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payne hayward , burlington , vermont january 14 , 2010 with little feat at a benefit for richie -lsb- http://www.billpaynecreative.com/ bill payne website -rsb- little salmon feat , phil lesh and friends , leftover 1969 -- present william payne waco , texas united states hot tomato records yes solo_singer 12 march 1949 vocals , organ , piano , synthesizers rock southern rock , funk , jazz rock , jazz fusion and roll , blues , swamp rock , bill payne 2010.jpg bill payne
 bill payne musician , songwriter , record producer . pianist
bill payne

william `` bill '' payne -lrb- born march 12 , 1949 , waco , texas , usa -rrb- co-founded , with lowell george , the american rock band little feat .
he is considered by many other rock pianists , including elton john , to be one of the finest american piano rock and blues music artists .
in addition to his trademark barrelhouse blues piano , he is noted for his work on other keyboard instruments , particularly the hammond b3 organ .
payne is also an accomplished songwriter whose credits include co-writing , with lowell george , the little feat classic , `` oh , atlanta . ''
payne is currently a member of boulder band leftover salmon .
payne has worked and recorded with other musicians including j. j. cale , doobie brothers , emmylou harris , bryan adams , pink floyd , bob seger , toto , linda ronstadt , jackson browne , james taylor , bonnie raitt , helen watson , stevie nicks , shocking edison , robert palmer and stephen bruton .
he was a guest performer on bonnie raitt 's album `` sweet forgiveness '' in 1977 , and wrote its track , `` takin ' my time . ''
paul barrere and bill payne played several live concerts with phil lesh and friends , from october 1999 through july 2000 .
following the death of little feat drummer richie hayward on august 12 , 2010 , payne is the only member of the group from the original four-piece line-up currently playing in the band .
