Little Feat began in 1969 when Frank Zappa told Lowell George he should start his own band. As Lowell happened to have a pretty small shoe size, the name became obvious. He found a partner/keyboard player in Bill Payne and a drummer in Richie Hayward. After a few transitions, they added Kenny Gradney, Sam Clayton, Paul Barrere and eventually Fred Tackett, and began a now 56-year journey that has produced dozens of songs ? ?Dixie Chicken,? ?Oh, Atlanta,? ?Willin?,? ?Fat Man in the Bathtub? ? and a thousand memories. One result was one of the best live albums in the history of rock ?n? roll, Waiting for Columbus. The road is hard, and it cost them ?rst Lowell George in 1979, Richie Hayward in 2010, and Paul Barrere in 2019. The everlasting Little Feat groove demanded playing, and they added Scott Sharrard and Tony Leone (drums), and may well be playing at the very height of their powers, recently releasing a well-received album of original material, Strike Up the Band.