Lowell George

Lowell George played with Frank Zappa then left to form Little Feat. As Feat's primary motive force and chief songwriter, he sang, played slide guitar and produced much of their output of eight albums...plus "Hoy Hoy," a collection of live recordings and studio outtakes released posthumously. Recorded one amazing solo LP. Died at the age of 34.
Little Feat toured in the early 1970's with Bonnie Raitt and Freebo as the opener when he was dating Bonnie.

With Little Feat, he crafted a completely unique-sounding band. His approach to the slide or "bottleneck" guitar was not based in the blues from whence it originated, but was rather tailored specifically for the New Orleans-style funk, jazz-tinged improvisations and straight-ahead rock which the band played so brilliantly.

Lowell became a major influence on other artists such as Linda Ronstadt and the The Rolling Stones. Even a producer for the Grateful Dead.

Notorious for his hard partying life style, died of a heart attack at age 34. The rock world lost a musician of singular talent and vision with his passing.