'Sweet, sweet Connie' of Grand Funk Railroad fame dies at 66 - WXIX

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Connie Hamzy, a rock ‘n’ roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as “sweet, sweet Connie” in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit “We’re an American Band,” has died.

She was 66.

In 2019, the Little Rock woman told KTHV: “I was determined to become a famous groupie. I really was.”

Connie Hamzy, better known by her nickname 'Sweet, Sweet Connie' died Saturday night around 7:30 p.m.

Hamzy first gained recognition at the age of 17 when she was mentioned in Grand Funk Railroad's number one record: 'We're an American Band.' https://t.co/3GYKFS6kJo

— THV11 (@THV11) August 22, 2021

An obituary posted by a Little Rock funeral home said she died Saturday.

The Pulaski County Coroner hasn’t released any details on her death.

Grand Funk Railroad’s Don Brewer, who wrote and sang lead vocals on “We’re An American Band,” told The Associated Press he was sorry to hear of Hamzy’s death.

He remembered her as a sweet, outgoing girl who just wanted to be famous.

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