Mark Farner - Grand Funk Railroad

<p><strong>Grand Funk Railroad was one of the premier bands of the 1970s. Mark Farner was the lead vocalist, guitarist and central focus of the band. They sold over 30 million records and had two #1 hits. Hailing from Flynt, MI, Mark tells the story of how the band formed and their rise to stardom.</strong><br /><br /><strong>In the second half of the show Mark and I do a Songfest featuring three of GFR’s most famous songs: “I’m You Captain (Closer To Home)”, “We’re An American Band”, and “The Loco-Motion”.</strong><br /><br /><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS: Mark is constantly expanding his musical focus and is always growing. That’s a valuable life lesson for all of us.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Robert’s featured song in this episode is “Free” from the album The PGS Experience by his band Project Grand Slam. This is Robert’s reimagined version of a song by Phish. Robert chose this song because  Mark has a demonstrated focus on helping others - from Vets to the disabled - to thrive and be free.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Spotify:</strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3VHUY9PX8fWusmyqzOJ1Ib?si=MJ1dNhcAQIKaup-jjTbvAQ&dl_branch=1"><strong>https://open.spotify.com/track/3VHUY9PX8fWusmyqzOJ1Ib?si=MJ1dNhcAQIKaup-jjTbvAQ&dl_branch=1</strong></a></p><p><strong>---------------------------------------</strong></p><p><strong>Robert’s “Follow Your Dream Handbook”, his highly rated combination memoir and how-to, telling his personal story and giving readers step-by-step instructions how-to follow and succeed at their dream, was recently released and immediately became an Amazon #1 Bestseller! Just go to Amazon and enter Follow Your Dream Handbook by Robert Miller in the search bar, or click </strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3y2jp7p"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>In this episode, Mark and Robert discuss:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>His HS football career</strong></li><li><strong>Playing the Sousaphone</strong></li><li><strong>Taking up the guitar</strong></li><li><strong>The formation of