Grand Funk Railroad - We’re An American Band | REACTION

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[@Peace-lr7mt]

I grew up with this. People were way cooler back then - as was the music.

[@blossom_n_gin]

💯

[@psbrad64]

hey, ....sit down, shut up, and play your video game, kid.... thats today

[@vincentgallegos3689]

@@psbrad64 not really

[@carlgennette7716]

Iij un

[@psbrad64]

@@vincentgallegos3689 yes really

[@rgracia633]

Grand Funk RailRoad was a powerhouse in the 70's. They were huge. Major hits, and yet, they are not in the rock and roll hall of fame. Shameful!!

[@brendacarol9062]

MARK WOULDN'T KISS THEIR ASS.. HE SAID THE BEST AWARD HE RECEIVED WAS FANS.. PLATIMUM AND GOLD RECORDS WAS BETTER.

[@ACWerling]

Let it go. The "Rock and Roll" Hall of Fame is a snowflake joke.

[@skywatcher4602]

They prob refused to sell their souls to the devil which celebrities say is required now.

[@skywatcher4602]

@@brendacarol9062 Yesssssss !!!!

[@eleanormckelvaine6939]

Damn right! Shameful!

[@RyderSpearmann]

“I love more music than I thought I did.” Next level quote. That’s exactly how I feel about discovering new music.

[@chrisrj9871]

or sometimes _old_ new music, if you know what I mean

[@EricBlackmonGuitar]

An AMERICAN band. That's what I'm talking about.

[@cherylmaloney8841]

That's what I'm talkin bout lol ok I will share it with you xoxoxoxo lol

[@nassirismail]

Hi bro, you should check on GFR another song 'Comfort Me'..on the list from GF Survival. Awesome!

[@thorolsen8057]

Listen to I Can Feel Him In the Morning beautiful song

[@nassirismail]

@@thorolsen8057 yea, agree from bro..

[@creoleviking8433]

I'm a black man who grew up in South Central Los Angeles in the 70s. Those were the days when you could walk down the street and hear Edgar Winter,Three Dog Night,The ABB,Santana. In my block alone we had two bands, " or just some brothers getting together to jam. Most people don't know this. Just my two cents. When I saw the title if this my first thought was ' All them Chiquitas in Omaha "" Great fricking riffs in this classic!! Good on ya brother!👍🏾

[@briansauer6695]

ABB? Allman Brothers Band?

[@johncarter665]

You forgot Sly and the Family Stone.

[@stevenmarquis2073]

I know just what you mean brother. I’m a white guy grew up in 70’s also. Was bussed to all black high school and exposed to some fantastic music. My favorite at the time was Curtis Mayfield Super Fly. Nice to see music has no color just good taste. Stay safe. Blessings.

[@roymoore3156]

Can you believe they’re not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Ought to be a movement! I’m just sayin’.

[@markgreiser464]

I loved those days.

[@k0vert]

"I love more music than I thought I did" Bro isn't it a beautiful realization

[@patrickrobinson317]

We’re An American Band - Hell Yeah !!! I love Patriotism !!!! Fuck all the Socialist Assholes out there. Make America Great Again !!! Trump 2020 !!!! LOL !!!! Seriously, Trump should play this at his rallies - the crowds would go NUTZ !!!

[@dominicksforza3484]

@@patrickrobinson317 that would be very cool, they always play the Stones "you can't always get what you want" and we should send that idea to President Trump's campaign.

[@cullenbohannon1408]

I'm with Patrick!

[@sargentwaag1483]

@@cullenbohannon1408 I dont care who wins. I do blame the media for all the negitive reactions. I dont ever recall as a young man ever talking about the president. Regan didnt effect my fun times.

[@tonyfrench2700]

@@patrickrobinson317 how about Night Ranger "you can still rock in America"

[@kathystammen3060]

Watching you is like Christmas morning. Opening up a present, one by one. Love you!!!

[@genxcraig]

just like his Gremlin xmas shirt?!

[@gusopher]

In the first four verses, he says last night in Little Rock and then mentions Sweet Connie and then had the whole show and that’s a natural fact. Connie was a groupie that slept with every band that came through Little Rock, Arkansas and years later even wrote a book about all the bands she slept with and was a New York Times best seller when she released the book. She must have been pretty damn good for them to include her in a song!

