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Sam Clayton
Sam Clayton (born March 30, 1952) is an American singer and percussionist, primarily focusing on drums, conga and djembe, throughout his musical career. He is best known as a supporting vocalist and percussionist with the American rock band Little Feat since 1972. History As a young man, he was influenced by R&B music, and gospel music. He is the brother of singer Merry Clayton and the brother-in-law of jazz flautist and saxophonist Curtis Amy. After seeing Lester Horton and the modern dancers, "Zapata", he was enthralled by the conga player. However, it wasn't until a chance opportunity to sit in with a house band for a song on the congas at a farewell dinner, just as he was laid off from his employment in electro-mechanical engineering drafting, that Clayton was offered the chance to join a band and play. Clayton played for a short time with Little Richard, and says he was inspired by "what Mongo Santamaría was doing with Cal Tjader". Little Feat Clayton was introduced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Club
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cal Tjader
Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. ( ; July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, known as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician. He explored other jazz idioms, even as he continued to perform music of Afro-Jazz, the Caribbean, México and Latin America. Cal Tjader played the vibraphone primarily, but was accomplished on the drums, bongos, congas, timpani, and the piano. He worked with many musicians from several cultures. He is often linked to the development of Latin rock and acid jazz. Although fusing Jazz with Latin music is often categorized as "Latin Jazz", Tjader's works swung freely between both styles. His Grammy award in 1980 for his album ''La Onda Va Bien'' capped off a career that spanned over forty years. Early years (1925–1943) Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. was born July 16, 1925, in St. Louis to touring Swedish American vaudevillians. His father tap danced and his mother played piano, a husband-wife team going from city to ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Session Musician
Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a tour. Session musicians are usually not permanent or official members of a musical ensemble or band. They work behind the scenes and rarely achieve individual fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders. However, top session musicians are well known within the music industry, and some have become publicly recognized, such as the Wrecking Crew, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and The Funk Brothers who worked with Motown Records. Many session musicians specialize in playing common rhythm section instruments such as guitar, piano, bass, or drums. Others are specialists, and play brass, woodwinds, and strings. Many session musicians play multiple instruments, which lets them play in a wider range of musical situations, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain't Had Enough Fun
''Ain't Had Enough Fun'' is the 11th studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). It was their first with female vocalist Shaun Murphy, and was dedicated to the memory of their cover artist Neon Park who died in 1993. Track listing # "Drivin' Blind" ( Bill Payne, Wray) – 5:12 # "Blue Jean Blues" (Barrère, Payne, Fred Tackett, Wray) – 6:06 # "Cadillac Hotel" (Payne, Wray) – 5:35 # "Romance Without Finance" (Clayton, Kibbee, Payne) – 4:05 # "Big Bang Theory" (Barrère, Murphy, Payne, Tackett, Wray) – 5:32 # "Cajun Rage" (Barrère, Kibbee, Wray) – 5:30 # "Heaven's Where You Find It" (Barrère, Murphy, Payne, Tackett) – 5:03 # "Borderline Blues" (Barrère, Murphy, Payne, Tackett, Wray) – 7:43 # "All That You Can Stand" (Barrère, Payne, Wray) – 6:35 # "Rock & Roll Everynight" (Barrère, Murphy, Payne, Tackett, Wray) – 5:06 # "Shakeytown" (Barrère, Kibbee) – 5: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Representing The Mambo
''Representing the Mambo'' is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1990. The single "Texas Twister", aided by a popular video which received heavy rotation on MTV, became the band's second #1 hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and would be a popular feature in the band's set list throughout the 90s. The album would be their last on Warner Bros. Records after nearly 20 years with the label. Track listing #"Texas Twister" (Barrère, Kibbee, Payne, Tackett) – 4:45 #"Daily Grind" (Barrère, Fuller, Payne) – 5:06 #"Representing the Mambo" (Barrère, Park, Payne, Tackett) – 5:54 #"Woman in Love" (Barrère, Payne, Tackett) – 3:49 #"Rad Gumbo" (Barrère, Clayton, Gradney, Kibbee, Park, Payne) – 3:29 #"Teenage Warrior" (Barrère, Fuller, Payne, Tackett) – 4:53 #"That's Her, She's Mine" (Barrère, Clayton, Payne) – 4:09 #"Feelin's All Gone" (Fuller) – 4:59 #"Those Feat'll Steer Ya Wrong Sometimes" (Barrère, Fuller, Hayward, Payne, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Clayton
Sam Clayton (born March 30, 1952) is an American singer and percussionist, primarily focusing on drums, conga and djembe, throughout his musical career. He is best known as a supporting vocalist and percussionist with the American rock band Little Feat since 1972. History As a young man, he was influenced by R&B music, and gospel music. He is the brother of singer Merry Clayton and the brother-in-law of jazz flautist and saxophonist Curtis Amy. After seeing Lester Horton and the modern dancers, "Zapata", he was enthralled by the conga player. However, it wasn't until a chance opportunity to sit in with a house band for a song on the congas at a farewell dinner, just as he was laid off from his employment in electro-mechanical engineering drafting, that Clayton was offered the chance to join a band and play. Clayton played for a short time with Little Richard, and says he was inspired by "what Mongo Santamaría was doing with Cal Tjader". Little Feat Clayton was introduced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowell George
