Little Feat's Final Farewell Tour makes stop at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

Little Feat’s Final Farewell Tour makes stop at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

June 4, 2026

3–4 minutes

By: Rudy Lu

Like the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers, Little Feat is a legacy band that seems to regenerate itself. Key members have passed on ( Lowell George, Richie Hayward, and Paul Barrere). Others have passed through and moved on (Shawn Murphy, Craig Fuller). Others have guested and/or sat in (Larry Campbell). The present line up includes guitarist Scott Sharrard and drummer Tony Leone.

Scott traces his roots to the Feat, one of the first concerts he attended was Little Feat. He fit in like a glove, sharing of the lead/slide guitar position with long time member Fred Tackett. They both shared vocal duties.

The only original member of the band Bill Payne displayed his prowess on keyboards, vocals. The keyboard melodies and soloes had a strong influence of NOLA but had the discipline of a professional road musician.

The bass playing of Kenny Gradney was the ideal funkiness for the band. His playing on “Waiting For Colombus” is one of the classic electric performances of all time.

Sam Clayton’s percussion melds many styles . Latin, funk, blues and rock. His beat gives Feat its syncopated sound. His growling vocals incorporates the blues, and brings a scat influence to the music.

Tony Leone has had a long career with Ollabelle and Chris Robinson Brotherhood and was formally trained in jazz. These newest members bring their sound to the band while at the same time respecting the band’s long history.

1st set

The full house was rocked for 2 sets of music with the audience singing along, dancing at or in their seats. Many of the songs have become part of the soundtrack of our lives.

Opening with a no excuses fast boogie “Let It Roll”. Going straight into “Hate to Lose Your Lovin” then “Walking All Night” they made there presence known.

“4 Days of Heaven, 3 days of Work”is from their latest release “Strike Up The Band” worked its way to the aptly titled “Old Folks Boogie”. “Romance Dance”, “Spanish Moon”, “Skin it Back”, “Time Loves A Hero” and “Day or Night” all harkened back to the 70s.

2nd set

The band took it easy on the crowd by opening up with the acoustic “Easy To Slip”. Percussionist/drummer Sam Clayton was then featured on the old Muddy Waters”Got My Mojo Working” and then his own composition “Running Out Of Time Blues”.

The band was then content to run with older material, “Truck Stop GIrl’,”Willing”,”Fat Man In The Fat Tub”, “Oh Atlanta”,”Rocket In My Pocket”, “Dixie Chicken/Triple Face Boogie” and “Teenage Nervous Breakdown”.

Encore was “Feets Don’t Fail Me Now”.

Although this was billed as the “Last Final Tour” of the band. I recall when the tour kicked off, it was named the “First Final Tour”, parodying all the final tours conducted by many legacy tours. The Last Final is named as such because, I’m sure band members are tired of the endless bus rides, plane rides, early wake up calls and soundchecks of that so called glamorous life on the road.

They have made it clear, that this is not the end of them making music or performing in front of an audience.

Performances will be special events, at festivals, residencies and maybe even music cruises.

For now, it is goodbye. But we are always looking forward to hearing your music.

1st set

Let It Roll

Hate to Lose Your Lovin’

Walking All Night

4 Days of Heaven, 3 days of work.

Old Folks Boogie

Romance Dance

Spanish Moon/Skin It Back

Time Loves A Hero