Legendary band Little Feat brings swamp rock to Eugene with original member Bill Payne still at the keyboards

The iconic band Little Feat is coming to Eugene Wednesday night for a concert at the McDonald Theatre. The band has a nearly 50-year history playing New Orleans swamp rock, funk, folk and more.

“I’ve been with them since 1969,” Co/founder and keyboardist Bill Payne told KLCC in a recent interview. “A lot of you out there have heard of Frank Zappa. He helped put our band together with Lowell George and I.”

At 76, Payne is considered by many great pianists, including Elton John, to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues musicians of all time. Not only for his trademark barrelhouse blues piano, but also for his work on the Hammond B3 organ…

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