Mark Farner - The Breakup of Grand Funk (6 of 9)

[@IAmMisterSipho]

When they're all dead, only Mark will be remembered.

[@johntrojan9653]

Mark ["IS"] GFR - PERIOD !

[@EricBlackmonGuitar]

As Isaac Hayes would say "DAMN RIGHT!"

[@jerryhatley5004]

....actually, Mark is the only one “remembered” NOW! Rock on!

[@Cooz-h1l]

I hate to say but Mel schacher will for me, he’s on of the best bassist of all time

[@Mff48]

i cant bear to think of it!!! makes me well up!

[@fauxfurr]

Mark Farner is a stand up guy with enormous talent. Past - Present and Future.

[@MultiJimmyb]

Mark, you were and always will be the main voice (and a great one) of Grand Funk. Without you, they would be nothin. God bless you. A fan from as far back as 1970.

[@javierrebollar9139]

What An Amazing Raw Talent!!! He Is And Will Always Be,, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD. The One And Only.... Humble Man!!! May God Continue to Bless And Grace Him... I Saw Grand Funk at The Hollywood Sporitorium inThe 70's!!! Fla... One Day I Wish I Can Meet Him Personally... 🎸🎶👍🏻💪

[@raymondeagan2434]

There is no grand funk without mark farner. His is the star!!

[@rjfah]

That man there is Grand Funk. His singing, songwriting and guitar playing is the Grand Funk sound. No matter what went down, Mark is right, they should be together before one or more die off. Love you Mark! Thanks for all the great songs and memories!

[@NYCgirl927]

Damn right. I saw his acoustic show last nite & meet & greet after. Marks voice is great ,maybe better & he's the nicest guy. My friend brought his autistic son & we happen to be in the front row so Mark & the other guitar player Dusty noticed him right away. At the meet & greet he spent time with the kid, gave him a guitar pick & took pictures.

[@billgoldly3962]

Totalutely!

[@Mff48]

@@NYCgirl927 what a lovely thing for him to do ....a reflection of the man he is!!!

[@gcchorwinkle211]

A true, one of a kind, American treasure singer/songwriter. A legend.

[@nrich5127]

I will never go see any rendition of Grand Funk if Mark Farner is not in the lineup.

[@susanthomas0]

Mark Farner IS Grand Funk Railroad!!! ❤ Sad to come to this...😪

[@marilynporth311]

Mark Farner made that band

[@GSGSongs]

you got that right

[@bscott5965]

Your losses. I'd never seen them before. Till I saw them twice in the last few years. And they fucking rocked! Both great shows and one was free at The Des Moines Arts Festival.

[@DetroitAnalog]

@@bscott5965 "Our losses?" Hey... you're the one rockin in Des Moines, pal... *L*

[@chugger74]

Who in their right mind would even want to see GFR without Mark Farner?

[@EmeraldWoodArchives]

No one I'd like to know, thats certain. Fuckin' drummers, man.

[@LorrettaWilliams]

Amen!

[@sdybas]

I know. I saw them twice for free. City paid for it. I never heard the story until today. Really dissapointed in the drummer (white gloves while he plays, gimme a break) and bass player. Mark Farner is Grand Funk Railroad! The rest are posers.

[@BeefheartLynch]

I mean seriously. Mark Farner is so much the face, the voice, the brains and soul of GFR. Nothing, absolutely nothing against Mel and Don, but let's face it. They are a three piece band with Farner doing the majority of writing, vocals, arrangements you name it. Plus he just seems super cool, down to earth. The kind of guy you would want to rip bong hits with.

[@raymondsullivan5960]

It's NOT Grand Funk!! Or would it be without Mel, Don or even Craig. I've always loved this Flint, Michigan band. Come on Guys, forget the BS and Rock the World again!! We NEED yous. Haven't yous seen the 'shape'? of todays 'music'?!

[@peshewa0529]

Without Mark there is no Grand Funk !

[@TeeTimeMike]

I saw them live in my very first concert at 15 yrs old. You are absolutely right GFR doesn't exist in my book without Mark Farner. Case closed!

[@kevinbrislawn5918]

peshewa0529 everyone's eyes were on him on stage it's just his lead and style..

[@ajl8198]

Agreed!!

[@summershark]

Farner. What a class act. Constantly ripped off but the most humble, honest person. Very inspiring to know there are a few good people left.

[@charlesbruno2201]

He's a Christian.

