Grand Funk had always enjoyed large audiences and dedicated fans who bought up their brand of no-frills rock and roll. In 1970, they had their first brush with pop success when the single "Closer to ...

In June 1970, Grand Funk Railroad officially arrived at the rock stardom station with their third album released in less than a year, Closer to Home. The record took the Michigan-bred band -- whose ...

As its name implies, classic rock isn’t so much defined by its sound as its place in music history. Much of this music carries a certain timelessness that deserves to be remembered. But unfortunately, ...

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Grand Funk Railroad plays Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth on Saturday, Aug. 5. “We’re an American Band,” the 1973 No. 1 hit single by Grand Funk Railroad, has aged into a staple of classic rock radio.

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Grand Funk Railroad has added summer concert dates to their current Still Shinin’ On tour. The new shows, which expand the band’s run through the end of summer, come with the news that the band’s ...

Grand Funk Railroad made quite a bit of noise for itself as it steamed ahead as a supergroup in the early 1970s. Their sound was once described as “sledge-hammer,” but they were selling out arenas ...

"I'm still up for it," says former Grand Funk guitarist Mark Farner of performing. Life can get hard, real hard, but Mark Farner keeps smiling. Farner — founding singer-guitarist for Grand Funk ...

Grand Funk Railroad drummer Don Brewer knows exactly how he’d like his group to be remembered by future generations. And it has nothing to do with selling more than 25 million albums worldwide, ...