Little Feat has confirmed that long time guitarist Paul Barrere has passed away at the age of 71. He died at UCLA hospital this past weekend. A statement on the Little Feat website reads “It is with great sorrow that Little Feat must announce the passing of our brother guitarist, Paul Barrere, this morning at UCLA Hospital. We ask for your kindest thoughts and best wishes to go out especially to his widow Pam and children Gabriel, Genevieve, and Gillian, and to all the fans who were his extended family. Paul auditioned for Little Feat as a bassist when it was first being put together—in his words, “as a bassist I make an excellent guitarist”—and three years later joined the band in his proper role on guitar.  Forty-seven years later, he was forced to miss the current tour, which will end tomorrow, due to side effects from his ongoing treatment for liver disease. He promised to follow his doctor’s orders, get back in shape, and rock on the beach at the band’s annual gathering in Jamaica in January 2020.  “Until then,” he wrote, “keep your sailin’ shoes close by…if I have my way, you’re going to need them!” 

Some of Little Feat’s best known songs are “Dixie Chicken” & “Let It Roll.”

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