"The blues is the roux in the gumbo. You can't make any style of American music without the blues. It's the greatest part of our story." - Scott Sharrard
Little Feat may be the last shining example of what used to be prevalent in American music: the clever fusion of diverse styles and genres into something entirely distinctive. Over 55 years and 30+ albums, tragedies, transformations and triumphs, the Feats have endured - cookin' their own rich gumbo of West Coast rock, Gulf Coast boogie, blues, jazz, funk and country. First-rate musicians and live entertainers, they're a "band's band," with the likes of Bob Dylan, Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger, and Jackson Browne among their many fans.
The sauce thickens with "Sam's Place," the band's first-ever all-blues album. It's their first studio work in 12 years - and first to feature longtime LF percussionist Sam Clayton on lead vocals (hence the title). Through 8 crackin' tracks of blues classics and the brilliant original, "Milkman," Sam's throaty growl and Scott Sharrard's wicked guitarwork keep the mood lively and loose (particularly evident on Howlin' Wolf's "You'll Be Mine"). Band cofounder Bill Payne lights up the piano on "Last Night" and "Can't Be Satisfied" - while ol' Feat friend and collaborator Bonnie Raitt lends her unmistakable vocals to a spirited duet on the Muddy Waters standard "Long Distance Call." Closing the collection with a live and rollicking version of "Got My Mojo Working," Little Feat whets our appetite for another heaping serving.
Listen to Little Feat's "Can't Be Satisfied"
Listen to Little Feat's "Milkman"
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