[@texasbeast239]

Or pretty damn bad, depending on how you look at it!

[@gregorychilcote4636]

Don’t talk about my girlfriend like that

[@marlaferguson2957]

The mayor’s daughter, no lie

[@chrisespowe6743]

She did an interview in st. Louis on radio station k-she 95 and said huey Lewis was a very blessed man, lol and David Lee roth vienna sausage.... seriousy

[@katamedo5703]

Plaster Caster > Connie

[@denagarzone2798]

There can never be enough cow bell. The sound of the 70's!!

[@sophistacate7612]

Christopher Walken is crying....sadly, he hates that skit.

[@YvonneDH]

😂😂😂

[@skywatcher4602]

We were Free back then

[@JacquesGEvans]

🤘🏾🤣🤣🤣

[@theodoreritola9758]

@@skywatcher4602 NOOOO SHTTTTTTT Fantastic Times People make fun of the 70s Because of DISCO , There was way more than DISCO We had more GREAT SONGS AND BANDS ,,,, EVER ,, NIGHT NIGHT, THE 70s kicked , AASSSSS

[@jetobey5656]

One of the very best early "power bands." I'm 74 and these guys did rock out then.

[@jetobey5656]

Glad someone read my comment. If you get a chance to hear a full album, it gets even better. You will hear, " God-Damn the Pusher Man." A compelling piece of musical commentary.

[@bobgarr6246]

@@jetobey5656 America by Steppenwolf, as valid now as it was then. Some of the most provocative lyrics ever written.

[@jetobey5656]

@@bobgarr6246 You nailed that one too---"America." Like Buffalo Springfield,"Something's Happening Here" And CSNY, "Ohio" Bad times then and maybe worse now regarding hatred. I spent my life fighting for justice; that is how we get to peace.

[@bonniemeadows7798]

@@jetobey5656 Ll l up

[@ronmerchant3934]

I'm 58, I had every one one they're records- I'm from Lawton, Michigan!

[@Telephonebill51]

Damn, Jamal; watching you realize that you ALREADY loved the song was like the bit in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy where he says "there comes a time in a man's life when , thinking he has been blind, discovers he has simply been wearing too large a hat..."

[@vickihigh5287]

Jamal, you had a previous life in the 70sand 80s. Truly dude.

[@geauxdallas]

"I love more music than I thought I did." That sums up this channel pretty well. It's cool watching someone just trying to appreciate things.

[@MyMomo17]

That's why i love the British guitarist channel too.

[@loriholman6125]

Agreed

[@rowlffffff]

Me too!

[@WendyJoJohnston]

It's actually heartwarming to watch a younger person finding that the music from back in my day stands up to the test of time. lol, He talks about freaky deeky all the time, does he know what this song is about, who Sweet Connie is? We are the older generation now, and he is astounded at the things we got up to, back in the olden days! Honey, we invented partying!

[@tangoindiamike9189]

@@WendyJoJohnston I love that name! Wendy Jo! My first steady girlfriend was Brenda Jo. I had a couple of Wendys in my life too. Another favorite name of mine!

[@gregplatt3936]

The opening drum sequence was used as one of my High School band’s marching cadence by our drum section. They called it the “Grand Funk” cadence. They included the cowbell in it too! We would be marching along to our regular cadence and then the drum section leader would call out GRAND FUNK!” And they would break into that cadence starting with the cowbell!

[@markkriley9561]

OMG That's hilarious !!!! I can guarantee if our drumline would have though of that, we would have done that !!! I played in a band with my brother in high school and of course we played that song.

[@nassirismail]

If we could watch it in the video, how awesome! Cool.. 😎

[@indialawson591]

It’s nice to see the younger generations appreciating us old fogies tunes🤣

[@jvandervest2578]

Jamal is an American man though......he embraces it all, which is so refreshing!

[@mariecrouch5415]

They wrote this song to show the groups from England that an American band is just as good!!

[@Fuq2]

MJW Name 3 American band on the level of Zeppelin or the Stones

[@mariecrouch5415]

They said it...not me. They were very good

[@royal1investments]

You think the Stones are that good? I would take CCR over the Stones any day. The Doors, Styx, Doobie Brothers. I would even take Heart, Boston, Velvet Underground, Metallica, Steely Dan, RHCP, The Ramones, REM, many others. Zeppelin is England's ace card, but nothing that can not be matched or exceeded state-side.

