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Mark Fredrick Farner (born September 29, 1948) is an American musician. He was the original singer and guitarist of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad , which he co-founded in 1969, and later as a contemporary Christian musician .
This is a list of notable contemporary Christian music artists from the 1970s. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (2002) defines CCM as "music that appeals to self-identified fans of contemporary Christian music on account of a perceived connection to what they regard as Christianity ". [ 1 ]
Grand Funk Railroad was formed as a trio in 1969 by Mark Farner and Don Brewer from Terry Knight and the Pack and Mel Schacher from Question Mark & the Mysterians. [5] Terry Knight, after being approached by Brewer, soon became the band's manager and also named the band originally "Grand Trunk Railroad" as a play on words for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, a well-known rail line in Michigan ...
Live Album is the first live album by American hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, originally released by Capitol Records on November 16, 1970. [1] The first single released from the album, "Mean Mistreater", was released on November 23 and the second, "Inside Looking Out", was released in January 1971.
Good Singin' Good Playin' is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad.The album was released on August 2, 1976, by MCA Records.. The band had actually broken up, but after Frank Zappa expressed interest in producing an album for them, they reassembled for one more attempt at success.
Caroline Farner (1842–1913), Swiss doctor and activist Donald S. Farner (1915–1988), American ornithologist Mark Farner (born 1948), American singer, guitarist and songwriter
They raised the two children in a conservative Christian cocoon: church every Sunday, mid-week Bible study, Christian private schools; Christian contemporary music tuned 24/7 on the car radio.
All songs written by Mark Farner, except where noted. Disc one "Getting into the Sun" — The Pack* — 4:45 "Can't Be Too Long (Faucet)" — The Pack* — 6:00