Grand Funk Railroad have been delivering their own brand of Michigan-made rock since 1969. It’s a kind of music that has always delivered both muscle and melody. Their biggest hits not only continue to attract fans to their music but remain go-to songs that give weight and meaning to so many important/pivotal television, gaming, advertising and movie moments.
Who can imagine the film High Fidelity without the track “Get It Together”? Or the HBO series The Sopranos episode “Proshai, Livushka,” which begins with “I’m Your Captain” playing when a firebomb is detonated in a garbage truck? Or “We’re an American Band” in a General Motors TV commercial, or even the video game series Grand Theft Auto, which includes “Some Kind of Wonderful”?
Now that it’s been more than 50 years since Grand Funk’s show at New York’s Shea Stadium sold out faster than The Beatles, the band will get back in front of their fans with the “Some Kind of Wonderful Tour,” named in honor of their 1975 pop smash. The band’s lineup for the tour should be familiar. They’ve been together now for almost 20 years and operate as a five-piece rock outfit. There’s original founding members Don Brewer (vocals and drums) and Mel Schacher (bass). Then there’s singer Max Carl, who hails from 38 Special, for whom he co-wrote and sang the band’s biggest hit, “Second Chance.” Lead guitarist Bruce Kulick is best known for his 12 years with KISS and has credits with Michael Bolton, Meat Loaf and Billy
