Burning Tree

In the Southern California/Los Angeles underground rock scene, Marc Ford had started out playing in a series of garage bands from the early to mid-eighties.

[2] Citadel eventually disbanded due to disagreements with their singer, and led to the formation of Burning Tree.

In the earliest version of Burning Tree, all three band members brought in songs and shared vocals, and often switched instruments.

[1] Burning Tree released their self-titled debut album on Epic Records in 1990, produced by Tim Palmer.

During the recording session, Booker T. Jones made a guest appearance and played the Hammond B-3, featuring his talents on two songs.

The band struggled to find an audience in the States during the height of "big hair" hard rock music, and instead toured England.

[5] During their 1990 tour, Burning Tree opened and supported English bands such as The Damned, The Quireboys, The Dogs D'Amour, and The Riverdogs, as well as, The Black Crowes.

In 2006, fourteen years after the disbanding of Burning Tree, Ford unexpectedly reunited with his original bandmates.