Don Brewer
| Don Brewer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 3, 1948 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums, vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Capitol, Lucky Eleven |
| Associated acts | Grand Funk Railroad, Terry Knight and the Pack, Flint, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| Website | Web site |
Donald George "Don" Brewer (born September 3, 1948) is an American drummer who is best known as the drummer and co-lead singer of American rock band Grand Funk Railroad.
Brewer was born in Flint, Michigan on September 3, 1948 and is a graduate of Swartz Creek High School.
Brewer started his first band, called 'The Red Devils', at the age of 12. After leaving 'The Red Devils', Brewer formed another band named the 'Jazzmasters' for whom he played drums and sang vocals. In 1964, Brewer joined former DJ Terry Knight as well as bassist Herm Jackson, guitarist Curt Johnson, and keyboardist Bobby Caldwell and formed the band Terry Knight and the Pack. In 1966, he experienced his first top 40 hit with "I Who have nothing". In 1967, Brewer met guitarist Mark Farner who joined the band after Johnson left.
In 1968, Brewer left Terry Knight and the Pack along with bandmate Mark Farner and recruited Mel Schacher, the bassist for the hit band ? and the Mysterians, and formed Grand Funk Railroad. They hired Terry Knight as their manager. In 1973, Grand Funk released the album We're an American Band, featuring the hit song "We're an American Band". This track, written and sung by Brewer, was the band's first #1 single. Still popular, the song has since been recorded by other artists. In addition to playing drums for Grand Funk, Brewer also provided lead vocals for a number of songs. This is evidenced by the first and third verses of the song "Some Kind of Wonderful" (1974). Grand Funk goes on to record 12 Gold and 10 Platinum albums. Brewer was the baritone lead singer for the group, in contrast to the tenor vocals of Mark Farner.
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