[@daveyhouston]

All these bands were great it is a matter of taste which is subjective this was a response to the mistaken belief they were brits like the group america it pissed them off I was an adult then

[@royal1investments]

I'll take Beach Boys over the Beatles any day, Van Halen over Sabbath. Out of your list above the only ones I really care to listen to are Zeppelin, Bowie, The Police, The Clash. I think England doesn't even come close. Where are they in terms of genres besides Rock? Jazz, blues, R&B, funk, Rap (which I don't care for), etc.

[@Chualland]

When it turns out you already loved a band before you even began to like them. 🤯

[@grievouserror]

"What the hell is going on?" Looks like a summer in Michigan in the '70s to me. LOVE this song and always think of it driving north on I-75 through Flint. There's a Grand Trunk RR overpass on the line that was the source of the band's name.

[@barrystetson2446]

You Knew It passing by my neighborhood where I cruised my Rods!

[@IrishKack]

Jamal says “an Afro”. It WAS the seventies. 🤘✌️

[@theodoreritola9758]

Yes happy times and FANTASTIC MUSIC

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

@@theodoreritola9758 and super GROOVY hair

[@Mike-ky9jz]

Now if your going to get into Grand Funk, you have to listen to "Closer to home. I'm your captain "...... it is their masterpiece.

[@stevenneese8268]

Ditto

[@WendyJoJohnston]

Yes! That is my favorite song of theirs, and one of my favorite songs of the era!

[@fawnleegreene7688]

Absolutely 💯 My oldest son is 35 and he loved that song when he was a little guy. His younger brother is 19, and he loves the same song as much! Both are Classic Rock lovers. At least I raised them right with music!!

[@theodoreritola9758]

I Sure miss the 70s BAAAAAAAAAAAAD

[@mithrawolf]

I saw these guys in Toledo, Ohio when I was still in high school. It was my first rock concert. Their American Band album was only two weeks old when I saw them. Don Brewer came out wearing an American flag as a cape. Mark Farner was shirtless through the entire concert, and he played a shiny chrome guitar that was blinding when the lights reflected off it. This was the first song they played. When the band finished, and the lights finally came back on, my head was spinning, and I had lost my shirt somehow.

[@kathynicholson103]

It's a good night when you lose your shirt! 🤣😂

[@lisacain7435]

Wow! What a story! That’s cool. Good times.

[@kbrewski1]

@@kathynicholson103 If a girl took it off, yes.

[@tangoindiamike9189]

We did a lot of living in the time we had for our youth. My adult kids think I'm a stodgey old man. If they only knew!

[@matthewbudzinski8320]

You got Funkified!

[@jefferycordes2505]

Grand Funk was my 1st real rock band. My Dad was in the USAF stationed in Germany. We rode a bus to High School a 23 mile ride. When this song came on the bus started rocking Don on drums Mark Farner guitar and vocals Mel on the thundering bass And later Craig on organ.

[@ab9957]

Can I ask where in Germany. My family was in Bad Hersfeld in 1974 and i rode a bus to Fulda to school. I got the WAAB 45 single it was gold!

[@markeasterwood1187]

Jamal, you crack me up. I love your reactions to the music. Thank you.

[@beth-annmyers8348]

Lol. You’re a Grand Funk Railroad fan and didn’t even know it!

[@BarnicleBillable]

Is what we is.

[@dianadesfosses867]

love this song and love this song.......

[@dianadesfosses867]

i was a teenager during all of this yeehaw....thank you jamel for bringing it back and lifting my spirits

[@adrathemetaloutlaw754]

"These guys gotta be one of my favorite bands of all time."-------CALLED IT!!!!!

[@eresonation]

He's sing some lead but Mark is 90% of the time.

[@47tooter]

Not true . Don sings the same amount of songs and hits as Mark ! Both have a #1 song , Both have top 10 hits . And both have top 40 hits ! Don Brewer sings almost half the songs on almost every album . From " Are you ready " to " Shinin on " to Pass it around " .

[@RockmonsterX]

"Nobody knows the band Grand Funk? The wild, shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The competent drum work of Don Brewer? Oh, Man! " - Homer Simpson.