[@summershark]

@@charlesbruno2201 So is Putin and quite a few super evil people throughout history. Being a Christian doesn’t mean much , in of itself. There are wonderful people in every religion.

[@EricBlackmonGuitar]

I have watched Mark perform for years and watched numerous interviews where he seems like a very level headed individual. With the amount of talent this guy possesses on vocals, guitar, keys, harmonica and God knows what else, NO WAY HE WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED FROM ANY BAND I WAS IN. Don and Mel are FOOLS, and I did not have to see a interview with either of them to figure that one out. Mark Farner is the ONLY name from that band that anyone connects to Grand Funk! No FARNER no FUNK.

[@Mff48]

100% eric dispicable man brewer!!!

[@Terk131]

I couldn't have said it better

[@krisdoggett483]

Right on!

[@dollhaus1]

I saw GFR line-up at Ottawa Bluesfest 2015. I yawned through the whole concert. 2 imposters aka Mark Farner singing out of tune and the guitarist playing Kiss style solos? Thank God Rush were on a stage far away bringing 20,000 fans from Brewer's disaster line-up. Farner is GFR. No question.

[@andrzejkotecki1753]

I Played many bands ,there WAS a tension,,a ghost ,,,a heart of band,,,something methaphisical ,,, BUT in the case of coming money ,, sadenly came change ,,,Music Is bryond reality , money NOT,,,,,,i see same SHIT ,IS COMING OUT,,, EVERYWHERE, ,,,its painfull,,,,that's why i became MD ,,,no regres, ,,,,BUT I REMEBER THAT MUSICAN IS BIGGER SON OF THE BITCH THAN COMMON HUMAN ,,,,Dolly deser,,sang Hendrix,,,,I want to say to them ,,,DIE,,'coś done few ,destroy many,,'cos of money ,

[@reneesmith398]

I love Mark Farner, met him at the Inglewood Forum, in the year, 1970 and he was a gentleman. I was a ll of 15 years old but had to meet my Legend, a religious experience. Love the guy, I asked for something to remember this moment by, and he gave me his guitar pick. Such a sacred moment for me!

[@uwsgrrl2308]

Being betrayed by someone you thought was a friend is bad enough. When that person takes your lively hood away, that's evil. Mark Farner, you are GFR.

[@Slo-ryde]

Mark should have really thought better than to sign that document off the cuff given past experiences with both. They both were softening him up and conned him into it. He should have had his lawyer plead ignorance but it may not have worked. The judge was not wrong in how he ruled given the type of document he signed. It’s sad that these 2 guys went to that extent, shows that they really disliked him and felt threatened, but they both did their homework on this.

[@randyk172]

You are SO right, They'll get what's coming to them, It really is a shame, Look at the world the way it is now, Trump trying to make America great again, But the evildoers, don't care about the American people. People have to wake up and see what's going on. Mark Farner is Grand funk, and railroad

[@summergivens242]

Everyone is this world that is a fan of Grand Funk knows the deal. Mark Farner is Grand Funk.

[@vf84tcat]

I always liked GFR back in the 70s but never knew much about them individually. After an evening of curiosity/wikipedia I have a great respect for Mark Farner. He is not only a talented, inspiring musician but a very clear, level-headed wellspoken person as well.

[@BuddySRV]

Go on the road as "Grand Funk Rail Roaded"

[@kenbrown2084]

Good one!

[@DD-hy1nl]

BuddySRV LOL great name!

[@threat_dynamics3272]

+BuddySRV: I like it. He could use that name at will and there's nothing the two sniveling bitches (Don & Mel) could do about it.

[@Narpets2112]

lol, that would be hilarious.

[@queenbee-x5j]

Grand Funk Railroad Perjuangan (GFRP)

[@ronnieciago]

That is So Jacked Up ! If it wasn't for Mark, there would be No Grand Funk !!!

[@mr2del]

Agreed!

[@peshewa0529]

Almost the same as with John Fogerty of CCR.

[@7karlheinz]

Same with the Zappa Family Trust (his Brother and Sister!) has done to Dweezil Zappa, too.

[@rickleblanc8900]

@@7karlheinz Jealousy and greed. Especially greed.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

@@rickleblanc8900 yep, one way or another this kind of bullshit comes down to money.

