But on a run from Seattle to State Line Idaho you were bound to hear "Inside Looking Out" and "Into the Sun" at least twenty times, each. Occasionally he would break it up with a James Gang or Cream tape. The guitar player loved Grand Funk and wore out a a couple of their eight track tapes on every road trip. They recruited bass player Mel Schacher from Question Mark And The Mysterians and renamed themselves Grand Funk Railroad, inspired by a Michigan landmark, The. Or you could ride with the guitar player and drummer in his '64 Impala. Mark Farner played guitar piano and sang his heart out. Or you could ride with the equipment and listen to country western. The album featured just three musicians but they sounded like a rock and roll orchestra. Recorded at Cleveland Recording Company, the album was produced by Terry Knight and engineered by Ken Hamann. The album was released on Decemby Capitol Records, just four months after their debut On Time. In Homer Simpsons wounded musical lament, he asks a younger generation, Nobody knows the band Grand Funk The wild, shirtless lyrics. A number of changes have been made to the schedule. On the road there was the option of driving myself, but I had a '57 Vette with no radio, heater or defrosters and in this part of the country the inside was dripping wet for half the year. C 3 Grand Funk (commonly known as The Red Album) is the second studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Grand Funk Railroad tour dates including upcoming and past performances. But in the back of our minds was the hope that one of our originals would catch on and we would make it big, too. Known for iconic rock hits such as the number ones 'We're An American Band' and their cover version of 'The Loco-Motion', the band initially consisted of Mark Farner (vocals, guitar), Mel Schacher (bass) and Don Brewer (drums), with Craig. We were young musicians on the road making good money and seeing the country. Grand Funk Railroad is an American hard rock band that formed in 1969 in Flint, Michigan, United States. Every time one of these threads comes up it brings back so many happy memories for me, and I'm sure many other old timers who were playing in rock bands back then.
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