Mel Kanar was the supplier. He knew the bands, the songs, the CEO and the DJ's. What music fans don't know is how large of a roll he played on charting early rock and roll on radio throughout suburban Detroit and beyond. The sounds you heard, you favored, you loved, smash or trashed, Mel was the delivery man and the polisher for the companies that needed their palms greased in order to get the next big song on the radio.

You've heard it all about payola, the rags to riches, the gravity of the unknown coming to light. Mel was the lynchpin in all of it for Michigan and mid-west early rock and roll. He knew Barry Gordy, he knew the big DJs, he knew the clubs and he drove the bands.

Here in Part 2, Mel digs into payola, blues, the English music invasion, insurance sales, and his money saving toilet ideas that he has invested in. A living, walking legend from the top of the pops, to the flushing lows...it's all here! Turn it up...

Mark Farner is releasing his brand new album this Friday, Nov. 8, titled Closer To My Home. It's a musical celebration that brings the familiar sound of Grand Funk closer to the ears of Mark's crowd than ever before. Recorded with special guests and Co-Produced with Mark Slaughter (vocalist of the band Slaughter), Farner gets track by track with the MM15HC/MMHP, giving his thoughts, process, tracking, and real world wisdom.

Farner goes into detail on his Grand Funk feelings, his desire to go back, and his willingness to take his legacy to the people any way he can. This set of songs sits perfectly by the side of Grand Funk's catalog and is as highlight feather in Mark's solo music cap. Listen in now!

Mel Kanar was the supplier. He knew the bands, the songs, the CEO and the DJ's. What music fans don't know is how large of a roll he played on charting early rock and roll on radio throughout suburban Detroit and beyond. The sounds you heard, you favored, you loved, smash or trashed, Mel was the delivery man and the polisher for the companies that needed their palms greased in order to get the next big song on the radio.

You've heard it all about payola, the rags to riches, the gravity of the unknown coming to light. Mel was the lynchpin in all of it for Michigan and mid-west early rock and roll. He knew Barry Gordy, he knew the big DJs, he knew the clubs and he drove the bands. Get in the car with Mel for Episode 1 of 2 here in the MMHP!