Little Feat — американская рок-группа, образовавшаяся в 1969 г. в Лос-Анджелесе, Калифорния, и исполнявшая эклектичный блюз-рок с элементами кантри-рока, южного рока, ритм-энд-блюза, музыки соул. Высокое техническое мастерство музыкантов (согласно Allmusic) удачно вписывалось в общий формат классик-рока 1970-х годов, но группа создавала крайне неортодоксальную музыку и — во многом благодаря оригинальным музыкальным идеям лидера Лоуэлла Джорджа (в прошлом — участника Mothers of Invention) — приобрела культовый статус и уважение музыкальных критиков. После смерти Лоуэлла Джорджа в 1979 г. группа распалась, а воссоединившись в 1987 г., не сумела восстановить прежний авторитет — хотя, гастролировала каждый раз с неизменным успехом.
Little Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. Although the band has undergone several changes in its lineup, the music remains an eclectic blend of rock and roll, blues, R&B, boogie, country, folk, gospel, soul, funk and jazz fusion influences.
Remembering Richie Hayward by Bill Payne
It is tough trace the life of someone you loved and lost before his or her time. But Bill Payne was up to that challenge. In a two-part jambands.com/Relix.com feature, he follows Richie Hayward’s life journey from his Iowa home ground, through the jungle that comprised the late ‘60s, the cultivation and explosion of LA’s unencumbered rock n’ roll scene, and the rise, fall and rejuvenation of Little Feat, to his last stand on a stage in Vancouver with the band that was most of his life.
Bill’s detailed narrative and vivid memories have you cruising shotgun through Richie’s days – even some nights – and it’s a ride that will surprise and move you; often; from one emotional extreme to the other. The writing is powerful. The story, essential. So join Bill as he memorializes his friend. It’s something no Feat fan should miss, and none will forget.
