GRAND FUNK - We're An American Band (1973) - video

<body> <h1>GRAND FUNK - We're An American Band (1973)</h1><h1>see original video - ver video original</h1><p>Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s.<br> Grand Funk Railroad sold more than 25 million records, toured constantly, packed arenas worldwide, and received four RIAA gold albums during 1970—the most for any American group that year. The current Grand Funk Railroad lineup uses the nickname "The American Band," a reference to its 1973 hit "We're an American Band." A popular take on the band during its heyday was that, although the critics hated them, audiences loved them.<br>The band's name is a play on words of the Grand Trunk Railroad, a railroad line that ran through the band's home town of Flint, Michigan.</p><p>To refine Grand Funk's sound, the band secured veteran musician Todd Rundgren as a producer. Two successful albums and two #1 hit singles resulted: the Don Brewer penned, "We're an American Band (from We're an American Band) and "The Loco-Motion (from Shinin' On, written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and originally recorded by Little Eva). The album We're an American Band topped out at #2 on the charts, while the "We're an American Band" single, released during summer 1973, was Grand Funk's first #1 hit. "The Loco-Motion" followed in 1974 as Grand Funk's second chart topping single.</p><br><p align="center"><br><br></p><br><br><br><br> <p align="center">Para todo o Brasil.</p> <br> </body>