We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad - Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park - Dallas, TX
N 32° 52.032 W 096° 47.048
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Bluesman Freddie King opened for Grand Funk Railroad as they supported their 1972 album, "Phoenix," and they memorialized his love of poker on their next album, with its eponymous hit, "We're An American Band."
Waymark Code: WMPXM4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2015
Views: 9
Freddie King is buried in Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park (Garden of Prayer, Block 6, Lot 35, Sp. 2), Dallas, TX.
Drummer Don Brewer wrote and sang this song, and he provides some background in an interview on Songfacts.com (see link, below):
Songfacts: How about the lyrics, are they about anything in particular?
Don: Well, they're all about little things that were going on on the road during that Phoenix tour. Freddy King was the opening act for us, the great blues guitar player from Texas. And it always struck me funny that he would make his band play poker with him every night. We used to sit in on some of the poker games and that's where that line came from. "Was up all night with Freddy King, I've got to tell you, poker's his thing." It was just funny, he'd have these band guys that he would pay them, and then he'd go win all the money back, so they were broke and they'd have to keep playing for him. It was a great deal.
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"We're An American Band"
Out on the road for forty days
Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze
Sweet, sweet Connie, doin' her act
She had the whole show and that's a natural fact
Up all night with Freddie King
I got to tell you, poker's his thing
Booze and ladies, keep me right
As long as we can make it to the show tonight
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
Four young chiquitas in Omaha
Waitin' for the band to return from the show
Feelin' good, feelin' right, it's Saturday night
The hotel detective, he was outta sight
Now these fine ladies, they had a plan
They was out to meet the boys in the band
They said, "Come on dudes, let's get it on"
And we proceeded to tear that hotel down
Musician: Grand Funk Railroad
Name of Song: We're An American Band
Relevant Verse:
Up all night with Freddie King
I got to tell you, poker's his thing
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