[@paulsecon4889]

peshewa0529 Fuck Him As Well

[@DAVIDPEREZ-ux8cp]

Same with Queensryche...🤔🤨

[@hughforik]

Loved the band ever since I started listening to music as a kid. HUGE influence on me. I had the privilege of meeting GFR and was singularly impressed with the personal character and integrity of Mark Farner. It shows when you meet him or see him in public. Sorry if the biz stung you a bit, but your have kept your character intact and that is priceless. Thanks for CONTINNUING TO BE A HUGE INFLUENCE ON ME.

[@perryjohnson8213]

You know, I have met Don at a few shows and I have to say, I can see the whole ego thing with him. It's really unfortunate to hear your story, Mark. I wish you all the best. You seem a lot more down-to-earth and level-headed and no ego in comparison to Don. Best of luck to you and the rest of your music career.

[@mastorey1]

Don is a solid average 2/4 drummer. Used to call him the metronome. Ian Paice,John Bonham,Carmine Appice,Tommy Aldridge... they deserve to have egos but don't. Not Don the robot

[@daml63]

Just saw and met Mark at the Dick Wagner Benefit in Detroit, nicest guy ever!! And he is still rocking the house! What goes around comes around Don & Mel!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@randypacchioli2933]

Mark is a true gentleman and a great musician.

[@KirkSH52]

What a gentleman Mark Farner is. Mark is so interesting and intelligent and I really enjoy listening to him discuss his life. I can listen to Mark and it is so relaxing and I can picture all of the things he talks about. I have a very positive impression of Mark and he was a real nice guy when I met him in Tampa Florida after a gig. He looked so sharp with his boots and the clothing he was wearing and looked like he was in real good shape. I have been a fan of Grand Funk Railroad all my life but I am more of a fan of Mark Farner than the band as a hole. "Mark, thanks for being so accommodating to the fans and for all the music you put together. I'm your captain is my all time favorite classic rock song. I wish you and your family the best and especially your son. God Bless you Mark."

[@somebody670]

Mark is fantastic! All around great musician, and singer!!!! It's not Grand Funk without Mark!!! Still love you, Mark!! Thanks for all of the years of great rock and roll music!!!!

[@scottmcgregor562]

It sounds like Don and Mel learned a hell of a lot from Terry Knight. They learned his slimy underhanded business ethics.

[@Terk131]

Karma got Terry.

[@brucestanley9330]

Sounds like the two SOBs that did that to Farner will have fans lined up to piss on their graves. Hope they're thirsty!

[@gregthacher2436]

Good comparison

[@c60605]

Mark, sorry to hear this... Thank you for all you have done, Thank You!

[@MusicalManchild77]

Mark Farner IS The Man!!

[@richardblacklock6243]

Mark Farner is Grand Funk. Mark saw you many time great entertainer. A Rock God

[@davidbrandt6925]

Mark is a TRUE living legend. Been listening since the early 1970s.

[@QUICKIRONS]

Mark Farner is irreplaceable , even in history but the others...

[@earlspearl2933]

wow ! I always liked the band and Mark was the obvious voltage of the band . he sure displays great character .

[@mathstar4176]

This is a painful thought, Mark should get everything he really deserves, such an Icon of Rock. Steppenwolf says it's never too late, greatest deserves the just reward. The Babylon system always tries to eat the fruits of the artist's labor, but there's a God. Mark Farner will find a way and get back EVERYTHING he lost.

[@thomasoreckinto3212]

Saw them in shea,thought the fucking stadium was gonna come down.ive never seen 3 guys put out such sound.one of the most heavy underrated bands ever

[@scottclute9547]

YES MARK!!! The FANS deserve to see one more time,the real GraND fUNK!!!

[@YouDummy]

I am not a fan of Mark's views on a lot of things, but I am a fan of what he's done. Don and Mel should be ashamed of themselves, but never will be.

[@gregoryrandall4819]

I’m a fan of his view’s He’s pro second amendment So am I

[@jimilee4609]

100% sounds like Don Is A Snake !

[@larryweidensall]

Thank you for the music Mark. I loved it when I was a teenager and I still love it today at age 56. God bless and I hope you keep on playing.

[@RandyFricke]

I can't believe that Mark can't get that agreement voided because of lack of full disclosure on Brewer's part. I believe that it's Mel and Don who shouldn't be able to gig under the name without Mark. Some GFR loving attorney should look into this.

[@ronniemoorre6051]

That's a very good point you make... I was thinking the same thing... Clearly the deal was to deceive and take control

[@JohnDoe-jc3cl]

Couldn’t it have been thrown out on “ deceptive practices “ ?

