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Mazzy loves Little Feat!

 

If you don’t (yet), her’s a primer on this great American musical institution:

 

https://youtu.be/Vsa3iaTKu3A?t=475

 

While I’m at it, here’s another. Well, 3/4th’s American anyway; Nick Lowe is English. Little Village (just a coincidence ;-) live is one of the greatest musical experiences of my life. One of the few "Super Groups" (John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, Jim Keltner) who in my book actually lives up to that title. Their single album was a disappointment, they were better as a group on John Hiatt’s fantastic Bring The Family album. Here they are on The Tonight Show, the only time I can remember in which the musical guest is given the time to perform two songs:

 

https://youtu.be/vw1SCbpwnwE

 

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larsman
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I loved Blue Cheer's version of 'Summertime Blues'; it was a big hit single in the DC area - it was the first version of it that I ever heard, and still my favorite.

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mijostyn
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@bdp24 

Many do not know this. Lowell George is a graduate of the Frank Zappa school of rock and roll and conceptual continuity. You might note the similarity of the art of some of Frank's record covers and that of the Little Feat Covers. Lowell love the cover of Weasels Ripped My Flesh and took the artist, Neon Park right along with him for Little Feat.  

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mijostyn
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Question. What three singers comprised the Little Feat Auxiliary? Which one married Lowell and which one was heart broken. Hint, He taught her how to play slide guitar. 

valinar
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I'm not aware of the details of this story. Was tempted to Google the answer. But that's no fun. I can only make a guess. Based on watching her guitar playing on YouTube in the past and listening to her music I gotta go with Bonnie Raitt.

wolf_garcia
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In spite of Bonnie being a serious Lowell devotee she actually tossed him out of his producer role on one of her albums when he wanted to play a solo somewhere and she insisted she should play it. Strange but true. 

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