The pride of Flint, Michigan, Grand Funk Railroad were a hard-rock group comprised of Mark Farner (guitar), Mel Schacher (bass) and Don Brewer (drums). They named their group after the well known Michigan landmark, Grand Trunk Railroad. Both Mark Farner and Don Brewer had previously been members of Terry Knight And The Pack, while Mel Schacher played bass in ? & The Mysterians. Interestingly, Terry Knight became both the manager and producer for Grand Funk, until he was fired in March 1972.
They scored 20 singles on the Billboard charts between 1966 and 1976 (19 as Grand Funk and their first hit as Terry Knight And The Pack), including 4 Top Ten hits and 2 Gold Records. In 1973 they shortened their name to Grand Funk and reverted back to their full group name in 1976.
This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Grand Funk Railroad with two of their hit songs for your votes: We're An American Band and Some Kind Of Wonderful.
Which song do you prefer? Come to the Voice Your Choice page and cast your vote. We'll play the winning song in Hour 3 of next week's show.
