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Little Feat, formed by musician and songwriter Lowell George and also despite hailing from California, helped popularize Southern music in the wider United States with their swamp rock sound which drew from country, folk, blues, soul, swamp pop and R&B. [2] Another California act, Redbone, adopted their name from a Cajun term for a Native ...
In late 1972 Little Feat reformed, with bassist Kenny Gradney replacing Estrada. The band also added a second guitarist in Paul Barrere, who had known George since they attended Hollywood High School in California, and percussionist Sam Clayton (brother of session singer Merry Clayton and the brother-in-law of the jazz saxophonist Curtis Amy) and as a result the band was expanded from a ...
Dixie Chicken is the third studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1973, on Warner Bros. Records.The artwork for the front cover was by illustrator Neon Park [4] and is a reference to a line from the album's third song, "Roll Um Easy".
2-LP set of Little Feat and Dixie Chicken — — — Hoy-Hoy! Released: July 29, 1981; Label: Warner Bros. Formats: 2xLP, MC; 39 99 76 As Time Goes By: The Best of Little Feat: Released: August 1986; Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, MC — — — The Best of Little Feat: Released: September 26, 2006; Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD ...
Lowell Thomas George (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He was the primary guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the rock band Little Feat.
"Born on the Bayou" is an example of "swamp rock", [7] a genre associated with Fogerty, Little Feat/Lowell George, the Band, J.J. Cale and Tony Joe White. The guitar setting for the intro is over-driven with amp tremolo on a slow setting; Fogerty uses a Gibson ES-175 (which was stolen from his car soon after recording this track). [8]
Little Feat, from left Sam Clayton, Scott Sharrard, Bill Payne, Tony Leone, Fred Tackett and Kenny Gradney, will play the Lexington Opera House on Oct. 7.
Little Feat is the debut studio album by American rock band Little Feat, released in 1971 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was recorded mostly in sessions between August and September 1970. Its sound is in a similar vein as the band's more widely known later recordings, such as 1973's Dixie Chicken and 1978's Waiting for Columbus .