[@Mff48]

@@ronniemoorre6051 i actually think that last reunion was contrived just to get mark to sighn that corporation bullshit to stitch him up! BASTARDOS!

[@rockerz57]

@@Mff48 I had not ever thought about that till now. It all makes sense, and makes the deception by dawn (lol) even worse.

[@nicholasdimauro5324]

@@Mff48 that is so shameful what they did to Mark.

[@moronbyday]

Love Mark Farner. He IS GRAND FUNK PERIOD. Seen him solo many times, all great shows & he is very fan friendly. MARK, DON & Mel belong in the Hall of Fame, no imitators please! Keep on rockin' Mark! God Bless you.

[@Stevespoken]

Thank you Mark Farner for all the great music I would love to hear about the song writing process going on in the late 60s early 70s surely there are others

[@beanotraffini681]

When I was seventeen (in the summer of 1970...), I won a radio contest and got to see the band play The Fillmore East, and afterward I met them all backstage-all great guys: very patient and welcoming to the skinny, sweaty little fan in their midst who stood speechless and gawking at Mark's crazy looking guitar (which was lying on the floor...), and how tall Don was (like 6'4" or something)! If Don & Mel can get their heads outta their butts long enough to bury the hatchet with their old pal Mark (who, btw, IS Grand Funk Railroad...), these guys could easily fill Madison Square Garden for two (maybe three) nights of kick-ass music. What I wouldn't give to hear the "original 3" rip through "Inside Looking Out" once more before I snuff it...

[@Eradicus]

Inside Looking Out, one of my favourites. Sad what happened.

[@Esotereclectic]

Mark has--time and time again--tried to be the better man and put it behind him so that they could conceivably go out and do it one more time, but the others (especially Brewer) are having none of it. They could have "cleaned up" a few years ago on a 50th Anniversary tour, and they would have kicked ass, but it's obvious by now it'll never happen again.

[@SCrepresent]

I saw these guys about 25 years ago at The Greek Theatre in LA & they were backed up by a small orchestra & they were just unbelievable. Tight band live. They really put on a great show.

[@jerbear57]

First, Terry Knight sticks it to the guy, way back, then his own bandmates... Mark has gotten a real screw job all around. HE WAS GRAND FUNK.

[@waynedanberry]

+Jerry Patterson Yes! Without Mark,There Is NO Grand Funk!

[@billregan3232]

Damn Right!

[@alabastersmidge4692]

BEAR Hell Yeah!

[@ДмитрийЗайденберг]

He still is.

[@ultrakool]

fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice and I'm an idiot who deserves what I get. what a dope.

[@user-wk3ck9ww9t]

First concert I ever saw in 1974. I was 14 and Farner was the reason I went to the show. I still have pictures and will forever remember his inspiration to my youth. Rock on Mark!

[@kennygo8300]

It's really sad when people hurt one another instead of help one another. It's really that simple.

[@mikekeeler6362]

I agree

[@twoweeledsoto6072]

I "almost" planned to see them this weekend at the County Fair. Can't do, without Mark Farner.

[@travelinben1966]

Mark was/is GFR.A great talent whose music will live on.👏👏👏

[@henrykapono7171]

Mark Farner is Grand Funk Railroad. It’s a shame when groups breakup and they can’t resolve differences among themselves. Seems like ego always get in the way. Thank you Mark for the music that got me inspired to rock and roll.

[@ridingroy]

Is this a joke ? Grand Funk goes out and plays without Farner ? Grand Joke Railroad ?

[@MillerGenuineDraft1980]

Foreigner plays without Lou Gramm, Journey plays without Greg Rollie & Steve Perry, Chicago plays without Peter Ceter and Danny Seraphine. Styx plays without Dennis Deyoung. The list goes on and yes it sucks but NO one member is bigger than any band. Maybe it seems worse when you are a three piece it would be like Rush without Geddy Lee i guess.

[@billregan3232]

All the lineups you mentioned do suck now without those people. You've just proved that the modern GFR is a joke.

[@opel9170]

Rocky B or Cream without Clapton...Hendrix experience without Jimi.....

[@johncaldwell1625]

Exactly!

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

@@MillerGenuineDraft1980 and now that Peart is retired you won't see Lee and Lifeson touring as Rush. All three have enormous respect for each other and have each other's backs, unlike Don and Mel....

[@GTGTO-su8bp]

Kudos to my friend... Mark Farner. You've still got it... and prove it every time I see you. We listened back then and loved it, just as we do today listening to you. To all of us out there YOU are GFR, and always will be. No Mark NO Funk! Love ya Man!

