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released 7/2/73
"American Band"
Don Brewers' account on the Rock Classic
It's one of the most iconic songs in rock & roll history. Written and sung by Don Brewer, drummer of Grand Funk Railroad, it came out in 1973 on the album of the same name. Produced by Todd Rundgren, it was the band's first number one single.

Rocking, anthemic and rooted in American pride, it's become a rock standard, recorded and performed by a remarkably vast range of artists, including Rob Zombie, Garth Brooks, Poison, Phish, Kid Rock, Village People, Rascal Flatts and many more.

The story behind the song has been the subject of some dispute, which we're happy to straighten out. According to one oft-repeated account, the song emerged when Grand Funk and the British band Humble Pie were on tour together in 1973. After a show, the bands were drinking in a bar when an argument grew heated about which was best, American or British rock & roll.
Brewer stood up, as the story goes, and started yelling out the names of the great American rock stars, such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Fats Domino.

Then, with great intensity, he declared, "We're an American band!" And went off and wrote the song.

"That is completely untrue," said Don. "That never happened. We were great friends with Humble Pie!

The real story from the source, Don Brewer, is here, in his own words.

Lyrics:

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
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
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
We're an American band, wooo
We're an American band, wooo
We're an American band, wooo