Legendary Rocker
M A R K
F A R N E R
Debuts
‘FARNER CHORDS’
ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT
with GRAND FUNK'S
Historical Captain!
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.
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Mark Farner is launching a long-awaited instructional video series.
The video series is free and can only be accessed online at MarkFarner.com. Additional videos will roll out monthly.
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to Purchase
FROM CHILE
WITH LOVE
A live
concert DVD
with
MARK FARNER'S
AMERICAN BAND
available at
https://markfarner.com/shop-2/
FOR MORE
INFORMATION
ABOUT
MARK FARNER’S
AMERICAN
BAND
VISIT
Official
website
https://markfarner.com/farner-chords/
Farner
chords
The video
series is free and can only be accessed online at MarkFarner.com. Additional
videos will roll out monthly.
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Veteran
Owned Creative Agency
MARK FARNER’S
AMERICAN BAND
IN
CONCERT 2023
Apr. 06
Genesee Theatre
Waukegan,
IL
Apr. 21
St. George Theatre
Staten
Island, NY
Apr. 23
The Space at Westbury
Westbury,
NY
May. 12
District 142
Wyandotte,
MI
Jun. 29 C
D & Me
Frankfort,
IL
Jul. 02
Frontier Days Arlington Heights
Arlington
Heights, IL
Jul. 29
Northwoodstock Music Festival
Land O'
Lakes, WI
Aug. 05
Kingsford Centenial Celebration
Kingsford,
MI
Discography
Studio
albums
Mark
Farner, 1977
No
Frills, 1978
Just
Another Injustice, 1988
Wake
Up..., 1989
Some Kind
of Wonderful, 1991
For the
People, 2006
With
Grand Funk Railroad
On Time
(1969)
Grand
Funk (1969)
Closer to
Home (1970)
Live
Album (1970)
Survival
(1971)
E
Pluribus Funk (1971)
Phoenix
(1972)
We're an
American Band (1973)
Shinin'
On (1974)
All the
Girls in the World Beware!!! (1974)
Caught in
the Act (1975)
Born to
Die (1976)
Good
Singin', Good Playin' (1976)
Grand
Funk Lives (1981)
What's
Funk? (1983)
Bosnia
(1996)
Other
albums
Closer to
Home, 1992 (best-of)
Heirlooms:
The Complete Atlantic Sessions, 2000 (re-release of Farner's two first studio
albums)
Red,
White and Blue Forever, 2002 (mini album)
Live!!
N'rG, 2003
Mark
Farner the Rock Patriot, March 9, 2003, Live Extended Versions
(DVD)
Mark
Farner – From Chile With Love (2021)
MARK FARNER
ENTITLED
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES,TRUTHS
CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM
FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS
THAT SET US FREE!
BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...
AUTHOR RAY SHASHO
…Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com
Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/
Gold Award Winner
