I saw him with Little Feat in around 1973. I was front and center at the Boston Garden (it was "festival seating," which meant there were no seats on the floor), so I got to watch him closely, which was a treat for a fifteen-year-old guitar slinger. He was a great player, and a great songwriter. I'll confess that sometimes the "Little Feat gumbo" got a little too thick for my tastes, but nobody could put it together like those guys did while Lowell George was at the helm. Strange concert; Little Feat followed by Traffic, in a huge arena with open seating, etc. They used to put together all sorts of crazy double-bills in those days. Little Feat handled the venue well; Traffic would have been more effective in a smaller hall.
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