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SUMMARY:Grand Funk Railroad
DESCRIPTION:Originating from Flint\, Michigan in 1969\, this top-selling Am
 erican rock group of the 70’s is “COMIN’ TO YOUR TOWN TO HELP YOU PA
 RTY IT DOWN.” Grand Funk Railroad is extremely excited to be touring in 
 2022/23 marking a 53-year milestone. After playing to millions of fans on 
 the band’s tours from 1996 to 2021\, Grand Funk’s latest tour will con
 tinue to reach both new and long-time fans.\n\nKnown as “The American Ba
 nd\,” the high-energy five-piece group will play forty shows all over th
 e USA this year. Grand Funk Railroad includes original founding members Do
 n Brewer (vocals and drums\, writer and singer of the multi-million sellin
 g hit\, We’re an American Band) and bassist Mel Schacher\, “The God of
  Thunder.” Joining Don and Mel are true “All Stars.” Singer Max Carl
  is a rock veteran from 38 Special. Max penned and sang 38’s highest-cha
 rting hit Second Chance and was co-founder of California’s legendary Jac
 k Mack and the Heart Attack. Don refers to Max as “the best blue-eyed so
 ul singer on the planet.” Lead guitarist Bruce Kulick is best known for 
 his 12 years with KISS and also has credits with Michael Bolton\, Meatloaf
  and Billy Squier. (KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley were influe
 nced early on by Grand Funk.) Keyboardist Tim Cashion has a master’s deg
 ree in music from the University of Miami. Affectionately called “Dr. Ti
 m\,” his credits include stints with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Ban
 d and English soul man Robert Palmer.\n\nGrand Funk laid the groundwork fo
 r such bands as Foreigner\, Journey\, Van Halen and Bon Jovi with its sign
 ature hard-driving sound\, soulful vocals\, muscular instrumentation and f
 orceful pop melodies. The fact that Grand Funk’s legacy still reigns ove
 r the Classic Rock landscape fifty years after its 1969 birth in Flint\, M
 ichigan is a testament to the group’s influence and staying power. Mega-
 hits We’re an American Band\, I’m Your Captain/Closer to Home\, Locomo
 tion\, and Some Kind of Wonderful still receive continuous airplay on Clas
 sic Rock radio. We’re an American Band has received notoriety in recent 
 years being used in movie soundtracks and in television/radio advertising.
  The huge hit was featured in a General Motors national TV ad campaign and
  in Disney’s animated feature film The Country Bears. We’re an America
 n Band was featured in the Cuba Gooding Jr. film RADIO\, and also in the s
 washbuckler SAHARA starring Matthew McConaughey.\n\nInternationally acclai
 med Grand Funk has toured the world\, selling out in the U.S.\, Canada\, E
 urope\, Japan and South America. A 1971 performance at New York’s Shea S
 tadium sold out faster than the Beatles. The group’s widespread appeal i
 s also evident in its prestigious recording achievements. Over their caree
 r\, Grand Funk has had 19 charted singles\, 8 Top 40 hits and two Number O
 ne singles (We’re an American Band and Locomotion\, both selling more th
 an one million each). The group has now accumulated 13 gold and 10 platinu
 m records with record sales in excess of 25 million copies sold worldwide.
  The most recent gold CD award was presented to the band for their greates
 t hits package Grand Funk Railroad the Collectors Series.\n\nThe multi-tal
 ented band carries on the tradition of Grand Funk hits and creates a new c
 hapter in the legacy of Grand Funk Railroad. GFR drew 25\,000 people to th
 eir Molson Canal Series Concert outside Buffalo 20\,000 in Albany\, New Yo
 rk\, and 20\,000 fans to downtown Orlando\, Florida. EMI/Capitol (Universa
 l Music) released a new Grand Funk Greatest Hits package that includes a b
 onus DVD of rare concert footage. Seasoned Grand Funk lovers and contempor
 ary rock fans discovering the group for the first time will be able to cel
 ebrate on the road in 2022/23 with GRAND FUNK RAILROAD!
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