Arguably one of the most underrated bands of the 1970s, Little Feat recorded several acclaimed albums including – Sailin’ Shoes, Feats Don’t Fail Me Now and Dixie Chicken. In addition, they released one of the most enduring and classic live albums of all time – 1978’s Waiting For Columbus. A true musician’s band, Little Feat are still considered today as one of the most influential acts in rock. Despite all of the acclaim, major commercial success was never achieved; their highest charting – and only Platinum – record was Waiting For Columbus (#18 US Billboard 200). They also never had a single reached the US Top 40. Nonetheless, tracks such as “Willin,'” “Dixie Chicken” and “Fat Man in the Bathtub” are legitimate classics. The list below is the best representation of the influence they had on music with all of the artists that covered their songs – from Bonnie Raitt and Carly Simon to Robert Palmer and Van Halen.
“Willin'” (from the 1971 Little Feat LP Little Feat) recorded by Seatrain from the LP Seatrain (1970)
“Sailin’ Shoes” (from the 1972 Little Feat LP Sailin’ Shoes) recorded by Van Dyke Parks from the LP Discover America (1972)
“Willin'” (from the 1971 Little Feat LP Little Feat) recorded by Gene Clark from the LP Kindling (1973)
“Teenage Nervous Breakdown” (from the 1972 Little Feat LP Sailin’ Shoes) recorded by Nazareth from the LP Loud ‘n’ Proud (1973)
“Dixie Chicken” (from the 1973 Little Feat LP Dixie Chicken) recorded by John Sebastian from the LP Tarzana Kid (1974)
“Sailin’ Shoes” (from the 1972 Little Feat LP Sailin’ Shoes) recorded by Robert Palmer from the LP Sneaking’ Sally Through the Alley (1974)
“Willin'” (from the 1971 Little Feat LP Little Feat) recorded by Linda Ronstadt form the LP Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
“Roll Um Easy'” (from the 1973 Little Feat LP Dixie Chicken) recorded by Linda Ronstadt form the LP Prisoner in Disguise (1975)
“Fool Yourself” (from the 1973 Little Feat LP Dixie Chicken) recorded by Bonnie Raitt from the LP Home Plate (1975)
“Trouble” (from the 1972 Little Feat LP Sailin’ Shoes) recorded by Robert Palmer from the LP Pressure Drop (1975)
“Willin'” (from the 1971 Little Feat LP Little Feat) recorded by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen from the LP Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (1975)
“One Love Stand” (from the 1975 Little Feat LP The Last RecordAlbum) recorded by Carly Simon from the LP Another Passenger (1976)
“Spanish Moon” (from the 1974 Little Feat LP Feats Don’t Fail Me Now) recorded by Robert Palmer from the LP Some People Can Do What They Like (1976)
“Takin’ My Time” (from the 1971 Little Feat LP Little Feat) recorded by Bonnie Raitt from the LP Sweet Forgiveness (1977)
“All That You Dream” (from the 1975 Little Feat LP The Last RecordAlbum) recorded by Linda Ronstadt from the LP Living in the U.S.A. (1978)
“Easy to Slip” (from the 1972 Little Feat LP Sailin’ Shoes) (from the 1972 Little Feat LP Sailin’ Shoes) recorded by Bob Weir form the LP Heaven Help the Fool (1978)
“Trouble” (from the 1972 Little Feat LP Sailin’ Shoes) recorded by Nicolette Larson from the LP In the Nick of Time (1979)
“Long Distance Love” (from the 1975 Little Feat LP The Last RecordAlbum) recorded by Nicolette Larson from the LP Radioland (1981)
“Oh Atlanta” (from the 1974 Little Feat LP Feats Don’t Fail Me Now) recorded by Emmylou Harris from the LP Evangeline (1981)
“Two Trains” (from the 1973 Little Feat LP Dixie Chicken) recorded by Nicolette Larson from the LP All Dressed Up and No Place to Go (1982)
“A Apolitical Blues” (from the 1972 Little Feat LP Sailin’ Shoes) recorded by Van Halen from the LP OU812 (1988)
“Dixie Chicken” (from the 1973 Little Feat LP Dixie Chicken) recorded by Garth Brooks from the LP The Chase (1992)
“Willin'” (from the 1971 Little Feat LP Little Feat) recorded by the Flying Burrito Brothers from the LP California Jukebox (1997)
“Spanish Moon” (from the 1974 Little Feat LP Feats Don’t Fail Me Now) recorded by Gov’t Mule from the LP Live…With a Little Help from Our Friends (1999)
“Truck Stop Girl” (from the 1971 Little Feat LP Little Feat) recorded by The Byrds from the LP Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 (2008)
“Willin'” (from the 1971 Little Feat LP Little Feat) recorded by Gregg Allman from the LP Southern Blood (2017)
“Easy to Slip” (from the 1972 Little Feat LP Sailin’ Shoes) recorded by The Black Crowes from the EP 1972 (2022)
Songs written by members of Little Feat that are not on their albums
“Pleasin’ Each Other” (written by Bill Payne and Fran Payne) recorded by Bonnie Raitt from the LP Home Plate (1975)
“One Last Look” (written by Bill Payne and Fran Payne) recorded by Robert Palmer from the LP Some People Can Do What They Like (1976)
“Twenty Million Things” (written by Jed Levy and Lowell George) recorded by Robert Palmer from the LP Rhythm & Blues (1999)
“Love, Sweet, Love” (written by Paul Barerre) recorded by Nicolette Larson from the LP All Dressed Up and No Place to Go (1982)
“Give a Little” (written by Bill Payne and Fran Payne) recorded by Nicolette Larson from the LP Nicolette (1978)
“Streetlights” (written by Bill Payne) recorded by Bonnie Raitt from the LP Streetlights (1974)
