Not seeing everyone on a regular basis has been very difficult."ĭiscussing what he did with his time at home during the pandemic, Brewer notes, "I found things to do around the house that had been neglected for years. We have been touring nonstop with this band since 2000 and the band and crew are family. "This has been torture for me and the rest of the guys. "I can't wait to get back on stage and perform for people," Brewer says in a new Q&A. Grand Funk Railroad's current incarnation, which has been together for over 20 years, features two-thirds of the band's original lineup - drummer/singer Don Brewer and bassist Mel Schacher - along with former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, ex- Jack Mack and the Heart Attack and 38 Special singer Max Carl on lead vocals, and Tim Cashion on keyboards. The tour is named after Grand Funk Railroad's hit 1974 cover of the late-'60s soul tune "Some Kind of Wonderful." Additional dates in November and December are expected to be announced soon. The outing, dubbed the Some Kind of Wonderful Tour, gets underway July 2 in Fayetteville, Georgia, and currently is confirmed through a November 6 show in Florence, South Carolina. Some Kind of Wonderful Grand Funk Railroad Track 10 on All the Girls in the World Beware The group’s cover for the 1967 Soul Brother Six’s minor hit, this version had reached no. tour that will mark the veteran rockers' first concerts since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. AmphitheaterĦ/24/23 Selbyville, DE Freeman Arts Pavilionħ/07/23 St.Grand Funk Railroad has announced dates for a 2021 U.S. Here are the 2023 Grand Funk Railroad tour dates with more dates to be announced:ģ/18/23 Clewiston, FL Clewiston Sugar Festival - Civic ParkĤ/13/23 Deadwood, SD Deadwood Mountain Grand Event CenterĤ/23/23 Oxford, AL Oxford Performing Arts CenterĤ/29/23 Marietta, OH Peoples Bank Theatreĥ/13/23 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatreĥ/19/23 Biloxi, MS Hard Rock Hotel & CasinoĦ/02/23 Peachtree City, GA Frederick Brown Jr. I feel lucky and blessed every time we play it live."Īs part of this year's itinerary, the legendary rock & roll powerhouse will be the "special guests" of Kid Rock for two hometown shows in Michigan at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15. I dont need a big fine car D I got everything that a man could want. Taking snippets of things going on during the tour at that time, like staying up all night with Freddy King playing poker, four young chiquitas in Omaha, sweet sweet Connie in Little Rock, and finally the declaration, 'We're An American Band,' because it sounds great and sings well. D D D D Verse 1 D I dont need a whole lots of money. The line "We're comin' to your town, we'll help you party it down" came to me first and I wrote the song around that line. Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind Of Wonderful (Karaoke version with Lyrics) Lets Sing 79. We were being sued by our former manager Terry Knight and he was trying to stop us from performing. Says Don: "'We're An American Band' came to me when we were flying from town to town on our "Phoenix Tour" in 1972. One of rock's definitive anthems, the platinum-certified single went all the way to #1 on the Billboard "Hot 100" chart. Original founding member Don Brewer (vocals and drums) is the writer and singer of "We're An American Band," from the band's seventh album. (SRO) Grand Funk Railroad celebrates the 50th anniversary of their 1973 "We're An American Band" platinum single and album with 2023's "The American Band Tour," performing multiple shows across the country and dynamically underlining their trademark "Rock and Soul" classics.
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