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Grand Funk Railroad is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Todd Rundgren, Soul Brothers Six, Little Eva, Cream and Union. Those roots explain a lot about how Grand Funk Railroad arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as James Gang, Ten Years After, Humble Pie, Free and Mountain, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Aly & AJ, Flint, Humble Pie, Exciter and Lucifer's Friend, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Grand Funk Railroad, reaching back through Todd Rundgren and forward to Aly & AJ. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band formed in Flint, Michigan, in 1969 by Mark Farner, Don Brewer and Mel Schacher (bass). The band achieved peak popularity and success during the 1970s with hit songs such as "We're an American Band", "I'm Your Captain ", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Walk Like a Man", "The Loco-Motion", "Bad Time" and "Shinin' On". Grand Funk released six platinum and seven gold-certified albums between their recording debut in 1969 and their first disbandment in 1976.
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Grand Funk Railroad connections
Grand Funk Railroad grew out of Todd Rundgren, Soul Brothers Six, Little Eva and Cream, shares an orbit with James Gang, Ten Years After, Humble Pie and Free, went on to shape Aly & AJ, Flint, Humble Pie and Exciter. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Grand Funk Railroad
Sounds and acts that shaped Grand Funk Railroad.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Grand Funk Railroad.
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- Blind Faithartist
- The Allman Brothers Bandartist
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Bandartist
- Edgar Winterartist
- Trafficartist
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