Farner will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of “(I’m Your Captain) Closer To Home” this June. “Pinch me. 50 years,” he exclaimed. “Thank God for classic rock radio. I knew when God gave me this ...

Grand Funk Railroad co-founder Mark Farner is headed for the Ozone Songwriter Festival on Friday night. The Farmer spoke with him about his career in music and where he thinks the industry is headed.

It’s been more than three months since Mark Farner’s American Band played a concert, so he’s amped for the next show on his calendar, a June 26 stop at Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Warrendale. “When we ...