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6 unusual facts about Grand Funk Railroad


Colour Haze

Emerging from a sound heavily influenced by Black Sabbath,Grand Funk Railroad on their first records, they moved away from a heavy to a more melodic sound, e.g. on their album All (2008), as remarked by Denmark's LowCut webzine.

Rye Coalition

The band also contributed covers of AC/DC's "Whole Lotta Rosie" and Grand Funk Railroad's "Got This Thing On The Move" for a contribution to Sub Pop Records' Singles Club series.

The Frost

The Frost were one of the top Detroit area bands of the era, however poor album cover artwork, distribution and promotion by Vanguard hampered the band and caused them to miss the national success that other bands like Ann Arbor's Bob Seger, Ted Nugent from Detroit and Grand Funk Railroad from Flint were to achieve.

The Stinsons

Loretta mentions sleeping with the members of Grand Funk Railroad, when she spent three weeks being passed around like a bong.

WEZZ-FM

Core artists of the station known as "70s Hit Radio, 97-3 WODL" included Chicago, the Doobie Brothers, Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad, Barry Manilow, Earth, Wind and Fire and James Taylor.

WVU Coliseum

The first event held at the Coliseum in 1970 was a Grand Funk Railroad concert.


Ron Nevison

He eventually became a producer, working with artists like Meat Loaf, The Babys, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, UFO, Survivor, Jefferson Starship, Kiss, Europe, Grand Funk Railroad and Heart, among many others.


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