The 66-year old Arkansas native is also best known for being one of the most famous groupies in. Hamzy told the television station that she first got backstage at the age of 15 after her mother, who didn’t want to deal with traffic, dropped her off early to see Steppenwolf at Barton Coliseum. 'Sweet' Connie Hamzy (also known as Sweet Sweet Connie or Connie Flowers) passed away on August 21.
My memory of her is of a very outgoing ‘sweet’ girl that wanted to be famous. Grand Funk Railroad’s Don Brewer, who wrote and sang lead vocals on “We’re An American Band,” told The Associated Press: “So sorry to hear of Connie’s death. Sweet Sweet Connie Hamzy, a famous groupie immortalized in Grand Funk Railroad ’s We’re an American Band, died Saturday in her hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. She had the whole show and that’s a natural fact.” Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze. The song that’s about the band touring and partying along the way begins: “Out on the road for forty days. She C had the whole show and thats a D natural fact G Up all night with D Freddie King. D Out on the road for forty days C Last night in Little Rock, D put me in a F haze D Sweet, sweet Connie was doin her act. But that summer while she was at the lake with friends she heard an announcer on her transistor radio introduce the new song, and note that a local girl was in the first few lines, she said. Were an American Band Grand Funk Railroad.
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