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Bonnie Raitt on how she developed her celebrated slide sound – and why you can’t teach feel
By Janelle Borg published
B.B. King once called Raitt the “best damn slide player working today”

Fred Tackett compares his gigs with Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, and Bob Seger, and recalls his friendship with Lowell George
By Andrew Daly published
The veteran session Strat-slinger who restarted Little Feat in the ‘80s discusses how he developed an essential studio skill, why brass is his main inspiration, and the best advice he ever heard

“Tom would say, ‘Play your guitar with a car key’”: Little Feat's Fred Tackett recalls Tom Waits' left-field approach
By Janelle Borg published
Aside from his role in Little Feat, Tackett has recorded with a remarkable list of artists from Bob Dylan to Joan Baez and Cher

Joe Bonamassa has bought Lowell George’s Dumble Overdrive Special Reverb after a 15-year quest
By Matt Owen published
The amp and its matching cab were last played on June 28, 1979 – the night before the Little Feat legend died at the age of 34

Tribute album to be released in honor of Little Feat and Mothers of Inventions guitarist Lowell George
By Janelle Borg published
Elvis Costello, Ben Harper and Dave Alvin are among those paying tribute to the work of the late slide virtuoso

“We’re in the same band with the two black Strats. It’s insane that would happen”: How Little Feat acquired not one, but two of Jimi Hendrix’s Fender Stratocasters
By Matt Owen published
Fender made two black Strats for Hendrix – and they both ended up in the Little Feat family

Eric Clapton and Van Halen covered his songs, and he led Jimmy Page's favorite American band: Watch overlooked guitar genius Lowell George demonstrate his slide technique on German TV
By Jackson Maxwell published
A guitarist for Frank Zappa before forming and taking the reins of Little Feat, George's influence has long overshadowed his recognition
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