I recall seeing that episode. I have the full collection of Midnight Special DVD's. The DVD that features Little Feat does not have the performance of Willin'. I distinctly remember viewing the Feat's performance of that song when the program was broadcast.

A true testament to the power grace and fire of Ry Cooder in all his glory loud blazing and heartfelt a moment and magical time now crystallized in our hearts forevermore

I so love these guys!!! Some of my best memories is seeing this band all over the country from NYC to NoLa LA.. It always seemed to be they were following me around... Gad it still goes on! See you this fall Featsssss

Emmylou Harris is a goddess. Prove me wrong.

I missed Feat. Acquaintances knew a piece of dirt that was as healthy as Bowie at 80 lbs & sold Lowell his last Oz(±) of Rock & he died the next night in Bal'mer, I think. But I was taping from the Sndbd at Adams at 1 of the very 1st Blues Busters [& as a Duet still: Paul & Catfish H] Shows. Big tears fell when Paul said "I wrote this for Bonnie-she didn't want it so WE did it" 'I been dow-ow-own but not like this be-fo-ore. Beautiful. Hodge sang well I just tired of yodeling & it was like a Wake of course. When Paul said "This is for Lowell; wherever you are" into a sweet Willin': 'I been warped by the rain...' BIG tears fell🥀🌧️💧🌹. That was 1 of the Best Live Shows I've ever been to & in all honesty Adams was a short time span longitude for such a great venue in bookings. Paul & Catfish did material from both catalogs w/a focus on the Paul/pre & post Feat Trx: 'On My Own Two', 'Real Lies', et al & that'd be on both of those Blues Busters' Landslide LPs w/help from The Feat, Dregs, associated members.

Brings back the memories.

The guys in Little Feat were so in the pocket. Damn. For the gear geeks, Lowell's nice Dumble amp on stage is now Joe Bonamassa's.

That's what Lowell gave them. One of my biggest losses was losing Lowell George. Little Feat got me through more than one rough year. Dixie Chicken,Fat man in the bathtub. Great band. And Billy Paine on piano. If you give me weed, whites and wine and you show me a sign I be willing to be movin

It's neat seeing Joe Bonnamassa now playing that Dumble amp you see on the left at @0:37 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGPJnHV8btaYf6M&ab_channel=NormansRareGuitars)

Fred Tackett, of course!

top 5 song for me

This Midnight Special is INCREDIBLE. Especially if you were 16 when it aired. All the artists are my roots. Especially Little Feat and Bonnie. Jesse Winchester is the greatest talent very few have heard of. Love this one ❤🤙🤙

Pretty sure I was at this show. You know how it is. Kim, wherever you are, thanks for the company, you hot chick, you.

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Great VHS. And they said nobody would ever watch these anymore...

Good show, recording a bit rough

Caught Catfish & Paul at the Stanhope House of Blues in NJ back in the day, great entertainment! 😎 Nothing but the blues! 💙🎵🎶

Little Feast Great jam 🚶🚪🦕

Lowel George such a lot of soul - died far to young .

Sound on this is amazing.

Great set of a short but historic tour. The sad thing about board tapes (for me, at least) is how vocals overpower instruments, since you're missing some volume of the backline- the guitar/keyboard etc amps and speakers at the back of the stage. I want Lowell's guitar in my face while he sings! ;^). But I'll still happily listen repeatedly to this recording. Thanks Earl!

Always approve of anything that Emmylou Harris gets involved in. Heading for Gram Parsons and Emmylou now.

Grazie ,grazie e grazie dal mio cuore per questo meraviglioso video.Sono davvero emozionato Video che non ho mai visto prima.Anche rivedere Lowell George e' stato un bel regalo.Davvero

Amaze

I remember as a kid around 10 or 11 and seeing my cousin Beverly wearing a little feat t shirt And thinking it was the weirdest name she turned me on too a few bands Janis Queen I had this on tApe over 30 years A go and waiting for columbus is in my top 5 albums i was disappointed the last tine saw them live but still one of my favorite

They cut off right as the band’s getting to “two degrees in bebop…”😂

Feat’s don’t fail ya’! We didn’t know how good we had it! RIP Brothers

I am 57. Love Little Feat since the age of 14! And this song is sooooo beautiful…,

Feat! I acquired this cassette in college in like 89. Loved Feat then & love them even more now.

19:46.

Norman’s Rare Guitars and Joe Bonamassa sent me here.

4/6 of Little Feat on this one

May be the best Midnight Special ever!

I hope Neil Young will remember, a southern man don't need him around anyhow.

Linda is just giddy with Lowell…

Whispering Bob on The Old Grey Withered Tits!

Christ on a bike Sly Stone hosting a tv show. Producers must have had little understanding of risk

The Joker of rock & roll, Lowell ty

I saw Little Feat, Ry Cooder & Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band play in Pasadena in 1970. Concert was put on by KPPC, an extremely influencial radio station and tickets were...$1.50.

Thanks for the opportunity to relive this night again.

I love her sparkling Gold hat

Never heard of him - but this song written by Dickie Betts and playing on it is Lowell George and Bill Payne with backup vocals by Emmylou Harris. Wow.

NOBODY can cover a song like Bonnie Raitt. Fuck! Yes kids, there used to be shows on television like this! Every day I thank Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim for KZbin.

was disappointed i wasn't going to get lowell singing "well my mind is going through them changes...." but then i realized that song wasn't written for another 3 years. haha

As the saying goes "Those were the days." I was in my late twenties and playing bass in a band. This really brings it back. Gram Parson and Emmy Lou Harris were my gateway to country music and Little Feat is ---What is there to say that has not already been said. Bonnie Raitt will explode in the 1980s to a much broader audience.

Jesse Winchester just about stole the show with his dancing, that’s for sure. Audience applause was great. Then they put on Neil Young so everyone could go stand in line for the bathroom to shit. 😂

John Hammond is one bad dude!! Wasn’t that him on the harp?

The Midnight Special KZbin Channel has been slowly releasing every episode and they are currently in April 1974 as of this comment. If they have this episode archived it should be uploaded in November 2024, so hopefully the theory will be confirmed!!

I will never tire of listening to, and marveling at, the miracle of Little Feat.

I saw Feat with Lowell 3 times: as special guests for Joe Cocker in '74, opening for Bonnie Raitt in '75, and in '78 on the "Waiting for Columbus" tour. The most amazing thing: I came through the backdoor of the venue in time to catch Lowell & Bonnie doing a duet sound check-- before the doors opened. Was one of maybe 20-30 people in the room hearing this!😮 Damn, we miss you, Lowell!