Official Website WikipediA.....The free Encyclopedia writes....."Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band that was highly popular during the.... 1970s. Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly, to packed arenas, worldwide. A popular take on the band during its heyday was that, although the critics hated them, audiences loved them. The band's name is a play on words of the Grand Trunk Railroad, a railroad line that ran through the band's home town of Flint, Michigan." They go on to say....."Originally a trio, the band was formed in 1969 by Mark Farner (guitar, vocals) and Don Brewer (drums, vocals) from Terry Knight and the Pack, and Mel Schacher (bass) from Question Mark & the Mysterians; Knight soon became the band's manager. Knight named the band after the , a well-known rail line in Michigan. First achieving recognition at the 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival, the band was signed by Capitol Records. Preview The Top Albums by Grand Funk Railroad Here.