[@mikesam3545]

Farner is Grand Funk period. Now what are the other band members names ??????

[@HeadonwithMichael]

Exactly

[@scrapeyhawkins5299]

Mel and Don

[@HeadonwithMichael]

The Thieves

[@dianebays5484]

I know, right !!

[@j.m.youngquist419]

Don & Mel, now what ? Lol

[@lillygardens1]

Omg. I grew up listening to Grand Funk Railroad, and Mark's great songs! Still enjoy them now, after 45 years. That sucks, what that former band member did. But just know, Karma is a Bee-itch for them, and we all will love ya Mark, forever!

[@gregmpalumbo]

Mark Farner -- awesome fellow. Genuine and intelligent. He was GFR! The vocals, the stage presence, the author of all of the songs. No doubt at all. If one fellow is instant recognizable as the leader of GFR it is Mark. GFR via Mark was with me throughout high school. Mark - just market yourself at Mark Farmer formerly of GFR. That is legal most likely. Although I would love to read your documents. I am a lawyer.

[@ultrakool]

the first thing an attorney should get right is the clients name

[@civlyzed]

@@ultrakool It's called a typo. He spelled it correctly at the beginning of his comment, and accidentally hit the m key instead of the n key later. Give him a break!

[@ultrakool]

@@civlyzed attention to detail is something I look for in an attorney. no pass, counselor. sry

[@jcripp7974]

@@ultrakool what are you? An asshole?

[@Mff48]

@@jcripp7974 lmfao!!!!!

[@luperodriguez7534]

I've been a big fan of GFR. At a very young age. I remember my sister finding an album of (Eplurius Funk) I hope I spelled it correctly, outside a mall in a shopping cart. I listened to that album and I was hooked. Loneliness was the last song. Still love it till this day. I turn 61 tomorrow. Thank you Mr.Farner, Mr. Brewer, and Mr. Schacher. Put your egos aside and give the people one last show.

[@zerogreenred]

Poor Mark, just trying to be a good guy by doing the "right" thing for the band, for his comrades; very sad.

[@jblcva]

Where are Don and Mel? You 3 need to put it back together...

[@scottpapel8474]

Mark is grand funk railroad the heart and soul

[@maryannarlotta7157]

After all those years why would it matter to Don Brewer if Mark Farner used the name GFR to associate with any gigs he did on his own? He had every right to that trademark, his name was associated with and was part of the group that without him there would be no Grand Funk Railroad. There is something wrong with this.

[@Mff48]

of course he will worry mark has more talent in his little toe than don has....he is also beloved by the fans totally.back in the day mark was hot.....think a lot of jealousy on dons part

[@barneyrubble4827]

Simple greed

[@Slo-ryde]

Mark is synonymous with GF, not either one of those 2 could compete. Then they both came up with a scheme to legally eliminate MF, their biggest threat. Mark should have known something was fishy.

[@paulclifton5532]

Mark made Grand Funk Railroad what they are I still love listening to them. Grand Funk is a part of my youth, my 1st 8 track was Grand Funk Shining On. ✌🇺🇸🗽🎸

[@jfrockon]

Mark was the biggest part of GFR.... I would hired a hit man out on Don and Mel. Mark Farner is a far better and more forgiving man than I could ever be.

[@ZathrasNotTheOne]

Mark is the man. I'll support his music anytime.

[@vincerusso5619]

There is a reason why you rarely see Don or Mel interviews… Mark is and will always be the reason for Grand Funk’s amazing songs and live shows. The other 2 musicians could easily be replaced with A Level session players as a backup band for Mark.

[@kimwestwood8840]

Mark is just a trusting soul like me bless his heart> You dont want to believe 2 guys u played music with, traveled with, would screw u over. Thats a damn shame, Mark Farner IS GFR

[@hamstergirl4444]

WTF?! Back in the day, when your average listener would be asked to name one person in GFR, the name they would come up with was Mark Farner - he IS Grand Funk Railroad. Hearing how his bandmates did him in is just so....aaargh!! - you don't even have to be a fan to get mad, this is so wrong. My other half has a similar situation - why is it that the least talented, and most expendable guy in the band is always the one who (undeservedly) winds up with the rights to all the royalties AND use of the name?! It takes a really special kind of douchebag to do such a thing - Mark deserved better.

