“I’m Your Captain (Closer To Home)” celebrates 50 years
Mark Farner is a rock and roll American icon. As one of the founding members, lead singer, lead guitarist, and wrote ninety percent of the Grand Funk Railroad (GFR) music catalog, Farner has always been known as the energetic driving force on stage, the engine that pulled the original Grand Funk Railroad to the top of the charts. From his soulful voice and power rock riffs to fueling the Funk with his atomic stage presence. His story and his imprint on music starts with Flint, MI and since 1969 from his humble beginnings and a blue-collar outlook, Farner has captained a global crusade for love and freedom.
This June marked the 50th anniversary of GFR’s “I’m Your Captain (Closer To Home),” a song that sits alongside massive hits such as, “Some Kind Of Wonderful,” “Foot Stompin’ Music,” “Heartbreaker,” “Locomotion,” “We’re An American Band,” and others. Farner talks to Buddy Iahn and Matt Bailey about the impact of “I’m Your Captain,” his legacy, and Mark Farner’s American Band, the banner he’s now touring as. He also gives us his strong opinions on a Grand Funk reunion.
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