Paul Barrere (July 3, 1948 – October 26, 2019) was an American musician most prominent as a member of the band

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, which he joined in 1972 some three years after the band was created by

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Career

Barrere recorded and performed with

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, Chicken Legs, Blues Busters,

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, Helen Watson,

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, Robert Palmer,

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, and

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. He can be seen in the 1979

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promotional video of "

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". Barrere's best known contributions to Little Feat as a

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include "Skin It Back", and "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" from the album ''

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'', "All That You Dream" from ''

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'', "Time Loves a Hero" from ''

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'', and "Down on the Farm" from '' Down on the Farm''. Barrere was a swing man as a

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ist who played a wide variety of styles of music including

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, and

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music and was proficient as a slide guitarist. Barrere also recorded and toured as an acoustic duo with fellow Little Feat member

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. Barrere played several concerts with

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in October 1999 and from March to June 2000. He also toured with

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, and had most recently been writing and recording with Roger Cole.

Personal life

Born on July 3, 1948 in

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, he was the son of the Hollywood actors

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and

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. Barrere contracted

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in 1994, but had managed to keep it under control. In 2015, he was diagnosed with

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. Paul Barrere died on October 26, 2019 at the age of 71 in

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, California.

Discography

Solo

* 1983 '' On My Own Two Feet'' (Mirage) * 1984 ''Real Lies'' (Atlantic) * 1995 ''If the Phone Don't Ring'' (Zoo)

Bluesbusters

* 1984 ''Merry Christmas'' (Tower) * 1986 ''Accept No Substitutes'' (Landslide) * 1987 ''This Time'' (Landslide)

Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett

*2001 ''Live from North Cafe'' (Relix) *2009 ''Live in the UK 2008'' (Stonehenge)

Collaborations

*2013 '' Plays Well with Others'' - by

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- Tracks: 4,7,9,10 With

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* ''

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'' (Columbia Records, 2013) With Pat McGee * '' Pat McGee'' (Pat McGee, 2015) With

* ''

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'' (Columbia Records, 1977) With Robert Palmer * ''

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'' (Island Records, 1975) * ''

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'' (Island Records, 1976) * ''

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'' (Island Records, 1978) With

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* ''Language of the Heart'' (Virgin Records, 1994) With

* '' Nicolette'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1978) * '' In the Nick of Time'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) * '' Radioland'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981) With Tom Johnston * ''Everything You've Heard Is True'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) With

* ''

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'' (Private Music, 1991) With

* ''

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'' (Elektra Records, 1976)

References

External links

Paul Barrere
biography * Complete sessionography a
the official Little Feat website
(archived 2012) * *
Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett Acoustic Duo collection
at the

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's live music archive
Band announcement of Barrere's death.
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