Craig Lee Fuller (born July 18, 1949) is an American musician and

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. Fuller was the co-founder of

Pure Prairie League Pure Prairie League is an American country rock band whose origins go back to 1965 and Waverly, Ohio, with singer and guitarist Craig Fuller, drummer Tom McGrail, guitarist and drummer Jim Caughlan and steel guitarist John David Call. Fuller s ...

, along with John David Call and George Powell. Fuller wrote and sang their first hit "

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". He departed the band in 1973 after their second album, '' Bustin' Out'', due to

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problems. He returned to the music business in 1976 for two LPs with

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. After American Flyer dissolved, Fuller returned to record one LP with former Flyer member

Eric Kaz Eric Justin Kaz (born January 21, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn, New York. Besides his solo work, Kaz was a member of Blues Magoos for their fourth and fifth albums, ''Never Goin' Back to Georgia'' and ''Gulf Coast Bound ...

. In 1987 Fuller was hired by Little Feat to front the band, who had long ago noticed an uncanny resemblance in his voice to that of their late founder and frontman,

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. Ear ...

. Fuller's first LP with the band was '' Let It Roll''. He recorded two further albums with Little Feat before leaving the band in 1993. He made a guest appearance on their 1996 live album '' Live From Neon Park''. He is one of several guest artists on Little Feat's 2008 album '' Join the Band'' duetting with percussionist

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 Lit ...

on the

classic "Spanish Moon." Fuller reformed Pure Prairie League in 1998. This incarnation recorded one album, ''All In Good Time'', released in 2005. Fuller opened for and sat in with Little Feat on New Year's Eve 2011 at the Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD, when the band performed their live album '' Waiting For Columbus'' in its entirety.

Albums

with J. D. Blackfoot *''The Ultimate Prophecy'' (1970) with Pure Prairie League *''

'' (1972) *'' Bustin' Out'' (1972) * ''Mementos'' (1987) *''All In Good Time'' (2005) with American Flyer *''American Flyer'' (1976) *''Spirit Of A Woman'' (1977) with Fuller and Kaz *''Craig Fuller and Eric Kaz'' (1978) with Little Feat *'' Let It Roll'' (1988) *''

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 Mainst ...

'' (1990) *''

Shake Me Up ''Shake Me Up'' is the tenth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). It was the last album they recorded with frontman Craig Fuller. It is also their only album to feature no lead vocals from keybo ...

'' (1991) with Doug Prescott *''The Journey & the Deep Blue Sea'' (2011)

References

External links

Little Feat bio
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