GRAND FUNK RAILROAD An American Band: The Story Of (1998 UK 224-page softback book, in an era dominated by progressive rock, the press savaging of Grand Funk's distinctive brand of hard rocking now seems particularly harsh & unwarranted, Billy James redresses this inbalance & charts the band's meteoric rise to fame & how they captured America's heart, assessing the mixture of management hype, rock 'n' rolling, the sometimes naïve if laudable political beliefs that underpinned theirUS success, a fascinating look at one of the heaviest & hardest rocking American bands, includes band contributions)