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Died On This Date (August 12, 2010) Richie Hayward / Drummer For Little Feat

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Richie Hayward
February 6, 1946 – August 12, 2010

Richie Hayward is perhaps best remembered as the founding drummer for legendary southern rock band, Little Feat.  Formed by Lowell George in 1969, the band quickly built a sizable following thanks to their seamless merging of rock, jazz, blues, country and R&B.  Albums like Little Feat, Sailin’ Shoes and Dixie Chicken are now classic rock staples while there 1978 live album, Waiting On Columbus, is widely considered one of the greatest live albums ever released.  Hayward also kept very busy outside of Little Feat.  As a session player, he worked with the likes of Bob Dylan, Peter Frampton, Bob Seger, the Doobie Brothers, Robert Palmer, Warren Zevon, and many more.  Richie Hayward was 64 when he died of liver cancer on August 12, 2010

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Died On This Date (June 29, 1979) Lowell George / Little Feat

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Lowell George
April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979

Lowell George is best remembered as the leader of the popular country-rock band, Little Feat.  Prior to forming Little Feat, George was a member of Frank Zappa’s Mothers Of Invention.  George formed Little Feat in 1969, and due in part to his excellent slide guitar and soulful voice, the band struck a chord with fans with such albums as Little Feat, Sailin’ Shoes and Dixie Chicken.  There 1978 live album, Waiting On Columbus, is widely considered one of the greatest live albums ever released.  While on tour in Washington DC, Lowell George died of a massive heart attack.  His daughter, Inara George grew up to be a respected singer-songwriter in her own right.  She is one-half of indie-rock faves, The Bird and the Bee.

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Died On This Date (November 5, 1972) Miss Christine Frka / The GTOs, Frank Zappa

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Miss Christine (Born Christine Frka)
1950 – November 5, 1972

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Miss Christine was one of the infamous, GTO’s, a small collection of groupies that provided companionship for many of the world’s most famous rock stars while visiting Los Angeles during the ’60s and’70s.  They were so named by Frank Zappa who also bankrolled their short lived music career that consisted of a performance or two and one album, 1969’s Permanent Damage, that was produced by Zappa and Lowell George.  It is Frka who appears on the cover of Zappa’s Hot Rats album seen here.   Some of Frka’s more famous love interests were Alice Cooper and Todd Rundgren.  Christine Frka was 22 when she  died of a drug overdose on November 5, 1972.



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