Mark Farner

Mark Farner (born September 29, 1948 in Flint, Michigan) is a singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the leader of Grand Funk Railroad.

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September 29 - 1948 - Flint, Michigan - Singer - Guitarist - Songwriter - Grand Funk Railroad

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Farner began his career in music playing in bands like Terry Knight and The Pack (1965-1966), The Bossmen (1966), The Pack (aka The Fabulous Pack) (1967-1968), before forming Grand Funk Railroad in 1969.

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Terry Knight - Grand Funk Railroad - 1969

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After Grand Funk disbanded in 1977, Farner released his first self titled solo project the following year. In 1978, Farner released No Frills.

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1977 - 1978

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In 1981, Grand Funk reunited to record a brand new album, Grand Funk Lives for Warner Brothers Records, and What's Funk which was released the following year.

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1981 - Warner Brothers

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In 1988, Farner returned with Just Another Injustice on Frontline Records. His third Frontline released was 1991's Some Kind of Wonderful, witch featured a revamped version of the Grand Funk classic of the same name. Farner enjoyed success with the John Beland composition "Isn't it Amazing", which earned him a Dove Award nomination and reached #2 on the charts.

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1988 - Frontline Records - 1991 - Dove Award

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In the 1990s, Farner formed Lismark Communications with former Freedom Reader editor Steve Lisuk. Soon after, Farner began reissuing his solo albums on his own record label, LisMark Records.

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1990s - Record label

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From 1994 to 1995, Farner toured with Ringo Starr's Allstars, which also featured Randy Bachman, John Entwhistle, Felix Cavalaire, Billy Preston, and Ringo's son, Zak.

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1994 - 1995 - Ringo Starr - Randy Bachman - John Entwhistle - Felix Cavalaire - Billy Preston

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In the late 1990s, Farner reunited with Grand Funk for a tour.

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An authorized biography of Farner, entitled From Grand Funk to Grace, was published in 2002 by Collectors Guide Publishing in Canada.

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2002 - Canada

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