[@joehuenke3154]

I actually shared one of Jamel's Grand Funk reactions to my Simpsons facebook group

[@michaelmccall3234]

Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha!! CLASSIC HOMER!!!

[@mariopalos9238]

"...competent drum work..." That's what you call a backhanded compliment. lol

[@godbluffvdgg]

:)...I had jammed to GFR for decades before that episode but Homer made me revisit them...So many songs that are just great!

[@spacecadet35]

I wish I was that competent on drums...

[@JoeSmith-ey2xp]

The biggest question with these guys is ..... WHY AIN'T THEY IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!!!!!! It used to be Rush was the greatest band not to be inducted, now it's these guys after Rush finally got their due.

[@michaelmccall3234]

Why Ain't JETHRO TULL IN THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME??? Listen To 'Cold Wind To Valhalla'

[@edvinlaine]

There are loads of great bands with significant musical career which are not nominated to that silly hall. Who cares?

[@erichwilliams8136]

They say that GFR did not make enough of an Impact over a certain period of time to justify induction. Also a lack of Hits.

[@lorifrantz1127]

@@michaelmccall3234 I agree Tull should've been there many years ago ❤

[@lorifrantz1127]

My question too.... Grand Funk deserved induction many moons ago ❤

[@hermitandhappyaboutit3267]

I always pictured these guys showing up at a high school career day. Doctor? Lawyer? No. American band!

[@MetalMaiden52773]

I have always been blown away when a drummer plays and sings and dosen't miss a beat, that is amazing 🙌 straight outta Flint Michigan🙏 Journey is another band where the drummer also sings.

[@genorp]

"I love more music than I thought I did." That's when I hit the subscribe button.

[@backspace4203]

More cowbell. (Didn’t check all comments, but it has to be done)

[@DaRkHoRsE-_-]

OMG,,,same exact response...I put the link up...to good to pass it up...

[@ewhartiii]

I said that to myself as he was starting the video.

[@julies5515]

I love the old SNL skit to that. You have to check it out. I think will Ferrell is part of it.

[@anthonydavella1878]

Thats a blue oyster cult band reference

[@kimmorris6801]

Super cool in the 1970’s, playing their own jam and so talented! ✌️

[@ricardoroman5560]

One of the top bands of ALL TIMES! fortunate to see them in concert

[@timoteo950]

I think out of all the cowbell songs, this one is my favorite. Cowbell really works in this song.

[@rickthompson3268]

They are just living their best life back in the day

[@zulkanainbaharuddin2185]

In the 70s, there were a lot of British bands coming to the US, like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Who, Beatle, Led Zeppelin etc. (British rock invasion). That why this song came by Grandfunk Railroad a true American Band.😊😊😊

[@JPT7943]

Great reaction. I love when you pause it and it your just looking around, not saying anything and your just taking it all in and thinking, "Man!". You can see that you were totally digging Grand Funk Railroad. That was a real pleasure to watch.

[@evilvolts]

had a moment like that before with Rare Earth "Get Ready" I was like hey I remember this song.

[@purselmer5931]

"I love more music than I thought I did." The beauty is that almost everybody does! Great videos.

[@almam2133]

It’s such a pleasure watching your surprise and love for the music of us 70’s kids!

[@camerondempster4147]

You are so lucky to have so many friends. With ab fab musical taste. I can see your grandkids sitting around you, as you put on another song. Blow their little minds. And they will love you forever for it.

[@DadBodDrumming]

I find it amazing that the lead singer can both sing and play the drums! Thats talent.

[@anitapaulus937]

The drummer sings lead at times. Mark Farmer does most of the lead vocals, the guitarist.

[@anitapaulus937]

ShariSez1 Oohhhh, the spelling police!

[@anitapaulus937]

ShariSez1 awe, so you are the word and “name” police

[@harold21693]

@@anitapaulus937 And you are child who can't handle a little correction. I have listened to this band since their inception and respect them. You should try the same.

[@anitapaulus937]

harold21693 y dear, I am 65 years old. I’ve listened to them since I was in high school. Get a grip on yourself

[@da324]

@@anitapaulus937 I'd be ashamed if I acted like you at 65.

[@johnpace3961]

I was a card-carrying Grand Funk fan club member!! Good to see you appreciating one of my favorite all-time bands. Mark Farner was my hero.

