Little Feat

Quite possibly the "tightest" band I've ever seen live.  I saw them with Lowell George in Knoxville, Tennessee, on "The Last Record Album" tour (with inflatable cacti...I'll never forget hearing Lowell George exclaim "Get that cactus up!" in the middle of a song when stage hands were trying to inflate a cactus).  I hear that they're still an amazing live band with their current lineup.

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:
  1. "Little Feat" (1971)
  2. "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:
  1. "Dixie Chicken" (1973)
  2. "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" (1974)
  3. "The Last Record Album" (1975)
  4. "Time Loves a Hero" (1977)
  5. "Waiting for Columbus" (live) (1978)
  6. "Down on the Farm" (1979)
  7. "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) Albums:
  1. "Let It Roll" (1988)
  2. "Representing the Mambo" (1990)
  3. "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
Album:
  1. "Ain't Had Enough Fun" (1995)
  2. "Live From Neon Park" (2-CDs) (1996)
  3. "Under the Radar" (1998) - Great album...this band has still "got it" after all these years!
Lowell George solo:
  1. "Thanks, I'll Eat It Here" (1979)
  2. "Lightning-Rod Man" (1993) - Lowell George and The Factory; recorded in 1966-1967.
Paul Barrere solo:
  1. "On My Own Two Feet" (1983)

DVDs and Videos:
  1. "Rockpalast Live" (2000) - VHS
  2. "Rockpalast Live" (2000) - DVD

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Last Revised:  April 21, 2000