[@tommyg524]

thanks very much for this post. mark Farner is one of the most undervalued singer songwriters of all time, in the U.S.A. it is undortunately in the end, he lived in the Corporate States of America. Corporatism has not taken you down mark, it has taken down millions of home owners, and created million of jobless people,so do the small time gigs man, and enjoy them. Youve made your mark, believe me. One of the best tunes ever: Loneliness,GFR,along with of course Im your captain, outstanding VOx.

[@moskii-kb8un]

This reminds me of John Fogerty & his 2 ex-bandits, I mean band-mates, and I use that term loosely, They made it on Johns talent, plain & simple..and the thanks John got was they went against him and on the side of Fantasy records, even his own brother was in on it..jealousy & envy..John was the only one who had the talent to write, sing, produce & play iconic lead solos on so many great songs, making CCR the top band of the late 60's, early 70's..these other 3 were only the rhythm section and were easily replaceable, instead they blew the whole thing up.too much to go into detail. John made them rich and famous and got a kick in the butt for it..

[@waynedanberry]

+moskii 1958 You Are So Right MAN! DUDE! HOW CAN ANYONE BE SO BLIND/STUPID,to not SEE Who the REAL TALENTED/GIFTED PERSON/WRITER is in ANY BAND? They Must Have Their Heads UP Their ASS!

[@moskii-kb8un]

right..people are blinded by their own egos,stupidity and just utter non-sense. I'd be in John's band all day every day for the rest of Rock & Roll Eternity!!!

[@piligeronimo9591]

thanks i been a fan since 73 till now today 5-4-2018 god bless this 3 men

[@sircishere]

Mark--I see you are wearing a POW MIA bracelet!! THANKS Man..I have had mine since '72. I know the boys in NAM respect your music and especially CLOSER TO HOME/I'M YOUR CAPTAIN..and it means more to POWS than you can ever know.. Your "signature" song-the MOST meaningful/expressive/most important (albeit NOT most commerically succesful is definately I'M YOUR CAPTAIN/CLOSER TO HOME. No true music fan could ever be without it..

[@birdieloo6168]

I had one back around +/- 1971 thereabouts. I wore it for years until it finally broke into 2 pieces and by that time I had no idea where or how to get another one. When I saw that on his wrist I wondered if that's what it was. I hung on to the pieces for a long time, but that was many decades ago---wish I had them now.

[@pamcrider8074]

This is THE band of the Vietnam War! I know, I lived in Okinawa from 67+73 How many GI s were jamming out to I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home! Mark Farner is totally the the band!

[@bethelle9099]

'Your Captain's, is a sacred anthem to some of us! Mark IS Grand Funk!!!!!

[@robertlim4193]

Mark Farner is Grand Funk Railroad !

[@KatherinVII]

This is the saddest story yet. I've loved GFR 's music for as long as I can remember and this is just terrible to hear how they treated Mark. Shame of Don. This will come back to bite him. God Bless Mark and no doubt it will work out for his best in the long run. Hang in Mark, we're with you and we won't be seein' Don's show.

[@MrNormanChang]

Mark wish you all the best

[@bigstuff52]

I prayin these guys get back together to rip it again....

[@midninteranger4315]

Never trust so called friends only trust yourself.. the screwed you big time Mark.. Your voice was and still is grand funk railroad and will always be.

[@SenorZorrozzz]

Those bums are envious of him.

[@lhart99]

My old man, a HUGE GFR fan, got me into their music. These guys kicked some serious ass back in their day. One of the greatest power trios EVER! You can't talk about late '60's or 1970's music with out GFR being a huge part of the scene. As many others have said before me, Mark Farner IS GFR. I'd love the chance to see him at least once before he calls it quits.

[@muxux4]

Twice bitten! His producer and his bandmates

[@richardcopeland116]

I met Mark Farner (my childhood rock n' roll idol) one time after a show here in Michigan - he is everything you'd expect him to be. Very cool and down to earth.

[@ricardolinares6396]

Sin's a good man's brother! That's fo' sho! Don did Mark dirty. Sold him down the river for coin. Cain't eat it. Won't cure yr sorrows. And cain't buy u luv.

[@brianmartin6808]

One of his best songs!

[@sihartobing9570]

Marvelous God Bless Sir Mr. Mark Ferner - Grand Funk Railroad Band & the mambers of the Group, Be Have Happy Live, ... Bravo.

