Grand Funk Railroad is extremely excited to be touring in 2022 marking a 53-year milestone. Grand Funk RailroadShinin On 2002 Capitol Records, LLCReleased on: Pro.David Fricke of Rolling Stone Magazine writes 'You cannot talk about rock in the 1970s without talking about GRAND FUNK RAILROAD' The band's name is a play on words. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupShinin On (Remastered 2002) One of the 1970s most successful hard rock bands in spite of critical pans and somewhat reluctant radio airplay (at first), Grand Funk Railroad built a. Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly to packed arenas worldwide. They headed out again in 2019 on the “Celebrating 50 Years of Funk” tour, proving they are, indeed, an eternally road-ready American band. Grand Funk Railroad (no performances) Saturday, Februat 8:00 PM Originating from Flint, Michigan in 1969, this top selling American rock group of the 70’s is COMIN’ TO YOUR TOWN TO HELP YOU PARTY IT DOWN. Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s. ![]() In the 14 years between their debut and their final studio album, 1983’s What’s Funk?, Grand Funk Railroad worked at an astounding clip, pumping out stadium-rocking jams that would become all-time classics, like 1970’s soaring “I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home),” 1973’s raucous, country-tinted “We’re an American Band,” and 1974’s gospel-indebted celebration of love “Some Kind of Wonderful.” During this creative peak, they toured extensively, famously selling out New York’s Shea Stadium in 1971 faster than The Beatles did in 1965. The original trio reunited at various times later into the band's career after Farner's final departure in 1998, Brewer and Schacher have continued touring as Grand Funk Railroad. Formed in Flint, Michigan in 1968, the power trio dropped their debut album, On Time, that same year, but the rock ‘n’ roll train really started picking up steam a few months later with Grand Funk its lean, wild, and bluesy tunes earned the band their first of four Gold records in 1970. Of all the pioneers of hard rock, perhaps no band walk the tightrope between heavy riffage and pop irresistibility as well as Grand Funk Railroad.
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