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2019 Little Feat
001-2019-036
51:32 Master Camera files on Hard Drive, Mp4
Sun May 05 2019
With Bill Payne and Paul Barrere. Interviewer - Keith Spera
01:09 Paul Barrere and Bill Payne try to review their own Jazz Fest set 03:57 Barrere tells his “genesis story” with music, citing the first record he ever bought; Payne describes his introduction to rock ‘n’ roll; Barrere describes his beginnings on the guitar 06:45 Payne ruminates on Little Feat’s early intentions; Barrere explains how he entered the band at the same time as some other members 10:20 Payne differentiates between the band’s New Orleans influence being born and being brought in, as it was on Dixie Chicken ; Barrere confirms seeing Clifton Chenier perform as a teenager; Payne discusses the influence of New Orleans players; Barrere and Payne discuss New Orleans’ influence on Lowell George 15:06 Payne celebrates George’s ability to bring people together; Payne gives the story behind the Dixie Chicken album cover 18:01 Barrere and Payne discusses the process behind Waiting for Columbus; Barrere and Payne explain their improvisational ethos 24:52 Demonstration, “The Old Folks Boogie” 29:55 Barrere and Payne consider George’s shout out to Tucumcari, New Mexico; Barrere and Payne explain the value of covers; they mull over the complicated nature of the band’s songs 36:18 Payne and Barrere discuss their marketability issues; describe how the band decided to keep going after Lowell George’s death; they explain how they came to gain a big following in Washington, DC 43:13 Barrere and Payne reminisce over their gig on the USS President and mull over Little Feat’s exclusion from the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame 50:06 Payne speaks to musical acuity transcending place or race 51:32 Interview ends
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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Archive