the time bought Ambush when it came. She's long gone and I am sitting here listening to it now Hall Street Jive. Yea. Thanks, Marc

just listening to old leon and remembered how great the 2 soul asylum albums were/are....thanks for making jr. high in the 70s a little bit better!

Dear Marc: Hello and hope you're doing fine. Last week on a local radio station I heard your song "Speak Your Mind". Beautiful song. Love that you played on "LA Woman" as well. Have a great day! Cheers, Otto

Is there any way to get the sheet music?

I was 18, it was freshman year and I was at Elmira College in Elmira, NY, a small undistinguiished liberal arts college in upstate New York. I was on the radio station and had access to records, a small advantage back then... but it gave me the chance to hear stuff no one else could. Tommy and Workingman's Dead prevailed. I was a bit of a fan of The Asylum Choir, loved Leon, whose first album had just come out and there was a Marc Benno record sitting there at the station. I fell in love with "Second Story Window" and simultaneously with a girl named Sharon Imade her come up to my room and listen to this great song on my shitty stereo. "... and you know who your friends are, by looking in their eyes..." I was so in love. At the end of the year I never saw her again. She was so beautiful and I was so in love. She sent me a postcard I still have. I'm happily married now and really since, and it all turned out well for me. Not for her. She didn't last long, committed suicide in about 1980 and, well, I think of her from time to time. You're in there, too. Glad you made it. I just listened to that song for maybe the first time in 40 years. It all comes back. The single most romantic thing: we were walking down the street and she asked if I'd like a piece of gum. Sure, I said, and she bit off half of hers and gave it to me. Hope things worked out well for you. Robbie

Greetings Do you guys have any info on Blair Smith., Dallas guitar master in the 1960s? Thanks

Hellow my name is MartinSloms. Wery good-hearted article! Thx 🙂

Hi Marc! Saw you in San Marcos a couple years ago & in Gruene many times, many years ago. Hope to see you again locally soon! Your music is fantastic, keep on rocking man! We love ya!

Dear Marc: Thank you so much for making albums with Leon Russell as the Asylum Choir in the late 1960's. I hope your career is going well and life is good for you. Have a wonderful day. Best, KJ

Marc....it's Terri You played my wedding W G Prado.... And know me from Other "places" Please leave me Your private email so I may send you my phone number Take Care Friend

Hi Marc, I'm going through my vinyl collection and while I'm listening to the 'Lost in Austin' album the second time in a row I thought I'd look you up on the net and drop you a line. Still great music, still like it a lot. Thx and greets from Coburg Hubert