Grand Funk Railroad

Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in Flint, Michigan, in 1969 by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Don Brewer (drums, vocals) and Mel Schacher (bass). Grand Funk released six Platinum and seven Gold-certified albums between their recording debut in 1969 and their first disbandment in 1976.

In 2005 Grand Funk Railroad was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.

In August 1969 the band released its first album, titled On Time, which sold over 1,000,000 copies and was awarded a Gold record in 1970. The album topped the American album charts.