Grand Funk Railroad

Their "Some Kind of Wonderful" trek will take place over 40 dates this year.

Former Grand Funk frontman steps out with new solo song.

This week in 1973, it finally happened for Grand Funk Railroad they had their first #1 single with We're An American Band from the album of the same name. Four years after coming on the scene drummer Don Brewer's song about the bands life on the road would go on to become a classic rock mainstay...

This week in 1970 Grand Funk Railroad puts out their third album in 12 months "Closer to Home". The collection would make it up to #6 on the charts and sell at least two million copies. It would be the bands third gold record in one year with the first album "On Time" released August 1969 and the "Grand Funk" lp December 1969...

Audio Fidelity will be releasing Grand Funk's album Shinin' On in the original 3-D sleeve, complete with 3-D glasses. When it came out in 1973 the album was packaged in a cosmic 3-D sleeve that had a pair of 3-D glasses

Mark Fredrick Farner was born in Flint on September 29,1948. His first musical instrument was the tuba he played in high school and he would trade in the horn for the guitar. With help and inspiration from his mother Mark set his sights on becoming a musician...

This sales record at the home of baseball's Mets stood until the ballpark was demolished in 2008.

They were one of the hottest acts in the country at the time.

Here's a perfect song to go with your 4th of July weekend. You can't get much more American than Grand Funk Railroad the pride and joy of Flint, Michigan.

Grand Funk Railroad guitarist, lead singer and songwriter Mark Farner is Pure Michigan all the way. Mark was born in Flint, on September 29,1948. As a kid in school he dreamed about being a football star but then a knee injury put that on the shelf. Mark’s mother planted the musical seed with her son when she rented him a guitar and bought six lessons.

A band from Flint was rocking nationwide big time this week in 1973. Grand Funk Railroad’s single “We're An American Band" entered the music charts on its way to #1. The tune was the bands first #1 single. A month later the album of the same name would be #1.

Big congratulations to former Kiss and current solo and Grand Funk Railroad guitarist Bruce Kulick, who got married to fiancee Lisa Lane this weekend in Los Angeles. "It was a magical day, with many wonderful memories to share," he enthused on his Facebook page.