Grand Funk Railroad "I'm Your Captain"

 


This week's Sunday Special.  From July 9th, 1971, one of the last concerts ever at Shea Stadium in Flushing-Meadows, Corona Park, Queens, New York, featuring Grand Funk Railroad performing their song "I'm Your Captain".  The band lineup is:

Mark Farner: guitar, keyboards, & vocals
Mel Schacher: bass
Don Brewer: drums & vocals


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