[@douglasstadler6778]

Great group to hear

[@alcooper8771]

The law does not affect the FANS. KARMA would be to NOT go see these guys as GFR without Mark Farner. Mark wrote the songs, he has a band, go see HIS show and only his shows

[@RobertJohnson-lu9vb]

Without Mark Farner there is no Grand Funk Railroad

[@theloaner4378]

From a top draw touring juggernaut of a group to half full college gymnasiums. Great strategy on the part of Knuckleheads Inc. way to go donny&melly.

[@TheCream14]

Mark WAS/IS Grand Funk. Such a talented and nice guy!

[@plkprint]

Don Brewer what can I say, Mark is the talent and your a fixture of the element. If I see the name Grand Funk I get excited thinking of Mark. He is Grand Funk. I will always see this picture. If there is a venue of a band called Grand Funk it will not be attended by me or anyone I know. This name is now De_Funked. I look forward to a venue that is listed Mark Farner the man who earned his fame.

[@jonholcombe]

Paul, as we say back in the day, Right On Brother! Funk is ALL about Farner. Brewer is a hag rider, and parasite leeching off Farner's talent. I like quite a bit of Farner solo too.

[@jrhan40451]

Wish they were still togather today. I'd still buy their cd's. I'm 58 and grew up with their music.

[@ChihuahuaboyDH]

Here are the current ages of the original three band members of GFR: Mark Farner (66 years old, 67 on September 29th); Don Brewer (66 years old, 67 on September 3rd); Mel Schacher (63 years old, 64 on April 8th). If Don & Mel wait even five years to reunite with Mark Farner, then I fear it will be too late, because these guys will be mostly in their early 70s by then. So Don & Mel, PLEASE make things right with Mark & give the fans one more reunion tour, before you all pass away. Bravo, Mark Farner!

[@GasserGlass]

ChihuahuaboyDH The Fans are not happy with Don or Mel and most could care less about them these days.....Don & Mel are the DIXIE CHICKS of Rock-N-Roll!

[@ChihuahuaboyDH]

Don & Mel turning down Mark Farner = BIG mistake!!! :-(

[@GasserGlass]

AMEN

[@billregan3232]

Don't fear it, because it's just not going to happen. Just watch for Mark to play somewhere on his own, and go see and support him without those A-holes!

[@cheayunju]

Ha ha Yes it's always a thing to bring up the looming spectre of death.

[@pedenmk]

One of my favorite group's. I seen them open for Bob segar in Louisville Kentucky back a couple years ago. Rock on guy's

[@LuceroLucero22]

My friend Mark, YOU are Grand Funk and this sucks big time.... You're the writer and voice of Grand Funk.... You'll never know how much you've given me....thanks

[@OU8121ST]

I saw them in 1997 reunion i didnt know they blew up too bad but Mark Farner is the talent in that band

[@JohnDoe-tu7ho]

First off, I am a Farnerite and he is my #1 guitarist, voice, song writer and I truly admire him. According to Marks' book, he demanded getting half of the pay instead of dividing into 1/3's. That doesn't sound too much like he really thinks GFRR is the "3 Amigos" as he says. Also when they were promoting that tour with the three of them he was still boldly talking, in your face style, about his Christian conversion in Grand Funk interviews with Don and Mel, that's what I heard in their Youngstown Ohio interview. I'm a Christian too and I don't know anybody who is converted with "spotlight in your face" preaching to non believers, especially the bandmates sitting next to you in the interview. Mark HAS cooled his turbos in his witnessing and is focusing much more on Love & Forgiveness now. He's much more a "soft glow" now and is, IMHO, a greater force for God. D & M waited 2+ years for Mark to go back and tour with them. He refused. D & M are pricks and I'm disgusted with their refusal to get back together, especially after Jessie got hurt, but Mark did his share of shoving too.

[@JohnDoe-tu7ho]

Oh....I'm with you all...No Farner No Funk

[@jonholcombe]

John Doe JD: Farner is Grand Funk, except for We're An American Band, admittedly their biggest single, but Farner wrote 90% of the songs, and all of the best ones, sang them and played guitar. Brewer is nowhere without Farner. Nobody knows his name without Farner, Brewer is a hack musician and a mean spirited dishonest creep. Farner is rightly proud of, and should take ownership of Grand Funk's success.

[@JohnDoe-tu7ho]

bluegoldspirit I agree with everything you say and Don is a prick. I just wish Mark would have continued as Grand Funk instead of going on his own again walking away from everything. He went solo again because he IS GFRR and kindof thumbed his nose at D & M for 2 +years because he could get away with it. It wasn't until the court judgment against did he want to get back together and then he wanted a 50% take instead of 1/3 as it was previously all the way through GFRR history. What D & M are doing is awful and morally bankrupt, but unfortunately for us all, it's legal and we're stuck with it. My point is that Mark shoved too and D&M did a big time kneejerk reaction.

