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Fred Tackett

Fredrick O. Tackett is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known as a member of the band Little Feat.

Association with Little Feat
Tackett's association with Little Feat goes back to a friendship with the founder of the band, Lowell George, at the time of its inception. Working as a session player for other musicians, he continued his friendship with the bandmates, and contributed a song "Fool Yourself" to their third album Dixie Chicken as well as acoustic guitar. He also contributed guitar to their sixth album Time Loves a Hero. In 1979 he co-wrote songs with Lowell George for both George's first (and only) solo project ''Thanks, I'll Eat It Here'', and Little Feat's album Down on the Farm. It was during work on the latter that the group's break-up was announced. Lowell George died shortly afterwards. In 1983, he performed on the Antilles Records release ''Swingrass '83''. ==Joining Little Feat==
Joining Little Feat
In 1988 Little Feat reformed despite the absence of their former front man, and prolific singer, songwriter, and slide guitarist, Lowell George. The regrouped Little Feat included former members Paul Barrere, Richie Hayward, Bill Payne, Kenny Gradney, and Sam Clayton, with the addition of Tackett and Craig Fuller. Fuller left in 1993, to be replaced by female vocalist Shaun Murphy who remained with the group until 2009 when they pared back down to a six-piece. Tackett has remained with Little Feat since the day he joined, and has become an integral member of the band. Fred Tackett has played a pivotal role in Little Feat's music. In addition to his guitar work, he plays trumpet and mandolin and has co-written several of their songs,. Between 1991 and 2003, he forged an active and regular writing partnership with Paul Barrere which has produced such songs as "Marginal Creatures" and "Night On The Town". The 2003 album ''Kickin' It at the Barn'' featured Tackett's debut as a lead vocalist on his own song "In a Town Like This" which was also the title track from his debut solo album released that year on Feat's Hot Tomato label. A second effort, Silver Strings followed in 2010. ==Paul and Fred==
Paul and Fred
Tackett's writing partnership with Barrere developed into a separate act where the two performed as a duo. This produced two live albums and a DVD. They also spent time between gigs when touring to perform in local radio stations, playing songs that did not require a lot of changing of instruments, to travel as lightly as possible. Sadly this was brought to an end by Barrere's death from cancer in 2019. ==Discography==
Discography
As Little Feat session musicianDixie Chicken 1973 • Time Loves a Hero 1977 • Down on the Farm 1979 As Little Feat group memberLet It Roll 1988 • Representing the Mambo 1990 • Shake Me Up 1991 • ''Ain't Had Enough Fun'' 1995 • Under the Radar 1998 • Chinese Work Songs 2000 • ''Kickin' It at the Barn'' 2003 • Rooster Rag 2012 Little Feat Live albumsLive From Neon Park 1996 • Live at the Rams Head 2002 • Down Upon the Suwannee River 2003 • Highwire Act Live in St. Louis 2003 2004 • ''Barnstormin' Live'' 2005 • Rocky Mountain Jam 2007 Little Feat Live compilationsRipe Tomatos Volume One 2002 • Raw Tomatos Volume One 2002 Paul and FredLive from North Cafe 2001 • Sights and Sounds DVD 2005 • Live in the UK 2008 2009 SoloIn a Town Like This 2003 • Silver Strings 2010 == Collaborations ==
Collaborations
