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William H. Payne (born March 12, 1949, in
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) is an American pianist who, with Lowell George, co-founded the American rock band
Little Feat Little Feat is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George, bassist Roy Estrada (both formerly of the Mothers of Invention), keyboardist Bill Payne, and drummer Richie Hayward in ...
. He is considered by many other rock pianists, including
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, to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues musicians. In addition to his trademark barrelhouse blues piano, he is noted for his work on the Hammond B3 organ. Payne is an accomplished songwriter whose credits include "Oh, Atlanta". Following the death of Little Feat drummer
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on August 12, 2010, Payne is the only member of the group from the original four-piece line-up currently playing in the band. Payne has worked and recorded with
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, Toto,
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,
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, Helen Watson,
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, Robert Palmer, Richard Torrance, Tommy Emmanuel, Stephen Bruton, and Shocking Edison. He was a guest performer on
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's album '' Sweet Forgiveness'' in 1977, and wrote its track, "Takin' My Time."
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and Bill Payne played several live concerts with
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, from October 1999 through July 2000. Payne was a member of
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from 2014 until December 2015. In August 2015, Payne was selected to play keyboards for
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after their keyboardist Guy Allison was called to work on an album project in Japan. However, in December 2015 Payne rejoined the Doobies as a touring member, officially taking the position previously held by Allison. In the few weeks of touring with the Doobies, he was featured with the band and Michael McDonald on ''
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''. Payne's temporary term ended in early September after the Doobies' concert at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey.


Other work

Payne was a pioneer in the development of online music communities. In the early 1990s, he contacted his fan base and enlisted the help of friend Jay Herbst to develop the Little Feat Grass-roots Movement. This model went on to be a template for many bands in the creation of their
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s, which enlist the help of fans for purposes of music and concert promotion. This method has proven to be an effective vehicle for bringing bands and fans closer together, and forging friendships between them. Payne now also works as a commercial photographer.


Songwriting (selected)

Payne wrote or co-wrote many of the songs in Little Feat's catalogue, including the following: *"Snakes on Everything" *"Strawberry Flats" *"Truck-Stop Girl" *"Brides of Jesus" *"Tripe Face Boogie" *"Got No Shadow" *"Oh, Atlanta" *"Somebody's Leavin'" *"Time Loves a Hero" *"Gringo" *"Takin' My Time" *"Red Streamliner" *"All That You Dream"


Discography


Little Feat


Solo

* ''Cielo Norte'' (2005)


