Beloved Little Feat guitarist Paul Barrere celebrates his 69th birthday today, July 3rd, and we couldn’t let the occasion go unmarked. Barrere joined Little Feat in 1972, just a few years after Lowell George founded the band. Among his many contributions to the Little Feat sound, Barrere was a great songwriting, putting out classics like “Skin It Back,” “Feats Don’t Fail Me Now,” “Time Loves A Hero,” “All That You Dream” and so many more. Barrere continues to perform Little Feat tunes with Fred Tackett, and has enjoyed a prolific career that has included work with Jack Bruce, Taj Mahal, Carly Simon, Robert Palmer and so many more. The guitarist’s versatile style has come to define the Little Feat sound, working in elements of rock, folk, funk, cajun, and more.
To celebrate Barrere’s birthday, we wanted to dig through the archives and lay down a great Little Feat concert from 1977. Held at the Rainbow Theatre in London, enjoy some great Little Feat grooves!
As a bonus for the phans in the audience, here’s footage of Phish covering Barrere’s classic “Skin It Back” on this day in 2012. What a birthday tribute!