Little Feat - S&D, C/D

To be fair, the photo above looks like it was taken in 1987 too. Here's what they look like now:
https://www.ajc.com/resizer/95ji6KMOR1uiC4vbleyD8PM_oLA=/814x458/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/G3IOXKTBVNF53JXPRJFMF3637U.jpg

pic.twitter.com/FYZxLbCuLn

— SNL Hosts Introducing the Musical Guest (@snlhostsintro) August 9, 2022

This might be one for the ThingsYouCan'tFindOnTheInternet thread, but...
There used to be a show on NHK radio called Weekend Sunshine, and for a while the DJ, Peter Barakan was using this ridiculously funky instrumental as the opening theme...
Somehow I learned that it was by a band that was a sideproject of the LittleFeat horn section? Maybe just a single album?
I can't remember any names (this was about twenty years ago), but the tune was brass-heavy and at least part of it was in 5/4 or 7/8 or something...

The Little Feat horn guys were actually the Tower of Power horn action, if that helps.

I mean, have you tried messaging the DJ? He's on twitter and instagram and his website even has an email address listed as well ( p✧@peterbara✧✧✧.n✧✧ )

Ha!
Thanks JDHH, I did do a safety google before posting in case the info was somehow online since I last checked (it's been years...), but I didn't think to just go straight to the source... I will try email and report back....

Any chance it's something from this?
https://www.discogs.com/master/453484-%E7%9F%A2%E9%87%8E%E9%A1%95%E5%AD%90-Japanese-Girl-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3

Little Feat was the backing band on one side

Barakan is a lovely guy, I'm sure he'll message you back.

....aaand Mr Barakan has already replied... what a mensch...

Turns out the theme was and still is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeH3OdgGHso

"Sunshine Day" by Osibisa...

Not at all related to Little Feat (or in 5/4, or an instrumental!), but a stone groove all the same...

New willin'/bogart columbus promo video from rhino this week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyFKiEDTDJg
It's a bit too literal and clip-arty for my taste, but cool to see the routes from Tuscon to Tucumcari and Tehachapi to Tonopah mapped out.

Holy windows movie maker Batman! Sort of expected Clippy to make a cameo

LOL, would love to see Clippy make an appearance in an IT gig worker parody of Willin' - if'n you give me a PC, coffee and a login ID, and you show me a spreadsheet, I'll be willin' to be computin'...

And I’ve been from SUMIF to ODBC, auto-fill to bring to front

"Sunshine Day" by Osibisa...

Not at all related to Little Feat (or in 5/4, or an instrumental!), but a stone groove all the same...

― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Wednesday, August 10, 2022 9:11 PM (two days ago)

In the Little Feat Spreadsheet Multiverse, this time signature defaults to May 4

Wow, Night Music delivers...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq5uJOCneJg

^^Maria McKee, SRV, and others doing a "Coco Tree" version of "Sailin' Shoes"

Van Dyke Parks too!

Wow, didn't know about this Feat/EWF connection (from FB):

With 2023 and all that portends for the hope and promise for Little Feat, we were reminded recently of our past by the passing of one who brought a lot of joy to our lives. Freddie White played drums with us for a brief while in the 70s. He brought a great feel to the band, along with some memorable jams he and I had that provided a musical form for “Day At The Dog Races.” Freddie went on to play with his brothers in Earth, Wind and Fire. And while Little Feat morns his loss, we also salute him as having been one of our brothers, too. With all love and respect to Freddie White (67 years old).
Bill Payne

checking out this reconstruction of a 1977 episode of The Midnight Special hosted by the Feat & Emmylou Harris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQAW9fsauT8

Neil & The Horse! Weather Report! Dancin' Jesse Winchester!

Bonnie Raitt!

Awesome!

That sounds cool, will watch later.

Little Feat announced details of their upcoming Fall Tour 2023 which will consist of two-night stands in each city they visit in September and October. The legendary band will perform their classic albums Sailin Shoes and Dixie Chicken at each stop of the tour.

