Rip richie hayward (little feat)

[PHROGGE]

It saddens me a great deal to know that richie hayward
drummer from little feat has lost his battle to liver disease,,,
& that i have lost another phriend & brother....

May yer grooves fill my soul forever
and allow my phrogge pheat to dance on da drums
in yer honor..... Till we again my phriend...thxsw for bein
in my life,,,,rip ,my prayers for you,shauna & da rest of your phamily...and da little feat phamily as well....

"time loves a hero"
and you were truly one of mine

in your honor i will...
"play it forward"
till we meet again

[xsabers]

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[keysanddrums]

Amen, brotha Phrogge. Richie was an amazing drummer and a huge influence on many, including myself. He was an unsung hero for sure.

[dave0549jv]

Well, at least we've got our Phrogge back. We've missed you!

[backtodrum]

I am sorry to read this! He was an amazing drummer in my veiw and will be missed greatly!!!

[gonefishin]

That is bad news, I love the Little Feet sound, they are all great musicians.

[emac]

RIP Ritchie!!
Tons of great musical memories to keep you alive in our hearts.

[Scottie_Guns]

Richie was at the first Modern Drummer Festival I attended (90 or 91 I think). That's how I was introduced to his genius. He will be missed.

[scottyd]

I have had the pleasure of seeing Richie Hayward severla times, dude could switch to rock from from jazz, jazz to latin, to blues, New Orleans without missing a stroke, wow, R.I.P Richie one of the best:

[drummer]

Man, what a shame. I just learned of this.

[Northern Redneck]

Sad.

[PHROGGE]

I GOTTA TELL THIS STORY...
I CAN FEEL RICVHIE SMILIN CUZ OF IT,.,,,

IN 1988 DURIN DA "LET IT ROLL TOUR"
ONE OF MY PHRIENDS GAVE ME TICKETS
AND GAVE MY RICHIE'S SNARE HEAD THAT WAS CHANGED
BEFORE DA SHOW,,,WIF DA PROMISE OF SIGNING IT...

AFTER DA SHOW IT WAS ME & RICHIE & SOME GROUPIES,,
DA ONLY PEOPLE LEFT IN DA PLACE...AND VIP SECURITY
GRABBED ME UNDER DA ARMS & ESCORTED ME OUT AS I TRIED
TO HAND DA HEAD TO HIM....HE WAS SMILIN & POWERLESS...

I MADE IT MY MISSION TO HAVE DAT HEAD SIGNED...
HE WAS TO BE AT MODREN DRUMMER FESTIVAL IN NJ....
GOT SICK & REPLACED BT DEEN CASTRANOVO(SP?)
FROM BAD ENGLISH & LATER JOURNEY....
SO 1500 MILES LOST AND NO SIG,,,

COUPLE YEARS LATER I WENT TO AZ STATE FAIR
AND SAW ALLMAN BROS,,,DA AFTER SHOW WAS
LITTLE FEAT IN DA PARKINLOT OF A SHOPPIN CENTER....
I STOOD BY DA BUS PATIENTLY WAITING,,,
WHEN RICHIE CAME OUT HE SMILED,SAID HI & AS I WENT TO HAND HIM DA DRUMHEAD
COPS CAME UP UNDER BOTH ARMS & AGAIN I GOT CARRIED AWAY ,,,
HE SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS & LAUGHED AND PLAYED DA SHOW..

IN 1995 DUSRIN DA "AINT HAD ENUFF FUN TOUR"
I HEARDA AND INTERVIEW ON DA RADIO WIF LITTLE FEAT & THOT AHA,,,RAN HOME GRABBED DA DRUMHEAD & SAT AT DA RADIO STATION ....WHEN DA INTERVIEW WAS OVER THEY ALL WALKED OUT EXCEPT SAM & RICHIE,,,,
PAUL BARRERE WALKED OUT( I HAD MET HIM BEFORE AND SPENT TIME AND AUOTOGRAPHS WIF EM BOTH IN NAWLINS)
HE SEZ "WOW PHROGGE,DID RICHIE EVER SIGN DAT DRUMHEAD .,,,??/
I SAID "NO AND IM UP TO 9 YRS AND ABOUT 3,000 MILES.... "
he gave me all access pass and said see ya at da show,,,,

I ENJOYED DA SHOW WENT BACKSTAGE AREA,AND WAITED,,,,AND WAITED...
NOBODY LEFT BUT ME MY WIFE & SECURITY,,,AND IM ABT TO GET WALKED OUT AGAIN,,
WHILE IM YELLIN ,FEATS ROAD MGR CAME OUT & SEZ "DID RICHIE SIGN YER HEAD BEFORE DA SHOW?" AGAIN,,,,NO,,,HE SEZ DAMN I THOT HE DID,,,HE LEFT RIGHT AFTER DA SHOW WIF SOME,,,,,IM SCRAEMIN AND ALMOST CRYIN,,,"COACH ,WHAT DO I GOTTA DO TO GET IT DONE?"HE SEZ:"I DONT DO THIS FOR ANYBODY,BUT HERES DA HOTEL WE'RE AT ,WE LEAVE AT 10 AM ,,,,WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN...CALL WHEN YOU GET THERE"

I GET THERE EARLY,,,CALL MGRS ROOM (NOBODY THERE)
I HAVE DEM TRY RICHIE'S ROOM AND AS HE ANSWERS THE PHONE,
I COULD HEAR SOME "ACTIVITY",,,,AND RICHIE ,DISTRACTED AS HE WAS...SEZ:
"I'LL BE DOWN IN A BIT",,,HE COMES DOWN LAUGHIN, WE TALK ABT DA MILES,THE STORY,AND SOME SERIOUS ADVICE ABOUT GROOVE,,,," HE SIGNS DA HEAD,SEZ I OWE YA ONE...AND I HAD BREAKFAST WIF ALL OF LITTLE FEAT,,,,HECK SHAUN MURPHY HAD JUST JOINED FULLTIME AS A VOCALIST & WAS SO IMPRESSED BY MY STORY SHE GAVE ME A PAIR OF DA NOW WORLD PHAMOUS "TOMATO PANTIES"
(TRY EXPLAININ THAT TO YER WIFE WIFOUT GETTIN IN TRUBBLE!!!) ....
I AM SITTIN HEARE NOW,LISTENIN TO "DAY AT DA DOG RACES" LOOKIN @
BOTH DA DRUMHEAD & THOSE PANTIES HANGIN ON MY WALL,,,,
I CAN FEEL DAT SMILE FROM EAR TO EAR,,,,
A LIFETIME TO CHASE YER DREAMS MY BROTHERS & SISTERS
TRY HARD ENUFF & IT MAY HAPPEN TO YOU...

RICHIE ,MY PHRIEND,MY BROTHER OF DA DRUM....
YER GROOVE FOREVER IS ENTWINED WIF MY SOUL....
I WEAR IT PROUDLY IN YER HONOR..
AND,I THANK YOU FOR IT TILL WE MEET AGAIN.....

[fumbled time]

Too cool Phrogge, I feel for ya brother. I love little feet, another one heads home to join the big band in the sky. F/T

[funkyruss]

A beautiful story..............my sincerest condolences

[dave0549jv]

great story!

[PHROGGE]

I am da token storyteller (elder) on this site
tis my lot in life as i play it forward,
anyway i can...

[gonefishin]

WOW.......way cool story PH.

Those guys could groove, I loved their stuff( still do ). Fat Man in a Bath Tub, Oh Atlanta, Dixie Chicken, Cold Cold Cold.......all good stuff.