![]() He went and got me a kit and we’d go down to the basement and he’d put on a record and he’s show me how to play. There were all girls in the drum section, so it was like, “Oh, you need a volunteer to play with all the girls!” So goodbye clarinet! I came home and said, “Dad, I’m playing drums now, and he jumped all over that because he was drummer in a swing band back in the Great Depression. In school, it was the clarinet and then I switched over to playing the drums because they needed a volunteer in the marching band to carry the bass drum. Everything that came around after that meant you had to play a musical instrument to get into a band. So from that age on, I wanted to be a rock star. I even started doing an impersonation of Elvis doing “Blue Suede Shoes.” My dad would take me to the bar and he’d buy me a hamburger, go over to the jukebox, put on “Blue Suede Shoes,” and then set me up on a table and I’d do my little impression of Elvis Presley. ![]() I was impressed with that as a little kid, I was bitten by the rock ‘n’ roll bug right there. I remember, going back to when I was just a little kid, I was watching (television) and seeing Elvis Presley doing “Blue Suede Shoes.” I can still see it. Did you know at the outset that you would be doing this from then on?ĭB: It was certainly my dream. You started playing drums at a very early age. We were promoting a live album at the time so I think our manager, Terry Knight, wasn’t into the idea of putting out another live album to compete with the live record that was already out. It’s kind of surprising that the concert, as epic as it was, was never recorded.ĭON BREWER: Yeah, I’m surprised, too. Humble Pie was on the bill, supporting you guys. GOLDMINE: I recall seeing Grand Funk when you played Hyde Park in London in 1971. Brewer to discuss the unlikely phenomenon that was known as Grand Funk. ![]() Now, on the verge of Audio Fidelity’s re-release of “Shinin’ On,” which followed “We’re An American Band” and bore another massive hit in their take on “The Loco-Motion,” Goldmine sat down with the ever affable Mr. Farner eventually left the fold, but Brewer and Schacher still soldier on with a newer lineup, keeping the legend alive while attempting to rekindle past glories with a new generation in tow. ![]()
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