Grand Funk Railroad is the very cool band with the very cool name recording some of the greatest hits of the 1970s that we still love today. The founding members Don Brewer (drums, vocals), Mark ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Connie Hamzy, a rock 'n' roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as “sweet, sweet Connie” in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit “We're an American Band,” has died. She ...

They’re an American band and they’re coming to our town — to the Winterville Watermelon Festival on Aug. 24. Grand Funk Railroad formed in 1969 and made a name for themselves filling arenas and ...

It was 55 years ago that Grand Funk Railroad locomotived out of Flint and released its first two albums, “On Time” and a self-titled effort. And founding drummer Don Brewer says he does not take that ...

David Tedds, 46, grew up a teenage AM radio fiend in Redford. He got a copy of Grand Funk’s On Time for Christmas 1969 and later, by a stroke of luck, he found himself in London for Grand Funk’s 1971 ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Connie Hamzy, immortalized in a No. 1 rock ‘n’ roll hit by Grand Funk Railroad in 1973, died after a brief illness, KARK-TV reported. She was 66. Hamzy was the subject in the ...

AKRON, Ohio - The Grand Funk Railroad concert scheduled for Saturday, April 1 at The Goodyear Theater has been postponed. Luckily for fans, the show already has a new date and fans will still be able ...

VAN WERT —The Van Wert Performing Arts Foundation announced a new act to take the Niswonger stage this November. Classic rock legends Grand Funk Railroad will perform at 7:30 p.m. November 4 at the ...

Grand Funk Railroad has a natural hook for its 2023 tour — the 50th anniversary of the band’s No. 1 hit, “We’re An American Band.” The classic rock anthem topped Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart on ...

An old friend called to ask if I would be interested in stopping by his house to do some jamming. To be honest, I had not gotten together with anyone in a long time to just jam. To get together and ...

Mark Farner was a primal voice of early-'70s rock. Hailing from Flint, Michigan, Farner blended '60s R&B and British blues rock alongside Mel Schacher (bass) and Don Brewer (drums), touring up a ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Connie Hamzy, a rock ‘n’ roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as “sweet, sweet Connie” in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit “We’re an American Band,” has died. She ...