R.I.P., Richie Hayward

Saddened to hear of the passing today of Little Feat founder and drummer Richie Hayward. Little Feat was an entertaining, funky and soulful genre-crossing band, of which Hayward’s steady backbeat was an integral part. I saw Hayward working the kit live on two occasions, once with Little Feat and once as part of Robert Plant’s band on his first solo tour in 1983.