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Little Feat
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Forty years into an 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-"Fat Man in the Bathtub," "Dixie Chicken," "Sailing Shoes," "Oh, Atlanta"-re-recorded with creative friends like Dave Matthews and Jimmy Buffett-as well as new material like Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land." This iconic band is returning to The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts on Sunday, January 4 at 8 p.m. The Brew, a band well-known throughout the northeast is opening the show.
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.
In the band now are Paul Barrere, guitar, vocals; Sam Clayton, percussion, vocals; Kenny Gradney, bass; Richie Hayward, drums, vocals; Shaun Murphy, vocals, tambourine; Fred Tackett, guitar, mandolin, trumpet and Bill Payne, keyboards.
"Kickin' It At The Barn" was released a few years ago under their own label, Hot Tomato Records, a chance, says Bill Payne, "to give us the chance to do what we want, and it's there for everybody in the band."
For tickets ($65/$55) and further information about The Ridgefield Playhouse, call the box office at 203-438-5795; tickets may also be purchased online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Playhouse is at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street.
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