Little Feat Willin'

Little Feat Willin'

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Music

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• Little
• Feat
• Lowel
• George
• Willin'

[Shellynn123]

Best thing Zappa did was get rid of Lowell..cuz then he could really make some great music. RIP my friend. Miss you terribly.

[fanzappa]

@Shellynn123 george wrote willin' while with zappa...or before.

[CRAIGARRR]

@fanzappa It is said that he wrote the song while he was with Zappa, but it was recorded for the Little Feat album, George had hurt his hand in an accident with a model airplane, so Ry Cooder sat in and played the song's slide part. Lowell's accident is referenced on the cover art of the band's 1996 album Under the Radar. "Willin'" was re-recorded (this time with Lowell playing) on Little Feat's second album Sailin' Shoes.Album art is the Same artist that did Weasles ripped my flesh

[CRAIGARRR]

@Shellynn123 Amen to that!! Some versions of the tale suggest that Frank fired him because he had way too much talent.. Another version says that Frank fired him for doing a 15 minute guitar solo wth his amp turned off.. I guess we will really never know..But during this concert, this is how Lowell decided to introduce the song.

[pflugervilleTx]

@jabuhrer1 - I saw Frank Zappa record a live album at the Armadillo in Austin (Bongo Fury with Captain Beefheart)... a number of us carried in a rather large hookah and were smoking it near the stage. Zappa made some comment about "you folks smoking those herbal materials in front of the stage need to be careful, this place is a firetrap!" Funny...

I still love Hot Rats , Apostrophe, Overnite Sensation... a lot of good musicians played with Frank over many years.

[CRAIGARRR]

@pflugervilleTx IF you get the chance, rent or buy the making of Frank Zappa: Apostrophe (') /Over-Nite Sensation

Great documentary!

[dfogarty76]

weed, whites, and wine

[oldman1911A1]

@fanzappa - It's like doubling down. Twice as much great music. Lowell/Little Feat and Zappa - both cranking out great albums. How can you beat that.  Saw em both. collected both.

[zeon008]

wow

[EmbassyTerraLibra]

That's sort of what Zappa said after the fact...

He said I knew his talent was too great to remain just a band member...

I knew his potential was so much more (paraphrasing of course)

[zmanatl]

I was at this show! Great memories

[edcrabb]

RIP Lowell make beautful music in Heavan for all the Angels.

[NeedAMiracle]

@fanzappa

And St. Alphonso's Pancake Breakfast (where he abused the sausage patties).

[txltlfrmn]

We all have been 'drunk n dirty' in one sense or another, sadness finds an expression thru whatever means, tragedy upon heartache upon suffering and we still go on....press forward Little Feat, for no matter where you are, you are there in spirit Lowell...for the band plays on. God rest your soul with Ritchie's and may you all play again together when we all,as the brides, see Jesus...

[dlokmir]

my dad has played this for years - finally dawned on me in 2011 aged 38 how good this is - cant think of many songs beter than this

[fanzappa]

@glaeken14 FEAT