Little Feat is an American band formed by songwriter, singer and guitarist Lowell George and keyboard player Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. The band broke up shortly after George's death in 1979, and reformed nine years later. The band plays a mixture of blues, R&B, country, New Orleans funk, and rock and roll. History Lowell George Era (1969-1979) George had met Payne when George was a member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. Payne had auditioned for the Mothers,