Collaborations

With
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* '' Takin' My Time'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1973) * ''
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'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1975) * '' Sweet Forgiveness'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1977) * '' The Glow'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) * '' Nine Lives'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1986) With Shigeru Suzuki *'' Band Wagon'' (Panam/Crown, 1975) With Robert Palmer * ''
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'' (Island Records, 1975) * '' Some People Can Do What They Like'' (Island Records, 1976) * '' Double Fun'' (Island Records, 1978) With
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* '' Shades'' (Island Records, 1981) * '' Closer to You'' (Virgin Records, 1994) With Brian Cadd * '' White on White'' (Capitol Records, 1976) With Stephen Bishop * ''
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'' (ABC Records, 1978) With
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* '' For the Working Class Man'' (Mushroom Records, 1985) With
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* '' Flash Harry'' (Mercury Records, 1980) With
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'' (Asylum Records, 1973) * '' The Pretender'' (Asylum Records, 1976) * '' Hold Out'' (Asylum Records, 1980) * '' Lawyers in Love'' (Asylum Records, 1983) * '' Lives in the Balance'' (Asylum Records, 1986) With
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'' (Arista Records, 1991) With
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* '' Hobo with a Grin'' (EMI, 1978) With
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* '' Elite Hotel'' (Reprise Records, 1975) * '' Pieces of the Sky'' (Reprise Records, 1975) * '' Blue Kentucky Girl'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979) * '' Evangeline'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1981) * '' White Shoes'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1983) * '' All I Intended to Be'' (Nonesuch Records, 2008) With
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* ''Restless Eyes'' (Columbia Records, 1981) With
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'' (Capitol Records, 1987) * '' The Whiff of Bedlam'' (RooArt, 1994) With
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* '' Out of Order'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1988) With Gail Davies * ''Givin' Herself Away'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1982) * ''What Can I Say'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1983) * ''Where Is a Woman to Go'' (RCA Records, 1984) With
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* ''Playin' My Thang'' (MCA Records, 1981) With
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* '' Lone Wolf'' (Epic Records, 1978) With
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* '' Trio'' (Warner Bros, Records, 1987) With Gregg Allman Band * '' Playin' Up a Storm'' (Capricorn Records, 1977) With Jude Cole * '' Start the Car'' (Reprise Records, 1992) With Diana DeGarmo * '' Blue Skies'' (RCA Records, 2004) With
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* '' Deuces Wild'' (MCA Records, 1997) With
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* '' Waking Up the Neighbours'' (A&M Records, 1991) With
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* '' Bella Donna'' (Atco Records, 1981) * '' Rock a Little'' (Modern Records, 1985) With
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'' (Geffen, 1987) With Shannon McNally * '' Jukebox Sparrows'' (Capitol Records, 2002) With
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* '' License to Chill'' (RCA Records, 2004) * '' Take the Weather with You'' (RCA Records, 2006) With
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* '' Fat City'' (Columbia Records, 1992) With
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* '' No Secrets'' (Elektra Records, 1972) * '' Another Passenger'' (Elektra Records, 1976) * '' Spoiled Girl'' (Epic Records, 1985) * '' Coming Around Again'' (Arista Records, 1987) With
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* '' Repeat Offender'' (Capitol Records, 1989) * '' Paid Vacation'' (Capitol Records, 1994) With
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* '' Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building'' (Columbia Records, 1993) * '' The Christmas Album, Volume II'' (Columbia Records, 1994) With
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* '' Old Yellow Moon'' (Nonesuch Records, 2013) With
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'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1973) With
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* '' Wet'' (Columbia Records, 1979) With
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* '' Sweet Harmony'' (Reprise Records, 1976) * '' Meet Me at Midnite'' (Black Top Records, 1994) With Shelby Lynne * '' Love, Shelby'' (Island Records, 2001) * ''
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* '' It Begins Again'' (Mercury Records, 1978) With
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* '' Lady of the Stars'' (RCA Records, 1984) With
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* '' Famous Blue Raincoat'' (Cypress Records, 1986) With
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* '' Don't Cry Out Loud'' (Arista Records, 1978) With
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* ''Rock Away'' (Mirage, 1981) With
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* '' That's Why I'm Here'' (Columbia Records, 1985) * '' Never Die Young'' (Columbia Records, 1988) With
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* '' Great Balls of Fire'' (RCA Records, 1979) * '' Dolly, Dolly, Dolly'' (RCA Victor, 1981) With
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* '' Endless Flight'' (Chrysalis Records, 1976) * '' Here'' (Chrysalis Records, 1979) With Valerie Carter * ''
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'' (Columbia Records, 1977) With Yvonne Elliman * ''Night Flight'' (RSO Records, 1978) With
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'' (Asylum Records, 1980) * '' Get Closer'' (Asylum Records, 1982) With
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* '' Heartbreak Radio'' (A&M Records, 1981) * ''Inside the Fire'' (A&M Records, 1984) With
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* '' Nicolette'' (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, 1981) With
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* '' Dancing the Blues'' (Private Music, 1993) With
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* '' Toulouse Street'' (Warner Brothers, 1972) * '' The Captain and Me'' (Warner Brothers, 1973 * '' What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits'' (Warner Brothers, 1974) * ''
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'' (Warner Brothers, 1975) * '' Minute by Minute'' (Warner Brothers, 1978) * '' Cycles'' (Capital Records, 1989) * '' World Gone Crazy'' (HOR Records, 2010) * ''Live at the Beacon Theatre'' (Rhino Records, 2019) * '' Liberté'' (Island Records, 2021) With Tom Johnston * '' Everything You've Heard Is True'' (Warner Brothers, 1979) With Patrick Simmons *'' Arcade'' (Elektra, 1983)


References


External links


Bill Payne Discography

Little Feat website





Shocking Edison Website
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