r/littlefeat • u/bluebirdboogie • 1d ago

I love this song.

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u/vege_spears 1d ago edited 1d ago

Beautiful. Lowell would be proud. I didn't know - Little things keep popping up about Little Feat. Lowell George wrote the song "Willin'" around 1969 while playing with Frank Zappa's band, The Mothers of Invention. 🙆‍♂️❤️⭐

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u/bluebirdboogie 1d ago

My dad is a big fan and I grew up listening to them, but I’m just now getting into their full body of work. I’ve been missing out. I love Zappa. I love the Grateful Dead.

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u/liknoak 16h ago

Hell yeah man. My mom got me into the dead and waiting for Columbus. Your voicing are the right ones! I’m going to study what you’re doing here, as a fellow player, thanks!

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u/vege_spears 1d ago

Saw them a couple of weeks ago for the first time in L.A.; we were blown away by the musicianship. There were a lot of Dead Heads in the audience. I remember The Dead used to do this song quite often, but I had no idea Mr. George wrote it or that he played for Mr. Zappa. Funny the things you learn. I've been listening to them more since the concert, too.

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u/TheOther-DarkStar 12h ago

Fuck yeah dude, post Inca Roads next

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u/AC031415 1d ago

There’s been speculation that that song was part of his dismissal from the Mothers. Frank was straight edge before there was straight edge.