Little Feat began in 1969 when Frank Zappa told Lowell George he should start his own band. As Lowell happened to have a pretty small shoe size, the name became obvious. He found a partner/keyboard player in Bill Payne and a drummer in Richie Hayward. After a few transitions, they added Kenny Gradney, Sam Clayton, Paul Barrere and eventually Fred Tackett, and began a now 56-year journey that has produced dozens of songs ? ?Dixie Chicken,? ?Oh, Atlanta,? ?Willin?,? ?Fat Man in the Bathtub? ? and ...