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1. markfarner.comMark Farner's American Band | LEGENDARY Rock

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   Apr 18, 2024 · Legendary all-American frontman and guitarist Mark Farner was the engine that pulled the original Grand Funk Railroad to the top of the charts, and today he’s a platinum recording artist 30 times over.

2. www.guitarworld.com › grand-funk-railroad-mark-farner-2023Mark Farner on why he plays the Parker Fly – and what’s ...

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   Oct 9, 2023 · Features. “I had an operation and the doctor told me, ‘No more heavy guitars.’. He rattled off a ton I couldn't play – I said, ‘Doc, what can I play?!’” Mark Farner on what led him to the Parker Fly – and what’s preventing a Grand Funk Railroad reunion. By Andrew Daly. published 9 October 2023.

3. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Grand_Funk_RailroadGrand Funk Railroad - Wikipedia

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   Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in Flint, Michigan, in 1969 by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Don Brewer (drums, vocals), and Mel Schacher (bass). The band achieved peak popularity and success during the 1970s with hit songs such as "We're an American Band", "I'm Your ...

4. bestclassicbands.com › mark-farner-interview-grand-funkMark Farner on Grand Funk Railroad’s Legacy - Best Classic Bands

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   Mark Farner —co-founding singer-songwriter-guitarist of Grand Funk Railroad, a band that’s sold more than 25 million albums—has both kinds of stories. One is a doozy. It’s about him and Jimi Hendrix. “I knew Jimi,” Farner says, on the phone in our 2017 interview from his home in Petoskey, Mich.

5. rockandrollglobe.com › rock › closer-to-home-grand-funkCloser To Home: Grand Funk Railroad’s Mark Farner at 75

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   Sep 29, 2023 · Closer To Home: Grand Funk Railroad’s Mark Farner at 75 - Rock and Roll Globe. Celebrating the career of an American rock legend. September 29, 2023 Jim Sullivan. Mark Farner of Grand Funk (Image: Pinterest) Grand Funk Railroad was, in the early ‘70s, the most popular band of its day and, in some critical quarters, the most hated.

6. bestclassicbands.com › grand-funk-railroad-interview-markMark Farner on Grand Funk Railroad’s Highs & Lows

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   Sep 29, 2022 · Here’s how Grand Funk Railroad began: Guitarist Mark Farner and drummer Don Brewer played in Terry Knight’s band, Terry Knight and the Pack. They had some regional success in Michigan, but nothing huge. Knight would later become their manipulative producer-manager-Svengali. It’s not something Farner looks back upon with fondness.

7. www.guitarplayer.com › players › my-guitar-playing-has-always“My Guitar Playing Has Always Been Based On Pure Emotion ...

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   Sep 28, 2022 · “My Guitar Playing Has Always Been Based On Pure Emotion”: Grand Funk Railroad’s Mark Farner Reveals His Five Career-Defining Songs. By Joe Bosso. last updated 28 September 2022. The guitarist explains the genesis of classic tracks from the band’s heyday. (Image credit: John Minihan/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)