Editing Grand Funk Railroad (section)

=== Re-formation, 1996–present ===
After some rehearsals in late 1995, Grand Funk Railroad's three original members (joined on tour by keyboardist/guitarist and background vocalist Howard Eddy Jr.) once again reunited in 1996 and played to 500,000 people during a three-year period.<ref name="auto" />

In 1997 the band played three sold-out [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian]] [[benefit concert]]s. These shows featured a full symphony orchestra that was conducted by [[Paul Shaffer]] (from ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''). The band released a live two-disc benefit CD called ''[[Bosnia (album)|Bosnia]]'' recorded in [[Auburn Hills, Michigan]]. This live recording also featured Peter Frampton, Alto Reed and Howard Eddy Jr.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

In late 1998, Farner left the band after disagreements with Brewer  and returned to his solo career. And after a two-year hiatus, when Brewer and Schacher once again approached Farner about reuniting, he turned them down after they refused to honor his desire to be paid fifty percent, rather than a third of the group's revenue as in the past. He explained his reason in his autobiography, ''From Grand Funk to Grace'': "I do a hell of a lot more work on stage. I wrote the vast majority of the songs. During the 1990s, I committed to two years with Grand Funk. That first year we only did 14 dates. I ended up putting in three years. That was my mistake. I wasn't going to lose money again. At the time, each of us individually owned the Grand Funk trademark. In 1998 Don Brewer suggested we form a corporation to limit our liability as individuals on the road and I agreed. Unfortunately this meant that two thirds of the corporation is the majority".<ref name="amazon.com">{{cite book | isbn=1896522742 | title=From Grand Funk to Grace: The Authorized Biography of Mark Farner | last1=Engelhardt | first1=Kristofer | year=2001 | publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing, Incorporated }}</ref> And so in late 2000, Brewer and Schacher voted to go forward without Farner, recruiting lead vocalist [[Max Carl]] (formerly of Jack Mack & the Heart Attack and [[38 Special (band)|38 Special]]), former [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] lead guitarist [[Bruce Kulick]] and keyboardist [[Tim Cashion]] (Bob Seger, [[Robert Palmer]]) to complete the new lineup.<ref name="amazon.com"/>

In 2005 Grand Funk Railroad was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/75-grand-funk-railroad |title=Michigan Rock and Roll Legends – GRAND FUNK RAILROAD |website=Michiganrockandrolllegends.com |access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref>

In 2018 Brewer and Schacher sued Farner for filing a trademark for the name "Mark Farner's American Band". The lawsuit stated that Farner had violated a 2004 agreement, which called for, among other things: that Farner's first and last names appear in capital letters before a reference to Grand Funk or Grand Funk Railroad, with only the first letters of the band capitalized, and first letters of the words, "former," "formerly" and "member" also capitalized.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2018/03/grand_funk_railroad_sues_forme.html | title=Grand Funk Railroad sues former front man over use of its name | date=March 12, 2018 }}</ref> Another round of this lawsuit by Brewer and Schacher was filed two days after Mark Farner's son, Jessie Farner, had passed away.

Also in 2018, bassist [[Stanley Sheldon]] (ex-[[Peter Frampton]]) filled in for Schacher after Schacher's wife, Dena, died of cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grandfunkrailroad.com/OOTR2018.html|title=Grand Funk Railroad Tour Reports|website=Grandfunkrailroad.com|access-date=April 12, 2020}}</ref>

In 2019 Grand Funk's main hit writer, Mark Farner, was handed a legal victory to tour as "Mark Farner's American Band", after his ex-bandmates sued him to prevent him from using that name. Farner revealed that since the 2004 lawsuit, he was constantly sued by Brewer and Schacher over the mentions of Grand Funk Railroad by his promoters, and that many of his shows since 2004 were cancelled because of the injunctions against him by Brewer and Schacher.<ref>-{{Cite web|url=https://www.tctimes.com/news/mark-farner-handed-legal-victory-with-american-band/article_3d777448-4b0d-11e9-98c4-07c2996bc1b4.html | title=Mark Farner handed legal victory with 'American Band' | date=March 20, 2019 }}</ref>

Grand Funk Railroad continues to tour, and kicked off its "The American Band Tour 2019", "Celebrating 50 Years of Funk" tour on January 17, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grandfunkrailroad.com/ |title=Grand Funk Railroad Official Web Site |website=Grandfunkrailroad.com |access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref>

On January 2, 2024 Bruce Kulick announced he was departing Grand Funk Railroad after 23 years, having played his final concert with the group on December 14, 2023 in Marietta, Ohio, citing that he wanted to focus on other projects.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/bruce-kulick-announces-his-departure-from-grand-funk-railroad/ar-AA1mmOsm | title=MSN | website=[[MSN]] }}</ref> On January 4, 2024 Grand Funk Railroad announced that singer-guitarist Mark Chatfield ([[The Godz (Ohio band)|The Godz]], Rosie, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band) would replace Bruce Kulick as permanent member of GFR.