Paul Barrere

Paul Barrere

Barrere with Little Feat, 2009
Background information
Birth name Paul Barrere
Born (1948-07-03) July 3, 1948
Burbank, California, United States
Genres Rock, swamp rock, blues rock, jazz fusion, Southern Rock, funk
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Years active 1972-present
Labels Rhino Records
Warner Bros. Records
CMC International
Tower Records/Hot Tomato Imprint
Associated acts Little Feat, Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett Duo
Website

Official Little Feat site

Betterdaze Music with roger cole
Notable instruments
Fender Stratocaster Epiphone acoustic guitars

Paul Barrere (born July 3, 1948 in Burbank, California, United States) is an American musician most prominent as a member of the band Little Feat, which he joined in 1972 some three years after the band was created by Lowell George.[1] Barrere has also recorded and performed with many notable musicians including Taj Mahal, Jack Bruce, Chicken Legs, Blues Busters, Valerie Carter, Helen Watson, Chico Hamilton, Robert Palmer, Eikichi Yazawa, and Carly Simon. Paul can be seen in the 1979 Nicolette Larson Warner Brothers promotional video of "Lotta Love".

Barrere with Little Feat, in Buffalo, New York, May 1, 1977

Some of Barrere's best known contributions to Little Feat as a songwriter include "Skin It Back", and "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" from the album Feats Don't Fail Me Now, "All That You Dream" from The Last Record Album, "Time Loves a Hero" from Time Loves a Hero, and "Down on the Farm" from Down on the Farm.

Barrere is a swing man as a guitarist who plays a wide variety of styles of music including blues, rock, jazz, and cajun music and is proficient as a slide guitarist.

Barrere also records and tours as an acoustic duo with fellow Little Feat member Fred Tackett.

Barrere played several concerts with Phil Lesh and Friends in October 1999 and from March to June 2000. He has also toured with Bob Dylan, and most recently, he has been writing and recording with Roger Cole for their own label BetterDaze records as well as making videos for some of their newest songs.

Discography

Solo

Bluesbusters

Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Paul Barrére". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 September 2011.

External links

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