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Rock 'n' Roll Artists A-Z...Little Feat

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http://www.littlefeatradiohour.com/

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Little Feat I (1969 - 1972)

Lowell George - guitar/harmonica/vocals - b. 1945; d. June 29, 1979, Arlington, Virginia - formerly with The Factory, Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, and The Standells.
Bill Payne - keyboards/vocals - b. March 12, 1949, Waco, Texas.
Roy Estrada - bass/vocals - formerly with Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention.
Richard Hayward - drums - formerly with The Fraternity of Man and The Factory.

Albums:
"Little Feat" (1971)
"Sailin' Shoes" (1972)

Little Feat II (1972 - 1979)

Lowell George - guitar/harmonica/vocals
Bill Payne - keyboards/vocals
Richard Hayward - drums
Kenny Gradney - bass - b. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Paul Barrere - guitar/vocals - b. July 3, 1948, Burbank, California.
Sam Clayton - congas

Albums:
"Dixie Chicken" (1973)
"Feats Don't Fail Me Now" (1974)
"The Last Record Album" (1975)
"Time Loves a Hero" (1977)
"Waiting for Columbus" (live) (1978)
"Down on the Farm" (1979)
"Hoy-Hoy!" (1981)
Group disbands. Lowell George and Paul Barrere go solo; Lowell George dies from heart attack in mid-tour. Richard Hayward joins Joan Armatrading, and later toured with Robert Plant.

Little Feat III (1988 - 1994) (Reformed)

Bill Payne - keyboards/vocals
Richard Hayward - drums
Kenny Gradney - bass
Paul Barrere - guitar/vocals
Sam Clayton - congas
Craig Fuller - guitar/vocals - b. Craig Lee Fuller - formerly with Tree, J.D. Blackfoot, Pure Prairie League, American Flyer, and Fuller and Kaz.
Fred Tackett - guitar/trumpet

Albums:
"Let It Roll" (1988)
"Representing the Mambo" (1990)
"Shake Me Up" (1991)

Little Feat IV (1994 - Present)

Bill Payne - keyboards/vocals
Richard Hayward - drums
Kenny Gradney - bass
Paul Barrere - guitar/vocals
Sam Clayton - congas
Fred Tackett - guitar/trumpet
Shaun Murphy - vocals

Albums:
"Ain't Had Enough Fun" (1995)
"Live From Neon Park" (2-CDs) (1996)
"Under the Radar" (1998) - Great album...this band has still "got it" after all these years!
"Chinese Work Songs" (2000)

Compilations:

"Hotcakes & Outtakes" (4-CD box set) (2000)

Lowell George solo:

"Thanks, I'll Eat It Here" (1979)
"Lightning-Rod Man" (1993) - Lowell George and The Factory; recorded in 1966-1967.

Paul Barrere solo:

"On My Own Two Feet" (1983)

DVDs and Videos:

"Rockpalast Live" (2000) - VHS
"Rockpalast Live" (2000) - DVD

Little Feat Discography

http://www.littlefeat.net//_Band/lfd.html

The Music

http://www.littlefeat.net//music.html

News...A little of this, a little of that

http://www.littlefeat.net//LFnews.html

Recommendations:

Do you think Little Feat's great music ended after the death of Lowell George?...better check out "Let It Roll" with Craig Fuller. And do you think the same thing after the departure of Craig Fuller?...check out "Live From Neon Park" and "Under the Radar" with "new" vocalist Shaun Murphy (who has been singing backup vocals with the band since 1988 and lead vocals since 1995...she can belt it out with the best of 'em). These folks just keep getting better and better...there just ain't no stoppin' this band! And don't forget their classic live album from the Lowell George days, "Waiting for Columbus".



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