Lowell Thomas George (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, who was the primary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and founder/leader for the rock band Little Feat. Early life Lowell George was born in Hollywood, California, the son of Willard H. George, a furrier who raised chinchillas and supplied furs to the movie studios. George's first instrument was the harmonica. At the age of six he appeared on '' Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour'' performing a duet with his older brother, Hampton. As a student at Hollywood High School (where he first befriended future bandmate Paul Barrere and second wife Elizabeth Levy), he took up the flute in the school marching band and orchestra. He had already started to play Hampton's acoustic guitar at age 11, progressed to the electric guitar by his high school years, and later learned to play the saxophone, shakuhachi and sitar. During this period, George view ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down On The Farm (album)
''Down on the Farm'' is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Little Feat. The album was completed and released shortly after the death of the band's founder and frontman, Lowell George, in 1979. It was their last original work for nine years. The band had announced their break-up in June 1979 during the making of the album. Little Feat would reform in 1987. The cover shows one of Neon Park's several ''duck-girls'' - an allusion to "The Finishing Touch" by painter Gil Elvgren. Track listing Side One #"Down on the Farm" ( Paul Barrère) – 4:16 (lead singer: Paul Barrère) #"Six Feet of Snow" (Lowell George, Keith Godchaux) – 2:30 (lead singer: Lowell George) #"Perfect Imperfection" (Barrère, Tom Snow) – 3:46 (lead singer: Lowell George) #"Kokomo" (George) – 2:58 (lead singer: Lowell George) #"Be One Now" (George, Fred Tackett) – 4:05 (lead singer: Lowell George) Side Two #"Straight from the Heart" (George, Payne) – 4:59 (lead singer: Lowell George) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feats Don't Fail Me Now
''Feats Don't Fail Me Now'' is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1974, on the Warner Bros. label. The cover was designed by Neon Park. According to Richie Hayward, "Wait Till the Shit Hits the Fan" dates back to their debut but the band had had trouble recording it on the previous two albums, due to its irregular meter. It was scrapped until the sessions for this album when it was recorded live in the studio as "The Fan"; the original version appeared on the 2000 boxed set ''Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years Of Little Feat''. In 2000 the album was voted number 718 in Colin Larkin's ''All Time Top 1000 Albums''. Track listing Side One #"Rock & Roll Doctor" (Lowell George, Martin Kibbee) – 2:57 (lead vocal George) #"Oh Atlanta" (Bill Payne) – 3:26 (lead vocal Payne) #"Skin it Back" (Paul Barrère) – 4:11 (lead vocal Barrère) #"Down the Road" (George) – 3:46 (lead vocal George) #"Spanish Moon" (George) – 3:01 (lead vocal George) S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixie Chicken (album)
''Dixie Chicken'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1973. The artwork for the front cover was by illustrator Neon Park and is a reference to a line from the album's third song, "Roll Um Easy". The album is considered their landmark album with the title track as their signature song that helped further define the Little Feat sound. The band added two members (guitarist Paul Barrere and percussionist Sam Clayton) to make the more complete and familiar line-up that continued until their 1979 breakup following the death of Lowell George. Bassist Kenny Gradney was brought in to replace original bassist Roy Estrada, who had left after the band's second album, ''Sailin' Shoes'', to join Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. This new line-up radically altered the band's sound, leaning toward New Orleans R&B/funk. It was voted number 563 in Colin Larkin's ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'' 3rd Edition (2000). The title track was released as a single by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Barrere
Paul Barrere (July 3, 1948 – October 26, 2019) was an American musician most prominent as a member of the band Little Feat, which he joined in 1972 some three years after the band was created by Lowell George. Career Barrere recorded and performed with Taj Mahal, Jack Bruce, Chicken Legs, Blues Busters, Valerie Carter, Helen Watson, Chico Hamilton, Robert Palmer, Eikichi Yazawa, and Carly Simon. He can be seen in the 1979 Nicolette Larson Warner Brothers promotional video of "Lotta Love". Barrere's best known contributions to Little Feat as a songwriter include "Skin It Back", and "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" from the album ''Feats Don't Fail Me Now'', "All That You Dream" from '' The Last Record Album'', "Time Loves a Hero" from '' Time Loves a Hero'', and "Down on the Farm" from '' Down on the Farm''. Barrere was a swing man as a guitarist who played a wide variety of styles of music including blues, rock, jazz, and cajun music and was proficient as a slide guitaris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Estrada
Roy Estrada (also known as "Roy Ralph Moleman Guacamole Guadalupe Hidalgo Estrada" and "Orejón"; born April 17, 1943) is an American former musician and convicted sex offender. He is best known for his bass guitar work with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention; for having been a founding member of Little Feat, playing on their first two studio albums; and for being a member of Captain Beefheart's the Magic Band. Estrada is currently incarcerated in the Texas State Prison System. He was convicted for sex offenses, first having been convicted of child sex abuse in 1994 and serving six years' imprisonment, then pleading guilty to abuse of a young relative in 2012. He will not be eligible for release until 2036, at which time he will be 93 years old. Career With drummer Jimmy Carl Black and vocalist Ray Collins, Estrada was an original member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. Previously, Estrada had been a founding member of the Soul Giants, the band from which the Mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