With Peter AllenI Could Have Been a Sailor (A&M Records, 1979) • Not the Boy Next Door (Arista Records, 1983) With Deborah AllenCheat the Night (RCA Records, 1983) With Paul AnkaThe Music Man (United Artists Records, 1977) • Headlines (RCA Victor, 1979) With Joan BaezRecently (Gold Castle, 1987) With Russ BallardAt the Third Stroke (Epic Records, 1978) With Carole Bayer SagerSometimes Late at Night (The Broadwark Entertainment, 1981) With Clint BlackLooking for Christmas (RCA Records, 1995) • ''Nothin' but the Taillights'' (RCA Records, 1997) • Christmas with You (Equity, 2004) With Alfie BoeTrust (Decca Records, 2013) With Debby BooneSurrender (Sparrow Records, 1983) With Elkie BrooksLive and Learn (A&M Records, 1979) With Jackson BrowneThe Pretender (Asylum Records, 1976) With Glen CampbellRhinestone Cowboy (Capitol Records, 1975) • Bloodline (Capitol Records, 1976) • Southern Nights (Capitol Records, 1977) • Basic (Capitol Records, 1978) • Highwayman (Capitol Records, 1979) • ''It's the World Gone Crazy'' (Capitol Records, 1981) With Eric CarmenChange of Heart (Arista Records, 1978) • ''Tonight You're Mine'' (Arista Records, 1980) With The CarpentersMade in America (A&M Records, 1981) • Voice of the Heart (A&M Records, 1983) With Valerie Carter • ''Just a Stone's Throw Away'' (Columbia Records, 1977) • Wild Child (ARC, 1978) With CherStars (Warner Bros. Records, 1975) With Cher and Gregg AllmanTwo the Hard Way (Warner Bros. Records, 1977) With Rita Coolidge • ''It's Only Love'' (A&M Records, 1975) • Satisfied (A&M Records, 1979) • Heartbreak Radio (A&M Records, 1981) • Dancing with an Angel (Attic, 1991) With Judy CollinsHard Times for Lovers (Elektra Records, 1979) With A. J. CroceA. J. Croce (Private Music, 1993) With Patti DahlstromYour Place or Mine (20th Century Records, 1975) With Joe DassinBlue Country (CBS, 1979) With Neil DiamondHeartlight (Columbia Records, 1982) With The 5th DimensionPortrait (Bell, 1970) • ''Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes'' (Bell, 1971) • Individually & Collectively (Bell, 1972) • Living Together, Growing Together (Bell, 1973) • Earthbound (ABC Records, 1975) With Bob DylanSaved (Columbia Records, 1980) • Shot of Love (Columbia Records, 1981) • The Bootleg Series Vol. 13: Trouble No More 1979–1981 (Columbia Records, 2017) With Fleetwood MacTime (Warner Bros. Records, 1995) With Ted GärdestadBlue Virgin Isles (Polar, 1978) With Lowell George • ''Thanks, I'll Eat It Here'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) With Vince GillWhen I Call Your Name (MCA Records, 1989) With Arlo GuthriePower of Love (Warner Bros. Records, 1981) With Danniebelle HallThis Moment (Light Records, 1975) • He Is King (Light Records, 1976) • Let Me Have a Dream (Light Records, 1977) With Steve HarleyHobo with a Grin (EMI, 1978) With Richard HarrisThe Yard Went On Forever (Dunhill Records, 1968) With Marcia HinesOoh Child (Miracle Records, 1979) With Thelma HoustonSunshower (Dunhill Records, 1969) • Breakwater Cat (RCA Records, 1980) With Janis IanRestless Eyes (Columbia Records, 1981) With Rickie Lee JonesRickie Lee Jones (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) With Christine LakelandVeranda (Comet Records, 1984) With Nicolette LarsonNicolette (Warner Bros. Records, 1978) • In the Nick of Time (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) • Radioland (Warner Bros. Records, 1981) • All Dressed Up and No Place to Go (Warner Bros. Records, 1982) With Lori LiebermanA Piece of Time (Capitol Records, 1974) With Kenny LogginsKeep the Fire (Columbia Records, 1979) • The Unimaginable Life (Columbia Records, 1997) With Mary MacGregor...In Your Eyes (Ariola Records, 1978) With Barry ManilowBarry (Arista Records, 1980) With Jeane MansonStand by Me (CBS Records, 1980) With Clair MarloLet it Go (Sheffield Lab, 1989) With Johnny MathisOnce in a While (Columbia Records, 1988) With Michael McDonaldBlink of an Eye (Reprise Records, 1993) With Mephistopheles In Frustration I Hear Singing (Reprise Records, 1969) With Bette MidlerBroken Blossom (Atlantic Records, 1977) With Adam MitchellRedhead in Trouble (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) With Tim MooreWhite Shadows (Asylum Records, 1977) With Anne MurrayThe Hottest Night of the Year (Capitol Records, 1982) With Michael Martin MurpheyMichael Martin Murphey (Liberty Records, 1982) With Willie NelsonAcross the Borderline (Columbia Records, 1993) With Aaron NevilleThe Grand Tour (A&M Records, 1993) With Juice NewtonWell Kept Secret (Capitol Records, 1978) • Take Heart (Capitol Records, 1979) • Juice (Capitol Records, 1981) • Quiet Lies (Capitol Records, 1982) • Dirty Looks (Capitol Records, 1983) • ''Can't Wait All Night'' (RCA Records, 1984) • Old Flame (RCA Records, 1985) With Harry NilssonSandman (RCA Victor, 1976) • ''...That's The Way It Is'' (RCA Victor, 1976) • Flash Harry (Mercury Records, 1980) With The Oak Ridge BoysAmerican Dreams (MCA Records, 1988) With Van Dyke ParksJump! (Warner Bros. Records, 1984) With Van Dyke Parks and Brian WilsonOrange Crate Art (Warner Bros. Records, 1995) With Dolly PartonHeartbreak Express (RCA Records, 1982) With Michel PolnareffMichel Polnareff (Atlantic Records, 1975) With Eddie RabbittRabbitt Trax (RCA Records, 1986) With Bonnie RaittHome Plate (Warner Bros. Records, 1975) • Sweet Forgiveness (Warner Bros. Records, 1977) With Collin RayeAll I Can Be (Epic Records, 1991) With Helen ReddyMusic, Music (Capitol Records, 1976) With Johnny RiversOutside Help (Big Tree Records, 1977) With Lionel RichieLionel Richie (Motown Records, 1982) • ''Can't Slow Down'' (Motown Records, 1983) With Bruce RobertsBruce Roberts (Elektra Records, 1977) With Kenny RogersShare Your Love (Liberty Records, 1981) • Love Will Turn You Around (Liberty Records, 1982) • ''We've Got Tonight'' (Liberty Records, 1983) • Eyes That See in the Dark (RCA Records, 1983) • What About Me? (RCA Records, 1984) • The Heart of the Matter (RCA Records, 1985) • I Prefer the Moonlight (RCA Records, 1987) With Kenny Rogers and Dolly PartonOnce Upon a Christmas (RCA Records, 1984) With Linda RonstadtWe Ran (Elektra Records, 1998) With Brenda RussellBrenda Russell (Horizon Records, 1979) With Sanne SalomonsenLanguage of the Heart (Virgin Records, 1994) With Sanford & TownsendDuo-Glide (Warner Bros. Records, 1977) With Leo SayerThunder in My Heart (Chrysalis Records, 1977) • Leo Sayer (Chrysalis Records, 1978) • Here (Chrysalis Records, 1979) With Boz ScaggsSilk Degrees (Columbia Records, 1976) • Some Change (Virgin Records, 1994) • Fade into Light (MVP Japan, 1996) • Come on Home (Virgin Records, 1997) With Bob SegerLike a Rock (Capitol Records, 1986) • The Fire Inside (Capitol Records, 1991) • ''It's a Mystery'' (Capitol Records, 1995) With Carly SimonAnother Passenger (Elektra Records, 1976) With Tom SnowTom Snow (Capitol Records, 1976) With JD Souther • ''You're Only Lonely'' (Columbia Records, 1979) With Ringo StarrStop and Smell the Roses (RCA Records, 1981) With Rod StewartAtlantic Crossing (Warner Bros. Records, 1975) • A Night on the Town (Warner Bros. Records, 1976) • Foot Loose & Fancy Free (Warner Bros. Records, 1977) • Blondes Have More Fun (Warner Bros. Records, 1978) With Barbra StreisandWet (Columbia Records, 1979) With The SupremesThe Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb (Motown, 1972) With Livingston TaylorThree Way Mirror (Epic Records, 1978) With Captain & TennilleMake Your Move (Casablanca Records, 1979) With Richard ThompsonAmnesia (Capitol Records, 1988) With Tanya TuckerShould I Do It (MCA Records, 1981) With ValdySee How the Years Have Gone By (A&M Records, 1975) With Tom WaitsSwordfishtrombones (Island Records, 1983) With The WallflowersBringing Down the Horse (Interscope Records, 1996) With Jennifer WarnesFamous Blue Raincoat (Cypress Records, 1986) With Jimmy WebbWords and Music (Reprise Records, 1970) • And So: On (Reprise Records, 1971) • Letters (Reprise Records, 1972) • ''Land's End'' (Asylum Records, 1974) • El Mirage (Atlantic Records, 1977) • Angel Heart (Real West, 1982) With Lauren WoodLauren Wood (Capitol Records, 1979) With Jesse Colin YoungThe Perfect Stranger (Elektra Records, 1982) ==References==
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