In June 1970, Grand Funk Railroad officially arrived at the rock stardom station with their third album released in less than a year, Closer to Home. The record took the Michigan-bred band -- whose ...

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 ...

Don Brewer has had butterflies for 35 years. “I still get butterflies before I go on stage,” he said. “When I start singing the words to ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’ and people start singing, I get chills ...

Grand Funk Railroad toiled in relative musical obscurity for years before finally having a hit record. The band's early albums sold well, going platinum or gold, but that hit single with massive ...

Grand Funk Railroad made quite a bit of noise for itself as it steamed ahead as a supergroup in the early 1970s. Their sound was once described as “sledge-hammer,” but they were selling out arenas ...

I think a lot of people are familiar with this song going back to 1962, performed by Little Eva which was a #1 hit for her that summer. A song about a dance! Some twelve years later, a hard-rock band ...

The following is an opinion of The Flint Journal Editorial Board. FLINT, MI -- They called themselves the “The American Band,” a fitting moniker for the group that showcased a dynamic, unrefined rock ...

Big congratulations to former Kiss and current solo and Grand Funk Railroad guitarist Bruce Kulick, who got married to fiancee Lisa Lane this weekend in Los Angeles. "It was a magical day, with ...

He's coming to your town, his band will help you party down! That's right, Rob Zombie is covering the Grand Funk Railroad classic, 'We're an American Band' on his upcoming album, 'Venomous Rat ...