[@jonholcombe]

John Doe JD: I would love to see Mark with GFR too. If he demanded 50% take of profits, based on his contribution to the band, that would seem appropriate to me. And, if the story about being deceived by Brewer and blindsided with signing the papers that gave Brewer and Schacher control of the GFR "entity" is true, my sympathies are wholly with Farner. Some may think Farner naive and overly trusting, but his faith in his friend Don Brewer would seem to me to be a truly "Christian" virtue (although I am many years past my association with my Church). Brewer's action were self-serving and diabolical, with the intention of harming the person who in fact gave him his claim to fame. On any level, Brewer is just a sleaze. I listened to the audio clips of "Flint" on Amazon, and my ears hurt.

I saw Mark, Don, and Mel at the Medina ballroom in MN, sometime in the mid 90's. Smokin dope and rockin out to all the memorable tunes they did in the 70's. I would do it again.

[@ultrakool]

sounds like brewer was an apt pupil of terry knight in scoundrel 101

[@andrewbrittlebank8718]

Mark, this is SO unjust. I am reminded of Fogerty's travails. Here in Australia Grand Funk Railroad never got much airplay but you guys are up there with the greats - seriously. Not fair - you deserve so much better.

[@shadygrady65]

with friends like that...

[@joesephtoulouse5360]

Grand funk was one of my favorite bands hands down, Mark was and is brilliant there is no grand funk without him.! Shame on you Donny life is to short.

[@stevelamanna5094]

Grand Funk is going to play in Lakewood Ranch Florida... BOYCOTT the show. What a joke without Farmer...the real talent behind those songs! Shame on the local promoter, for not investigating what a robbery this is, paying them to play when Mark was tricked out of the group. Unreal....

[@dianaallison6110]

So sorry u guys broke up...& hope u get back 2gether soon! U guys rock it over the top..& SO deserve 2 be in the R & R Hall of Fame...hands down. Thx 4 all the great yrs! 🌝🌝✌✌❤❤

[@GasserGlass]

Don & Mel are the DIXIE CHICKS of Rock-N-Roll ........... After what they did to their Money Maker, most REAL fans dont want them back......MARK is Grand Funk Railroad and Always Will Be....... He wrote most of the music and gave the band 90% of the Soul...... Plain & Simple Truth.............. He Farner, see you when you get back to Maryland-Pa &Delaware..... Mr Roach

[@waynedanberry]

+GasserGlass Mark Is THE MAN!

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

+Wayne Danberry Love Mark Farmer !!

[@jocamadad]

Yeah the proof of that is their follow up band, Flint, after Mark left GFR, which was just GFR minus Mark, went nowhere. They released one album which was mostly covers and I don't think it even made the charts. If it did, it was just barely. I listened to it a long time ago and remember that it didn't sound too bad, but it was like listening to GFR with something missing. Of course the name of the band didn't help either. I know they thought naming the band after the city GFR and they originated in would be a good idea, but it wasn't. Flint, it sounds like a symphony or a choir or some shit.

[@yucchhiiowwee]

GasserGlass ...What did Don and Mel do? Their real problem was Terry Knight their manager..He was ripping them off and when the band found out, they told knight to take a hike. Granted they only had a few months till their contract ran out, but they wanted him gone. So I don't see where Don and Mel were the problem.

[@nitwitromney]

Mark Farner's solo output has done no better in terms of commercial success, or lack thereof. You're right about the name FLINT--ugh!! I don't buy this "Mark Farener IS GFR" bullshit. GFR was a great band when they worked together, and unless they all get together again, someone else can have my seat at their shows.

[@lorrainelaino1458]

I grew up with Grand Funk music, I love them to death. I will always be a fan since the seventies!!

[@WolfmanMars]

Let's get Grand Funk together again.

[@rockandrollrulz1]

I've always supported Mark Farner as a musician. Can't believe he got screwed the way he did. To me he was and still IS GRAND FUNK RAILROAD!!!

[@dennymcfastlane8530]

All in All...Don Brewer is the Captain, and Mel is the co/Captain in the RAILROADING OF GRAND FUNK!!!

[@fredandaya5985]

Mark is the soul of GFR..