Paul Barrere Explained

Paul Barrere
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:3 July 1948
Birth Place:Burbank, California, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre:Rock, roots rock, blues rock, swamp rock, jam band
Occupation:Musician, songwriter
Instrument:Guitar, vocals
Years Active:1972–2019

Paul Barrere (July 3, 1948 – October 26, 2019) was an American musician most prominent as a member of the band Little Feat, which he joined in 1972 some three years after the band was created by Lowell George.[1]

Career

Barrere recorded and performed with Taj Mahal, Jack Bruce, Chicken Legs, Blues Busters, Valerie Carter, Helen Watson, Chico Hamilton, Robert Palmer, Eikichi Yazawa, and Carly Simon.[2] He can be seen in the 1979 Nicolette Larson promotional video of "Lotta Love".

Barrere's best known contributions to Little Feat as a songwriter include "Skin It Back" and "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" from the album Feats Don't Fail Me Now, "All That You Dream" from The Last Record Album, "Time Loves a Hero" from Time Loves a Hero, and "Down on the Farm" from Down on the Farm.

Barrere could play a wide variety of styles of music including blues, rock, jazz, and cajun music and was proficient as a slide guitarist.

Barrere also recorded and toured as an acoustic duo with fellow Little Feat member Fred Tackett.[3]

Barrere played several concerts with Phil Lesh and Friends in October 1999 and from March to June 2000. He also toured with Bob Dylan, and had most recently been writing and recording with Roger Cole.[4]

Personal life

Born on July 3, 1948, in Burbank, California,[5] he was the son of the Hollywood actors Paul Bryar and Claudia Bryar.[6] Barrere contracted Hepatitis C in 1994, but had managed to keep it under control.[7] In 2015, he was diagnosed with liver cancer.[8]

Paul Barrere died on October 26, 2019, at the age of 71 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.[9]

Discography

Solo

Bluesbusters

Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett

Collaborations

With Bonnie Raitt

With Pat McGee

With Valerie Carter

With Robert Palmer

With Sanne Salomonsen

With Nicolette Larson

With The Oak Ridge Boys

With Tom Johnston

With Taj Mahal

With Carly Simon

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ruhlmann. William. Paul Barrére. AllMusic. 27 September 2017.
  2. News: Little Feat Guitarist Singer Paul Barrere dies at 71: 'Celebrate his life and music always' . Hannah . Yasharoff . . October 28, 2019 . . October 28, 2019.
  3. Web site: Paul and Fred Acoustic Duo. Paulandfred.net. 2018-08-23.
  4. Web site: Paul Barrere: Still Lost in the Sound . Larson . Sutton . Jambands.com . December 23, 2016.
  5. News: Paul Barrere, Longtime Member of the Band Little Feat, Dies at 71. The New York Times. 2019-10-28. Keepnews. Peter.
  6. Book: Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon. Harvey. Kubernik. Scott. Calamar. August 13, 2009. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. 266. Google Books. 9781402765896.
  7. Web site: Paul Barrere Talks Feat, Fred, Phil and Phish . Larson . Sutton . Jambands.com . March 19, 2014.
  8. News: Little Feat's Paul Barrere refuses to let cancer slow him down . Troy L. . Smith . . May 7, 2017.
  9. Web site: Paul Barrere July 3 1948 - October 26, 2019. BAMP Official Website.