Formed by Ford's acquaintances in high school, Citadel eventually disbanded due to disagreements with their singer, which led to the formation of Burning Tree.

[11] Although the band was known for sharing vocal roles, Ford sung lead on the following tracks: "Burning Tree", "Fly On", "Mistreated Lover", "Playing With The Wind", "Last Laugh", and "Baby Blue".

[12] Overcome with frustration and stagnation in the industry, the band's career was cut short when Ford left to join the Black Crowes in 1992, for whom Burning Tree had opened for on their first (and only) tour.

Before knowing of The Black Crowes, Marc Ford was given a promotional copy of Shake Your Money Maker by a friend who worked at a record store.

[5] In mid-1991, Ford sat in a couple of times with the Black Crowes in concert, performing The Allman Brothers Band's classic hit, "Dreams".

He accepted the offer, but a few days later he was asked by Slash to join Guns N' Roses, after the departure of rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin from the band.

[19] Marc Ford stepped into the Crowes' lineup as their newest guitarist to record their 1992 sophomore album, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion.

"When I joined the band, I said to Rich [Robinson], 'I really want to make the two-guitar thing work together,' instead of dividing the labor into traditional rhythm and lead roles.

His addition to the Black Crowes sound, which consisted primarily of slide guitar and southern twang, helped define the band at the time.

[citation needed] During his time in the Black Crowes, Ford also played slide guitar on British band Thee Hypnotics' 1994 album The Very Crystal Speed Machine, produced by Chris Robinson.

In addition to Ford, the band featured drummer Mike Stinson, guitarist Eric Solton, keyboardist Ed Lyon, and bassist Brian Lerman.

Federale toured briefly, opening for acts like Gov't Mule, but disbanded after Interscope Records was bought out by Universal Music Group.

Featuring fellow Blue Floyd member bassist Berry Oakley Jr. and newcomers, drummer Gootch and keyboardist Chris Joyner, Marc Ford and The Sinners hit the road for a tour in early 2002.

Ford also stars in the Freak 'n' Roll...Into the Fog reunion tour DVD and CD with the Black Crowes, showcasing their live performance at The Fillmore in August 2005.

[29] The following day, Ford put out a press release announcing that he had left the Crowes to protect his hard-fought sobriety, and that he had recently produced albums for emerging artists, PawnShop Kings' Locksley and Ryan Bingham's Mescalito.

In February 2010, Ford self-released his fourth studio album, Fuzz Machine, featuring material recorded while on a touring break in the fall of 2007 with the band of the same name.

Ford and his son Elijah joined Ryan Bingham for several dates on his 2008 tour, performing songs from the Ford-produced album Mescalito.

Ford joined the band on stage to jam on a pair of songs including a cover of Neil Young's "Cortez the Killer", following a sit-in by his bandmate/son Elijah.

Via that gig, he produced and contributed guitar work to Vineyard Music artist Chris Lizotte's album Signal Hill Revival, released in early 2009.

[40] Entitled Marc Ford and the Neptune Blues Club, the album featured entirely new material performed by the newest incarnation of Ford's band at the time, the Neptune Blues Club — himself on guitar and vocals, Mike Malone on keyboard and vocals, Anthony Arvizu on drums, Bill Barrett on harmonica, and John Bazz on upright bass.

He returned to Tiny Telephone Studio, located in the Mission District of San Francisco, to record his sixth solo album, The Vulture, released on October 14, 2016.

In October 2016, it was announced that Marc Ford had joined the newly formed The Magpie Salute, led by his former Black Crowes bandmate Rich Robinson.

It was during these sessions, that Ford was reunited with other members from the Black Crowes, bassist Sven Pipien and the late keyboardist Eddie Harsch, who passed a few months later in November 2016, just shy of the Magpie's formation.

The Magpie Salute was fronted by guitarist Rich Robinson, accompanied by Marc Ford and bassist Sven Pipien, with John Hogg as lead vocalist.

August 10, 2018: The Magpie Salute's debut studio album, High Water I, was released on Eagle Rock (North America), Mascot Label Group (Europe, Australia, New Zealand) and Sony (Japan).

[5] Marc Ford and Phil Jones (former drummer for Tom Petty) self-released a cover EP entitled Neil Songs, on January 16, 2023.

[55] After a few warm-up gigs with Phil Jones (drums) and Jim Wilson (bass/background vocals) in Los Angeles, California, Marc Ford kicked-off his 6 show east coast tour in Lowell, Massachusetts on June 10, 2023.

[57] Ford has previously played with Chest Fever, where he performed Muddy Water's "Mannish Boy" with Isaiah Mitchell (The Last Waltz live at the Belly Up 2021), and again in March 2023.

[61][62] On February 19, 2022: After a hiatus due to covid, the third benefit concert for Patch Outreach (Massachusetts based food pantry) and the Ayer Masonic Association occurred at The Stone Church Music Club in New Market, New Hampshire.

The guitar was designed with the intention to seamlessly incorporate the tone and vibe of Ford's Les Paul Special with the comforts and playability of his go-to Stratocaster.