Editing Grand Funk Railroad (section)

=== First disbanding, 1976–1981; new lineup in the early 1980s ===
Following the breakup, Farner began a solo career and signed with [[Atlantic Records]], which resulted in two albums: ''Mark Farner'' (1977) and ''No Frills'' (1978). Brewer, Schacher and Frost remained intact and formed the band Flint. Flint released one 1978 album on [[Columbia Records]]; a second record was finished but never released.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

In 1981, Grand Funk Railroad reunited after being approached by their former manager Andy Caviliere (who had taken over from Terry Knight in 1972). The reunion took place without Frost (who was playing with [[Bob Seger]]) and with [[Dennis Bellinger]] replacing Schacher on bass. Schacher begged off saying he had developed a fear of flying but later admitted that he had no longer wanted to be involved with Caviliere.<ref name="auto" />

The new lineup released two albums on [[Irving Azoff]]'s [[Full Moon Records|Full Moon]] label, distributed by [[Warner Bros. Records]]. These releases included ''[[Grand Funk Lives]]'' (July 1981) and ''[[What's Funk?]]'' (January 1983).<ref name="Larkin" /> Neither album achieved much in the way of critical acclaim or sales; but the single "Queen Bee" was included in the film ''[[Heavy Metal (film)|Heavy Metal]]'' and its soundtrack album.<ref name="auto" />

The band toured in 1981 and 1982 with Rick Baker joining them on the road to play keyboards. But the dismal sales of ''Grand Funk Lives'' and the death of manager Caviliere in 1982 caused the group to disband a second time in early 1983, shortly after ''What's Funk?'' was released.<ref name="auto" />