04-14 Its Grand Funk Railroad founding member Mark Farner with a new album: "Closer To My Home" and great stories from the Grand Funk days.

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As one of the founding members, lead singer, lead guitarist, and wrote more than 90% of the Grand Funk music catalog, Mark Farner has always been known as the energetic driving force on stage, the engine that pulled the original Grand Funk Railroad to the top of the charts. From his soulful voice and power rock riffs, to fueling the Funk with his atomic stage presence. His story and his imprint on music starts with Flint and since 1969 from his humble beginnings and a blue-collar outlook, Farner has captained a global crusade for love, peace and freedom and became a rock ‘n’ roll icon.

More than 60 years later – he commands the stage with the same intensity performing epic hits that defined a generation – “I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home)”, “Bad Time”, “Some Kind of Wonderful”, “Foot Stompin’ Music”, “Heartbreaker”, “Rock & Roll Soul”, “Locomotion”, “Mean Mistreater” and “We’re An American Band”.

Mark will be releasing his latest solo album on November 8th, and we had the opportunity to speak with him regarding it along with his career in music.

Show Notes:

 Marks music can be found on Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music and Pandora.

 

Order the new album Closer to My Home on CD or autographed vinyl at Mark’s website: https://markfarner.com/shop-2/

 Newer Videos:

 

Mark Farner's American Band I'm Your Captain LIVE, Harborfest, Oswego, NY 7/26/24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VqDpe7QMQ4

 Full concert - Mark Farner 2022-01-28 Flint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ2oHjR1FtA

 Mark Farner - Rock And Roll Soul (Grand Funk Railroad) Official Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC_RHHZtexo

 Older videos:

Mark Farner - We're an American Band live from the Rock Legends Cruise 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m84Peeq-GDM

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - We're An American Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F69etVKuUs

Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain - Shea Stadium 1971: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_t59To7Snk

The original version of Locomotion by Little Eva  in (1962): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKpVQm41f8Y

Grand Funk Railroad’s version of Locomotion (Live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSQOeQakExU

Grand Funk - Live 1974 (From Japanese LaserDisc): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sew6V6tFtI

Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind Of Wonderful (1975): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpampFozfL8

Grand Funk Railroad – Live at Shea Stadium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBK6-ZGUxMc