[@ldbagwell]

"I love more music then I thought I did" LOVE YU!

[@lawrenceeason8007]

Yeah I was a teenager when this came out. I bought the LP....the cover was gold and so was the LP. The LP was a see through gold...cool. Everybody rocked out on this. All over the radio

[@vhhawk]

Those days man. My cousin had this on a gold 45 single. Then he played it for me when he got home from work. Blew my little country boy mind.

[@raymondrodriguez9389]

During their reunion tour of '97, I was fortunate to get to meet Mark, Don, and Mel at Universal Studios, Orlando. As a rarity, I brought along my gold vinyl lp of WAAB and had them autograph it on the vinyl. It's now proudly framed and hanging on the wall.

[@rocknroller77]

"Sweet sweet Connie," was a well known groupie that hung with and ..... with all the bands in the 70s and 80s. Van Halen, etc.

[@bbjonesjones8050]

Rocknroller 77, She did more that. More like hung on and took in "all the bands in the 70s and 80s", and 60s ! ! !

[@rocknroller77]

Bb jones Jones that's why I said "and....."

[@reedhryals7007]

My ex wife Connie passed away today. When we first met she told me they were singing about her. She told everyone that lol. Being we were both from Arkansas I believed her for about a year

[@patrickrobinson317]

Somehow, I suspect Connie gave great BJs !!!

[@tyronesharp401]

Connie Hamzlett from Little Rock I believe. She's mentioned in a lot memoirs

[@Robert-lz5nv]

I'm going on 70 years old and I still listen to these guys along with Humble Pie, Uriah's Heap, Old Ozi', and the rest of those gangs while still hitting that good ol' bowl! 😵‍💫

[@jimwilliams8442]

I was 12-13 in 7th grade when "We're An American Band" came out, and the album was on GOLD vinyl!!

[@ten4thebguy]

One of my fav comments by you “they sing this!” LoL 😂 cracks me up every time!!

[@rickchr60]

I managed to talk my brother-in-law to cover this with his local band. They rocked it and the audience’s have been amazed that a bar band does it! Grand Funk ROCKS!!!!

[@750count]

Yes they do

[@barbarabarela9760]

We never had videos, MTV or anything. Never knew what bands looked like

[@dontellgucci1117]

Man music unites us all. Me I listened to this, r&b, soul and funk. I like 60’s 50’s even some big band but music is for all to enjoy. My favorite from 70’s is Fight the Power by Isley Brothers

[@Danodude22]

"I love more music than I thought I did"😅😅👏👏🤟🤟 I'm dying over here😀

[@betsyduane3461]

The Band had a semi drummer lead, Levon Helm The Eagles mostly main singer Don Henley was the drummer Micky Dolenz was the lead singer of the Monkees

[@georgewodicka4839]

Davy Jones was ALWAYS the lead singer of the Monkees, Mickey Dolenz only took over the role after they started the band again after Davy's untimely death.

[@alrivers2297]

@@georgewodicka4839 wrong! Mickey Dolenz sung the original I'm a Believer and Last Train to Clarksville. Davey Jones sung Daydream Believer. So they both were lead singers in the Monkees.

[@betsyduane3461]

Utter nonsense Mickey Dolenz sang all their hits and all their early A side singles released except two: "Last Train to Clarksville" "I'm a Believer" (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone "Randy Scouse Git" "Pleasant Valley Sunday" "Words" "Valleri" "Goin' Down" Davy Jones is known for two songs: "Daydream Believer" "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You"

[@Caseytify]

@@alrivers2297 Not to mention "Not Your Stepping Stone."

[@Shaulfaulkner]

You gotta Rock out the BAND. I love The Band. I'd also love to see you check out the Steeldrivers...bluegrass

[@ScottVanArtsdalen]

That drummer has the most unnatural "natural" I've ever seen!

[@oldsingingstudentdougbillf1665]

Blows me away! I can never get over how he rips those drums and sings with absolute power at the same time! GIVE ERRRR!

