June 12, 2006 Capitol records releases  Grand Funk Railroad: Greatest Hits CD/DVD deluxe package. DVD includes four previously unreleased classic TV and concert performance film clips and a never-before-released 13-minute promotional film We’re An American Band, shot in 1973 in multiple locations around the band’s native Michigan.  Featuring interviews and performance footage, the film presents a glimpse into the recreational outlets pursued between sessions for the landmark album We’re An American Band.  The DVD’s concert performance clips include I’m Your Captain from the band’s 1971 Shea Stadium performance, filmed by the legendary filmmaking team of Albert and David Maysles.

2005 Shinin'On - Grand Funk hit from 1974 is featured in the Bad News Bears movie starring Billie Bob Thornton

July 2, 2002  Release date of the new live Grand Funk CD from Capitol Records  Live - The 1971 Tour.  A collection of previously unreleased live tracks from Chicago, Detroit and sold out appearance at Shea Stadium.  24-bit digitally re-mastered.

Summer 2002 We're An American Band song from is featured in the Disney's new full length animated movie based on the long standing Disneyland feature The Country Bears.  The lyrics were rewritten and approved by Don Brewer for a G-Rated audience, and the movie peaks with the reunited Country Bears Band singing "We're An American Band"! 20th Century Fox is showing an episode of the hit show "Judging Amy" that also features the song "We're An American Band" on all American Airlines cross country and international flights.
The same song later also was featured in the new Paramount Pictures film Sahara in 2005 and in Cuba Gooding's Radio in 2003. Check it out!

Summer 2002  Capitol begins reissue of entire GFR catalog as a 24 bit re-mastered deluxe packaged CDs with bonus tracks and with booklets containing stories behind each album, rare  pictures, memorabilia and liner notes, starting with "On Time", "Red Album" & "Closer To Home" optionally sold within of  Trunk of Funk 12 CD set box. Other 9 CDs can be purchased later separately and placed into the box.  David Tedds is the reissue producer and he, and Evren Goknar, do the re-mastering. It is the same team that did "Thirty Years of Funk, Anthology".

Feb 2002 General Motors Corporation has been using "We're An American Band" to support their recent national marketing campaign GM overdrive. Watch GM overdrive video.

Feb 21, 2002  Grand Funk's Collectors Series CD became their 12th gold album. Now it is being phased out. 

Dec 9, 2001 From Grand Funk to Grace - the Authorized Biography of Mark Farner by Kristofer Engelhardt (also author of Beatles Undercover) is in the print . Each book includes a 9 song CD of previously unreleased songs by Mark. You can buy a book from any major Internet retailor (like amazon.com ). Read interview with Kristofer Engelhardt from the European GFR site.

Apr 15, 2001 Hudson Music released Don Brewer, Live at the Modern Drummer Festival 2000, a video featuring Don's first-ever drum clinic. Don performs four Grand Funk classics, including "Mark Says Alright". Plus, he talks about the origins of GFR, his involvement in the song writing, and more. For more information or to place the order, please visit www.hudsonmusic.com. Or, call toll free number at (888) 796-2992. For European [PAL] orders please email: hudsoneuro@aol.com .

Jan, 2000 Russian band   Grandbrothers from St.Pete participates in the European GFR Tribute CD with song Stop Looking Back. Band's leader Alex Liapin is one of the best  Russian rock guitarists.  Order CD online

Янв, 2000   Вышел в продажу  Европейский Tribute CD посвященный Grand Funk Railroad. Альбом издается шведской фирмой Record Heaven. В альбом влючена  песня с альбома We're An American Band  Stop Looking Back записанная в начале 2000 года питерской группой  Grandbrothers. Группу возглавляет известный гитарист Александр Ляпин (бывший гитарист группы "АКВАРИУМ"), в роли Дона Брюера ударник из ДДТ Игорь Доценко, Павел Борисов - бас (в настоящее время постоянно играет в ДДТ),  Михаил Огородов - клавиши, вокал (известный питерский музыкант, аранжировщик - пишет музыку к спектаклям в одном из питерских театров). Вы можете заказать CD онлайн.

Dec 2000 Mark Farner's new CD, Heirlooms, is released!  The CD  includes complete Atlantic Records sessions from 1977 and 1978.  It   includes the albums Mark Farner and No Frills, in their entirety, on one cd - a total of 19 tracks (over 1 hour of music).  The albums were digitally remastered from the original tapes by Dave Schultz and Bill Inglot.   Mark wrote the liner notes, which document the sessions.

Nov 2000 -  Don and Mel made the announcement to the GFR fans:
    

Dear Roadkill and all GFR fans,

GFR would like to announce that a 2000 and 2001 tour is being planned. The band will feature Don and Mel, along with Max Carl on lead vocals (formerly of 38 Special and   Jack Mack and the Heart Attack), Bruce Kulick (12 years lead guitar with KISS and credits with Michael Bolton and  Meatloaf), and Tim Cashion, who has toured and recorded with Robert Palmer and Bob Seger. The first date scheduled in December 2nd in West Palm  Beach. As we know more, we will be posting info at  www.grandfunkrailroad.com.

      Thanks for all your support. We love you!

          Don & Mel

Oct 5,1999 We're An American Band album was  released by Capitol in gold vinyl and digitally remastered gold CD replica. It was released as the millennium action along with some other most famous rock albums of XX century.

Billy James' (aka Ant-Bee) book "An American Band - The Story Of Grand Funk Railroad" is on the sale. This is an unauthorized biography. Don wrote the forward and both Don and Mel helped with the preparation of the book. You can buy book visiting Billy's site.

June 29, 1999 Capitol released three CD set box anthology Grand Funk Railroad - 30 Years Of Funk 1969-99. 30 Years Of Funk includes three new GFR songs and number of previously unreleased songs. All tracks are digitally remastered from original analog master tapes.

March 7, 1999 Grand Funk Railroad was first time  featured in VH-1 in Behind the Music  program. 

Jan 12, 1999  The 1976 album Good Singin' Good Playin' produced by Frank Zappa  is reissued by MCA Records. Fully remastered, with liner notes (history of making album) and historical photos. Includes a bonus track which is a very Zappa influenced track entitled Rubberneck  which was not included on the original album. Catalog  # HIPD-40144.