Their records charted in Billboard, and they toured extensively, performing with well-known bands, including Aerosmith and Ted Nugent,[13] and played at California Jam II in 1978.

[15] Marino reformed a band in 2000, "I always knew we had fans, I just didn't know I'd find half a million of them on the Web," he said in an interview with Guitar Player in 2005.

He was also involved in blues recordings with other artists, playing on tribute albums to Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Besides Jimi Hendrix, Marino acknowledged the influence of John Cipollina (of Quicksilver Messenger Service fame), Robby Krieger,[16] Duane Allman, Johnny Winter, and Carlos Santana.

[3] His style has influenced many guitar players, including Zakk Wylde,[17] Joe Bonamassa,[18] Eric Gales, Vinnie Moore and Paul Gilbert.

[20] Marino is a devoted Gibson SG player and uses them with the original PAF pickups, as well as two with DiMarzio humbuckers.