[@dianaallison6110]

And this was b4 music videos like on MTV..in the 80's & 90's...so ahead of their time, once again. Such an awesome band..in every way possible. Thx 4 this one, too. 🙂🙂☮☮✌✌💕💕

[@waynestumbo2408]

Mark is half Lacota Indian. Loves his horses

[@johnlittlejohn9213]

This was the style and freedom felt at Woodstock in 1969. A great era to grow up on. Love child, free and easy. Loving everybody, even strangers.

[@saramonson990]

Love to watch your reactions to music from back in the day. I used to have a 45 of this & play it on my little record player...LOL Enjoy and thanks for posting.

[@dennislumley9970]

Jamal, I appreciate all of your reactions. You are so genuine and honest. Keep up the great work, brother man.

[@adoracle1]

grand funk is ear candy. they've always been one of my favorites. loved the reaction

[@geneticrex]

You will LOVE, "Foot Stompin' Music".

[@cookmoore3736]

Oh, yes

[@yomama1254]

This has got to be one of the first music videos made. Years before MTV. And before dirt bikes!!

[@paco2ski]

glad you love it.. I send my cousin who missed it all to your channel to LEARN best of old music .

[@_Lisa_S_]

Your realization is priceless !!

[@5d512]

Genesis has drummer/lead singer. And, as you know, Karen Carpenter in the early years.

[@betsyduane3461]

After 1975 for Genesis

[@centuryrox]

And don't forget the Eagles, between drummer Don Henley and guitarist Glenn Frey. Queen occasionally alternated on certain songs with drummer Roger Taylor.

[@5d512]

@@betsyduane3461 Agreed. Very different band after Peter Gabriel!

[@5d512]

@@centuryrox Thanks! Roger deserves more props for writing and singing. ooo, add Levon Helm to the list.

[@mortensen1961]

Peter Criss would occasionally sing from behind his kit. . .

[@ImaDrummer55]

I cut my teeth on this band. Practiced their songs in the basement every Saturday. Ended up seeing them 11 times. Donny Brewer (the guy with the huge Afro that you love !) is the Drummer and did sing a lot of their songs, like Some Kind of Wonderful, but the main vocalist, with the long straight hair, is Mark Farner; he sang a lot, but some of the beauty in this band was when they sang together!!! Fyi... Mel Schacher was the bassist for ? and the Mysterians, who did 96 Tears. Great band...great songs...

[@ldbagwell]

You are the best. I grew up with this stuff, haven't heard them in years, Thank You!

[@lazerx1828]

Thanks so much man, this was one of my requests. Other drummer/lead singers are Genesis' Phil Collins and The Eagles' Don Henley.

[@unusualmom7506]

Another band with the drummer as lead singer is ‘GENESIS’.

[@timwirasnik5878]

Not always with Genesis, another Band with a co lead singer/drummer is Triumph from Canada

[@390galaxie]

Don Henley in the Eagles frequently pulled double duty drumming and singing

[@bcleone]

@@390galaxie Don't forget Rare Earth

[@NT-fo3me]

After Peter Gabriel left them.

[@steveanthrop192]

THE BAND

[@t.rexsymonds7969]

Dude I swear, a lot of your reactions are exactly what I’ve said over years! ESP. “ I like more music than I thought I did!” Epic!

[@tradeforexwithgrant5787]

"We're comin' to your town, we'll help you party down!"

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

I love seeing make these discoveries. I’ve been in love with Mark Farner since I was about six. Lol. Love these guys. The Eagles have about 4 people who sing lead, but their drummer, Don Henley sings lead a lot. Phil Collins, drummer for Genesis inns lead after Peter Gabriel’s departure. Dave Grohl, lead singer and guitarist for the Foo Fighters was Nirvana’s drummer.

[@victorwaddell6530]

The best performer in The Eagles was Joe Walsh .

[@gregharmon3797]

They were my go to band in the 70s and still are

[@jhnstn1]

I blew up my 1964 Impala SS listening to this on an 8-track one night. The water pump seized up and sent the fan through the radiator. Party on!

[@timlamb6196]

They are from Flint Michigan which is about 40-50 miles north of Detroit. The band is named after the grand trunk railroad that runs through michigan but changed trunk to funk. There is a grand trunk viaduct in flint with the bands name painted on it which was done years ago and is still there. This video I heard was filmed on one of the band members uncles farm somewhere in michigan. Almost like a home movie rather than a music video. The song was their answer to how so many foreign bands back then had taken over rock n roll especially the british invasion.

