Grand Funk had always enjoyed large audiences and dedicated fans who bought up their brand of no-frills rock and roll. In 1970, they had their first brush with pop success when the single "Closer to ...

Grand Funk (née Grand Funk Railroad) weren't the best of the early-'70s hard-rock titans, but they were probably the most shameless. The Michigan band were already tremendously popular arena-wreckers ...

The double-platinum double-disc "Grand Funk Live Album" from 1970 paved the way for the band to sell out Shea Stadium, faster than the Beatles did. The group's first nine studio albums sold gold or ...

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50 Years Ago: The Lawsuits That Derailed Grand Funk Railroad Grand Funk Railroad began 1972 as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most successful bands. But by March, the popular power trio found itself stuck in ...

Selling over 25 million albums, Grand Funk Railroad is celebrated for iconic anthems such as “We’re an American Band,” “I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home),” and “Some Kind of Wonderful.” Their distinct ...