From the Washington Post, 10/31/19 – Paul Barrere, guitarist and singer-songwriter for Little Feat, dies at 71.
His band confirmed the death in a statement and said he was being treated for liver disease, which forced him to miss a 50th anniversary tour that ended the day after his death. Mr. Barrere, who had battled hepatitis C and was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2015, was planning to rejoin Little Feat next year at its annual festival in Jamaica.
Formed in Los Angeles in 1969, Little Feat cultivated a jazzy, blues-inflected sound that was initially presided over by singer, songwriter and slide guitarist Lowell George, whose small feet inspired the band’s name.