LITTLE FEAT

The Best Of Little Feat

$18.98 CD

Spanning 1970-1998, this single-disc collection gathers 15 key studio tracks, including "Dixie Chicken" and "Fat Man In The Bathtub," plus live versions of the hits "Oh Atlanta" and "All That You Dream" from the all-time-great live album Waiting For Columbus. Later-era Feat classics include "Let It Roll," "Rad Gumbo," and "Home Ground."

Acclaimed for their inspired weave of rock, country, down-home funk, West Coast pop, and a myriad of other subgenres, Little Feat were cofounded in 1969 by former members of Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention, Lowell George and Roy Estrada, with bandmates Bill Payne and Richie Hayward. The group had a huge Southern California following and in 1970 they scored a deal with Warner Bros., which would issue the band's first 11 albums, from 1971's Little Feat through 1990's Representing The Mambo. After the second album, Estrada left, and Paul Barrere, Kenny Gradney, and Sam Clayton became members. Following Lowell's death in 1979, the group wrapped up an album in the works, then they each went off to do other things—which included an enormous amount of session work for other major recording artists. It surprised everyone when the band re-emerged in the late '80s with its unique musical vision intact.

Selection # 70804