GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Co-Founder MARK FARNER Shares Lyric Video For New Single ‘Anymore’

Mark Farner, a founding member of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, continues to elevate his sound in the latest single “Anymore” out now. Released with a companion lyric video, the song sees Farner firing on all cylinders with this anthemic chorus. “Anymore” is the third song from his new album, “Closer To My Home” and showcases the rocker’s unmistakable Parker Fly guitar. The rebelliousness of the riffs go head-to-head with Farner’s commanding lyrics. Farner sings with passion and resolve — with an outpouring undercurrent of love — in this reflective barn burner.Co-written by Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER) and produced by Slaughter and Farner, “Closer To My Home” is available on vinyl and CD through Righteous Rock Records.Having written more than 90 percent of the GRAND FUNK RAILROAD 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”, “Rock & Roll Soul”, “Locomotion”, “Mean Mistreater” and “We’re An American Band”. MARK FARNER’S AMERICAN BAND continues to tour, celebrating the 55th anniversary of the ground-breaking hit “I’m Your Captain (Closer To Home)” .Farner’s first years in music were with the bands TERRY KNIGHT AND THE PACK and THE BOSSMEN. When GRAND FUNK RAILROAD formed in 1969, they named the group after the Grand Trunk & Western Railroad that runs through Flint. Like a Spartan, Farner was intent on bringing rock destined for arenas. What began as rehearsals at Flint’s Federation of Musicians Union Hall led to some of rock music’s watershed moments. At the 1969 Atlanta International Pop Festival, they shared the stage with rock luminaries such as LED ZEPPELIN, Janis Joplin and CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL. The same year they formed — 1969 — the band further defied expectations by releasing two albums (via Capitol Records) in a four-month period. Farner wrote all but two songs from “On Time” and the platinum-selling “Grand Funk”. He said they wanted to take advantage of the meteoric rise that was building in terms of the band’s popularity.”It wasn’t much pressure because the songs were coming fast,” Farner said. “I had nothing but time for songs.”By 1970, Farner’s songs were pivotal to the band’s success. The epic composition “I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home)” became an anthem for Vietnam War veterans and audiences alike. Farner would later perform the iconic song at the Vietnam Memorial Wall, on the 25th Anniversary of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Farner also received the Vietnam Veterans of American Presidents Award for Excellence in the Arts.In July 1971, the trio sold out Shea Stadium in New York; 55,000 tickets were sold in a record 72 hours — besting THE BEATLES’ previous record.The Farner-penned composition “Bad Time” was GRAND FUNK’s last Top 10 single, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1975. Although it never topped the charts, the song was the most played tune on radio that year due to demand.Farner is a three-time Michigan Rock And Roll Legends Hall Of Fame member — inducted as a solo member in 2015 and an inductee as part of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD and TERRY KNIGHT AND THE PACK.GRAND FUNK laid the groundwork for such bands as FOREIGNER, JOURNEY, VAN HALEN and BON JOVI with its signature hard driving sound, soulful vocals, muscular instrumentation and forceful pop melodies. The fact that GRAND FUNK’s legacy still reigns over the classic rock landscape fifty years after its 1969 birth in Flint, Michigan is a testament to the group’s influence and staying power. Mega-hits “We’re An American Band”, “I’m Your Captain/Closer To Home”, “Locomotion” and “Some Kind Of Wonderful” still receive continuous airplay on classic rock radio. “We’re An American Band” has received notoriety in recent years being used in movie soundtracks and in television/radio advertising. The huge hit was featured in a General Motors national TV ad campaign and in Disney’s animated feature film “The Country Bears”. “We’re An American Band” was featured in the Cuba Gooding Jr. film “Radio”, and in the swash buckler “Sahara” starring Matthew McConaughey.[embedded content]