Hamzy, who worked for a time as a substitute teacher, hung out with groups that included Queen, the Eagles and Kiss, KTHV reported.

вЂњWeвЂ™d go out there and then weвЂ™d wander around the backstage area, and one thing would lead to another,вЂќ she told KTHV. 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. (AP) Connie Hamzy, a rock n roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as sweet, sweet Connie in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit Were an American Band, has died. вЂSweet, sweetвЂ™ Connie Hamzy, subject of Grand Funk Railroad song, dies at age 66 (NCD) By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Augat 1:26 am EDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark. I was determined to become a famous groupie, Hamzy, who lived in Little Rock, told KTHV in 2019. My memory of her is of a very outgoing вЂsweetвЂ™ girl that wanted to be famous. (AP) Connie Hamzy, a rock n roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as sweet, sweet Connie in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit Were an American Band, has died. Grand Funk Railroad's Don Brewer, who wrote and sang lead vocals on вЂњWeвЂ™re An American Band,' told The Associated Press: вЂњSo sorry to hear of ConnieвЂ™s death. the 'Sweet Connie' in Grand Funk Railroad's 'We're an American Band' Connie Hamzy was a diligent groupie in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was mentioned in the first stanza of their national anthem We are an American band. She had the whole show and that's a natural fact.вЂќ Hamzy would like to thank Grand Funk Railroad for its reputation. Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze. (AP) Connie Hamzy, a rock вЂnвЂ™ roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as sweet, sweet Connie in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad. The song that's about the band touring and partying along the way begins: 'Out on the road for forty days. 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.

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