Fred Tackett is a guitarist, mandolinist and trumpeter with Little Feat. This interview was recorded and broadcast in 2008 in a 7-part radio series about Little Feat. A very talented man, his association with Little Feat goes back to the very beginning when he was friends with Little Feat founder, the late great Lowell George. He was always a friend of the band, contributing session work and songwriting. In 1988 he became a full-time member of Little Feat. He has recorded with artists ranging from Tom Waits, Ringo Starr, Jimmy Webb, Bob Dylan and the Allman Brothers. He is also a solo artist who has released his own albums and with the late Paul Barrere he performed in the acoustical duo Paul and Fred.
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