Along with The Albums Tour announcement, Little Feat confirmed deluxe reissues of Sailin’ Shoes, which originally came out in 1972, and Dixie Chicken, which marks the 50th-anniversary of its release this year. The new versions of the two albums will be released by Rhino Records on June 23 with Sailin’ Shoes expanding to include a live performance taped in 1971 and Dixie Chicken filled out with live recordings from 1973, along with other rarities and unreleased tracks.

a couple of bonus tracks have been uploaded:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kHLCx_n1pA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqCTC2bZAZA

Waiting for Columbus t shirt spotted in the wild what are the chances

'waiting for columbus' reissue w/three complete live shows...

anyone pick this up? just picked up the SS 2cd. haven't listened to all of it yet but disc 2 is delivering

Margo Price *isn't* on this!? #onethread

https://www.sweetrelief.org/news/sweet-relief-is-proud-to-announce-the-long-distance-love-a-sweet-relief-tribute-to-lowell-george-album-via-flatiron-recordings

Trouble - Mike Viola
Cold, Cold, Cold - Joachim Cooder
Long Distance Love - Elvis Costello
Heartache - Bedouine
I've Been The One - Bhi Bhiman
Rock 'n' Roll Doctor - Miles Tackett
Be One Now - Lady Blackbird
Love Needs A Heart - Madison Cunningham
Easy To Slip - Jonah Tolchin
Dixie Chicken - Eleni Mandell and Milo Jones
Roll 'Um Easy - Ben Harper
Lafayette Railroad - Larry Goldings
6 Feet Of Snow - Jack Shit
Cheek To Cheek - Gaby Moreno
Two Trains Running - Chris Seefried
China White - Chris Stills
A Apolitical Blues - Dave Alvin
Feats Don't Fail Me Now - Sugaray Rayford
Sailin' Shoes - Taylor Goldsmith
Spanish Moon - Inara George
Rocket In My Pocket - Sam Morrow
Willin' - Jonathan Wilson
Teenage Nervous Breakdown - The Bird and the Bee
Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie - Andras Jones
20 Million Things To Do - Gus Seyffert

yeah but Jack Shit is

For comparison:

The '97 tribute album

Bonnie Raitt And Little Feat–Cold, Cold, Cold
Taj Mahal–Feets Don't Fail Me Now
J D Souther–Roll Em Easy
The Bottle Rockets And David Lindley–Rocket In My Pocket
Randy Newman And Valerie Carter–Sailin' Shoes
Jackson Browne–I've Been The One
Allen Toussaint And Leo Nocentelli–Two Trains
Keisuke Kuwata With Merry Clayton–Long Distance Love
Eddie Money And Buddaheads–Rock And Roll Doctor
Chris Hillman And Jennifer Warnes–Straight From The Heart
Little Feat–Honest Man
Phil Perry (2), Merry Clayton And Ricky Lawson–Spanish Moon
Inara George–Trouble
Lowell George–Untitled

vs.

Little Feat's Join The Band duets set, 2008

"Fat Man in the Bathtub" (Lowell George) featuring Dave Matthews and Sonny Landreth
"Something in the Water" (Al Anderson, Jeffrey Steele, Bob DiPiero) featuring Bob Seger and Brad Paisley
"Dixie Chicken" (Lowell George, Fred Martin) featuring Vince Gill and Sonny Landreth
"See You Later Alligator" (Robert Guidry)
"Champion of the World" (Will Kimbrough, Gwil Owen) featuring Jimmy Buffett
"The Weight" (Robbie Robertson) featuring Béla Fleck
"Don't You Just Know It" (Huey "Piano" Smith)
"Time Loves a Hero" (Paul Barrère, Kenny Gradney, Bill Payne) featuring Jimmy Buffett
"Willin'" (Lowell George) featuring Brooks & Dunn
"This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie) featuring Mike Gordon
"Oh Atlanta" (Bill Payne) featuring Chris Robinson
"Spanish Moon" (Lowell George) featuring Craig Fuller and Vince Gill
"Trouble" (Lowell George) featuring Inara George
"Sailin' Shoes" (Lowell George) featuring Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush and Béla Fleck
(Bonus Track) "I Will Play for Gumbo" (Jimmy Buffett) featuring Sam Bush

Lot of songs here I don’t recognize, need to remedy that

no one wants to cover "the fan"?

Inara George covered "Trouble" on both of the older ones.

“The fan” is great

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1acnV8OmlPcxKCKhXxWjWC?si=3Vd2G2R9Qm26r6QI9i3XGg&pi=u-cfaAwoX0RFKq

Made a playlist of the lesser known (to me) songs from the tributes

Some classics in there.

Glen Campbell covered "Roll (Um) Me Easy" in the mid-'70s on an album otherwise made up of Jimmy Webb songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gzh3UEjfCk

Four CD reissue of Feats Don't Fail Me Now:

https://store.rhino.com/en/rhino-store/artists/little-feat/feats-dont-fail-me-now-3cd-bundle/081227814588.html

The fourth disc I guess is a website exclusive?

(xp) I'd rather have had an entire album of Jimmy Webb songs (there was also a song by Jimmy Webb's sister Susan on the album too tbf).

I don't usually advise to look into the comments sections, but Fred Tackett chimes in on that Campbell video discussing Webb & George's friendship.