Richie Hayward’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American musician
Was Musician 
Drummer 
Singer 
Songwriter 
From United States of America 
Type Music 
Gender male
Birth 6 February 1946, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, U.S.A.
Death 12 August 2010
(aged 64 years)

Richard “Richie” Hayward (February 6, 1946 – August 12, 2010) was an American drummer best known as a founding member and drummer in the band Little Feat. He performed with several bands and worked as a session player. Hayward also joined with friends in some small acting roles on television, which included an episode of F Troop.

Early career

Hayward first appeared to the public as a member of a band based in Southern California. Before he joined Little Feat he was a member of the groups The Fraternity of Man, and then The Factory, which was where he met the frontman of the band, Lowell George. The Factory portrayed an anachronistic Beatlesque band, the Bedbugs, on the February 9, 1967 episode of the sitcom F Troop.

In addition to his work with Little Feat, Hayward recorded and performed with many other artists including: Joan Armatrading, Delaney Bramlett, Kim Carnes, Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, James Cotton, The Doobie Brothers, Bob Dylan, Peter Frampton, Buddy Guy, Arlo Guthrie, Al Kooper, Jonny Lang, Barbra Streisand, Eric Lynn, Nils Lofgren, Taj Mahal, Coco Montoya, Robert Palmer, Van Dyke Parks, Robert Plant, Paul Rodgers, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Seger, Carly Simon, Nancy Sinatra, Stephen Stills, Tom Waits, John Cale, Warren Zevon, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Herring, and Helen Watson.

Death

Richie Hayward died on August 12, 2010 from complications due to liver cancer. The day after his death Little Feat played a gig at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention festival in Cropredy (UK), and spoke of their sadness performing without Hayward.

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