Little Feat - Join The Band (2008)

Forty years into an iconic career that has produced dozens of wonderful songs and a host of admiring musical peers, Little Feat has united the two with a new release, "Join The Band," that features some of their classic tunes re-recorded with creative friends, as well as new material like Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land."

A distinctive and eclectic blend of rock, funk, folk, jazz, country, rockabilly, and New Orleans swamp boogie, Little Feat's musical style was forged when Lowell George was fired from Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention and told to form his own band. Bill Payne, Richie Hayward and Roy Estrada joined with him to create Little Feat, a band that would continue recording, touring and transcending musical boundaries long after the tragic and premature death of its founder.

"Join The Band" was an idea born in 2004 just after original Little Feat keyboardist Billy Payne had played on Jimmy Buffett's chart topping album, "License to Chill." Jimmy suggested flying the band out to his Shrimp Boat Sound studios in Key West to put together the all star project that had been planned for years prior. With the production team of Payne and Buffett associates Mac McAnally and Alan Schulman in place, the project began to take shape.

Just as it was impossible to easily categorize the sound of Little Feat, "Join The Band" is a true collaboration amongst stellar talents -- the current members of Little Feat, including Billy Payne ( keyboards), Richie Hayward (drums), Paul Barrere (guitar), Sam Clayton (Percussion), Kenny Gradney (bass), Fred Tackett (guitar) and Shaun Murphy (vocals), would often provide backup on songs sending tracks to artists giving them full reign over their contribution. The resulting confluence of Feat, Phish, Guthrie, blues folk and gospel creates a musical gem unique to the spirit of "Join The Band."

Song Credits:

"Dixie Chicken" (Vince Gill, Paul Barrere, Sonny Landreth)
"Something in the Water" (Bob Seger, Brad Paisley)
"See You Later Alligator" (Paul Barrere, Shaun Murphy, Bobby Charles)
"Fat Man in the Bathtub" (Dave Matthews, Sonny Landreth)
"Champion of the World" (Paul Barrere, Jimmy Buffett)
"The Weight" (Paul Barrere, Bela Fleck)
"Don't You Just Know It" (Paul Barrere, Sam Clayton, Shaun Murphy)
"Time Loves a Hero" (Jimmy Buffett, Bill Payne)
"Willin'" (Ronnie Dunn, Kicks Brooks)
"This Land Is Your Land" (Paul Barrere, Shaun Murphy, Mike Gordon)
"Oh Atlanta" (Chris Robinson, Bill Payne)
"Spanish Moon" (Sam Clayton, Craig Fuller, Vince Gill)
"Trouble" (Inara George)
"Sailing Shoes" (Emmylou Harris, Shaun Murphy, Paul Barrere, Sam Bush, Bela Fleck)

Other Credits:

Fred Tackett: vocals, guitar, mandolin
Paul Barrere: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Bill Payne: vocals, keyboards
Richie Hayward: vocals, drums
Shaun Murphy: vocals, tambourine
Sam Clayton: vocals, percussion
Kenny Gradney: bass guitar

Track List:

01 - Fat Man In The Bathtub
02 - Something In The Water
03 - Dixie Chicken
04 - See You Later Alligator
05 - Champion Of The World
06 - The Weight
07 - Don't Ya Just Know It
08 - Time Loves A Hero
09 - Willin'
10 - This Land Is Your Land
11 - Oh Atlanta
12 - Spanish Moon
13 - Trouble
14 - Sailin' Shoes

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