Mark Farner is the reason. As one of the
founding members, lead singer, lead guitarist, and wrote more than 90% of the
Grand Funk 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 and since 1969 from his humble beginnings and a blue-collar outlook,
Farner has captained a global crusade for love, peace and freedom and became a
rock ‘n’ roll icon. 

More than 60 years later – he commands the stage with the same intensity performing
epic hits that defined a generation – “I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home)”, “Bad
Time”, “Some Kind of Wonderful”, “Foot Stompin’ Music”, “Heartbreaker”,
“Locomotion”, “Mean Mistreater” and “We’re An American Band”.

Today, Farner’s amplifying his remarkable career
another full decibel selling more than 30 million records worldwide, including
16 gold and platinum albums. In his 2022 Closer
To Home Tour, Mark Farner’s
American Band will honor Farner’s golden anniversary in music, as well as shine
a spotlight on his legendary contributions to society. Amongst his more recent
achievements are donating thousands of dollars from the sales of his 2020 From
Chile With Love DVD to Veterans Services Foundation, working with the Soldiers
Against Suicide awareness and prevention organization and Grand Master at the
2021 Bikes On Bricks community event in Flint. Farner, 74, is also about as
real as they get: he’s a husband, a father and grandfather and in his fourth
decade of marriage to wife Lesia. He’s a family man.

“I am who my songs say I am,” Farner said. Something magical still happens when Farner
takes the stage. His voice still strong and on key, his guitar playing slick
and lighting quick and his trademark prancing all of which is still memorizes
his audiences around the world. “Love is unconditional,” he said. “Just like
when you hold a baby, the love transfers. I feel that when I’m on stage from
the audience. It’s all about the fans, and all about love.”