Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Original founding member Don Brewer (vocals and drums) is the writer and singer of ...

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.

The lyrics to Grand Funk's 1973 smash hit 'We're an American Band,' written by drummer Don Brewer, tell the story of actual events that happened on the road while Grand Funk was touring in support of ...

Connie Hamzy, immortalized in a No. 1 rock ‘n' roll hit by Grand Funk Railroad in 1973, died after a brief illness, KARK-TV reported. She was 66. Hamzy was the subject in the opening verses of Grand ...

Grand Funk Railroad has a natural hook for its 2023 tour — the 50th anniversary of the band’s No. 1 hit, “We’re An American Band.” The classic rock anthem topped Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart on ...

Grand Funk (aka Grand Funk Railroad) was one of the lowlights of the Expo ’74 concert scene, at least according to The Spokesman-Review’s critic. He said that lead guitarist Mark Farner “did his poor ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Grand Funk Railroad says Mark Farner, who helped form the Flint-born rock group before he left for a solo career, violated an injunction that limited his use of the band's name.

Farner helped start Flint's own Grand Funk Railroad at the height of Flower Power in the late 1960s, but he said this week that he's no pacifist when it comes to guns. "There's no other way for me to ...

Fans of Grand Funk Railroad all agree on one thing: The music the group has made is as powerful as ever. Original member Don Brewer talked to Deco about the band’s longevity and their upcoming South ...

The founding member and lead guitarist of 1970s rock band Grand Funk Railroad is immortalized in From Grand Funk to Grace: The Authorized Biography of Mark Farner. Author Kristofer Engelhardt (Beatles ...

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