Sharp Dressed Man
Down South Jukin'
The news was confirmed by Little Feat on their website, in a post that read: "It is with great sorrow that Little Feat must announce the passing of our brother guitarist, Paul Barrere, this morning at UCLA Hospital. We ask for your kindest thoughts and best wishes to go out especially to his widow Pam and children Gabriel, Genevieve, and Gillian, and to all the fans who were his extended family.
"Paul auditioned for Little Feat as a bassist when it was first being put together – in his words, “as a bassist I make an excellent guitarist” – and three years later joined the band in his proper role on guitar. Forty-seven years later, he was forced to miss the current tour, which will end tomorrow, due to side effects from his ongoing treatment for liver disease.
The post continued: "He promised to follow his doctor’s orders, get back in shape, and rock on the beach at the band’s annual gathering in Jamaica in January 2020. 'Until then,' he wrote, 'keep your sailin’ shoes close by…if I have my way, you’re going to need them!'
"As the song he sang so many times put it, he was always 'Willin’, but it was not meant to be. Paul, sail on to the next place in your journey with our abiding love for a life always dedicated to the muse and the music. We are grateful for the time we have shared."
Barrere was born in Burbank, California in July 1948. He attended high school with Little Feat founder Lowell George, and went on to join the band in time for their third album, Dixie Chicken. He played on all of Little Feat's subsequent releases.
An integral part of one of the best bands of all-time.
Rest easy, Paul!
"Paul auditioned for Little Feat as a bassist when it was first being put together – in his words, “as a bassist I make an excellent guitarist” – and three years later joined the band in his proper role on guitar. Forty-seven years later, he was forced to miss the current tour, which will end tomorrow, due to side effects from his ongoing treatment for liver disease.
The post continued: "He promised to follow his doctor’s orders, get back in shape, and rock on the beach at the band’s annual gathering in Jamaica in January 2020. 'Until then,' he wrote, 'keep your sailin’ shoes close by…if I have my way, you’re going to need them!'
"As the song he sang so many times put it, he was always 'Willin’, but it was not meant to be. Paul, sail on to the next place in your journey with our abiding love for a life always dedicated to the muse and the music. We are grateful for the time we have shared."
Barrere was born in Burbank, California in July 1948. He attended high school with Little Feat founder Lowell George, and went on to join the band in time for their third album, Dixie Chicken. He played on all of Little Feat's subsequent releases.
An integral part of one of the best bands of all-time.
Rest easy, Paul!