[@AGENT99937]

The 70s, soundtrack to my life!

[@edford1693]

Levon Helm of The Band was also a lead singer/drummer.

[@bigbow62]

Levon Helm ( R.I.P) was a treasure.... singer / songwriter / drummer & Actor ! We need a video of The Band playing The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down With Levon singing & drumming away ✌😎

[@edford1693]

@@bigbow62 Or "The Weight" or "Up On Cripple Creek. Yes he was a treasure. I read his book "This Wheel's On Fire: The Story of Levon Helm and The Band" a couple of months ago. Great book.

[@maryreilly5092]

Can we just appreciate how hard it is for a drummer to sing lead at the same time? It's very rare to see!!

[@ldbagwell]

I enjoy this more than I thought I did, each time I watch it.. Yeah, drummer singing. You rocking to it. I am so happy!

[@oldmanb4]

My dad was friends with the Freddy King they mention in the song. He was from Searcy, Arkansas.

[@syireno9380]

Went to many rodeos in searcy AR

[@davidkastin4240]

Have you ever heard of Pangburn Arkansas? I lived there in 1980, population was 462! A one horse town lol.

[@angelsinthearchitecture7106]

The Texas cannonball Freddie King was from Texas

[@MrFrankenass]

@@davidkastin4240 I currently live in Heber Springs

[@davidkastin4240]

@@MrFrankenass I did alot of traveling with my job when I lived there. I remember Heber Springs, Cabott, Jackson or Jacksonville? Searcy too.

[@evenflowsteven]

Don Henley played drums and did/does many lead vocals for the Eagles.

[@SteveCanoy]

You asked about a band with the drummer being the lead singer. Check out “Rare Earth” and the song “Celebrate “(I believe). They played at California Jam and to’ it up!

[@sosmra]

Your the man Jamel, this song faces me to the volume knob every time! Very under rated band, don’t you love it when you discover music or a artist you loved

[@PainterD54]

"Sweet sweet Connie was doing her act. She had the whole show and that's a natural fact". How many people knew Connie and the story behind her? I met Mark Farner at an outdoor concert on the shore of Lake Michigan while on a motorcycle trip out there. They sounded great!

[@rbilleaud]

Apparently a lot of people KNEW Connie.

[@da324]

Rare Earth's I just Want To Celebrate. You'll love it.

[@billbox1916]

Hey Jamel, love you brother. The lead singer is actually the guitarist Mark Farner, but the drummer Don Brewer sang this one. Amazing vocal pipes in this 3 piece band and energy for days. I love it! Thank you. 😎👍

[@keithbriere]

I love your surprised reaction and overall joy of music. You are too cool! ✌ Peace from Canada

[@matinuskathundrrphukk3233]

I really enjoy your shows, most of these songs were hits when I was a kid. It's great fun to see your reactions.

[@saavikkitty]

What's even harder to believe is they were only a 3 piece band.

[@mortensen1961]

They were a four-piece by the time this album came out. .

[@saavikkitty]

The same reason Stepponwolf isn't in. I have tried for years to get them in the RRHF.

[@silviaschaefer6691]

Jamel: Mark Farmer’s mother was Cherokee Indian. When you see him on the horse riding bareback, with his long hair, bare chested, an arm band or two and some sort of neck piece that’s in recognition of his Cherokee heritage. Not Mr. Trojan man!!! Geez

[@bobbyportell9503]

Dude.. it is entertaining watching you watching videos.. you got good presentation, moves, and breakdown of the videos.. keep up the good work!

[@matthewmontegut9159]

Mark Farner (actual lead singer) was a horse trainer, wrote 99.9% of their songs, Din Brewer (drummer and backstabber) write this song, Mel Schacher formerly from ? and The Mysterians (bass player and backstabber) . Grand Funk Railroad was my first most favorite band, and still would be today. RIP GFR

[@fredfreas5898]

THE EAGLES, GENESIS AND THE BAND ALL HAD SINGING DRUMMERS

[@yendor1232]

As did KISS

[@martic51]

Love these guys, this band rocks it!

[@lee-qz7bd]

Love for music is limitless Jamel........love your reactions. Keep being you man! As always .......much love ~~~

[@bobthebuilder9553]

I love Jamel for putting these oldies up there! Thanks so much!