# We're an American Band guitar solo > Mark Farner's guitar solo on We're an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad (1973) starts at about 2:03. From the album We're an American Band. Canonical URL: Grand Funk Railroad, 1973, from *We're an American Band*. Solo by *Mark Farner*. The chart-topper's crunchy riff and short lead exemplify the tighter Todd Rundgren-produced sound. We're an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad is #14 in our ranking of the best Grand Funk Railroad guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Farner and the song was released in 1973. ## In our lists - [The Best Grand Funk Railroad Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/grand-funk-railroad-guitar-solos/) — #14 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on We're an American Band? Mark Farner played the solo on Grand Funk Railroad's We're an American Band (1973). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)