Commander Cody - Beat Me Daddy 8 to the Bar (Live, Cologne, 1980)

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5. They were at least good friends.

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Nicolette sang on Emmylou’s Luxury Liner LP, and was introduced by Emmylou to Ronstadt. Ronstadt later suggested her as a backup singer to neighbor Neil Young, and Ronstadt and Nicolette sang on some of Neil’s stuff. They all were part of the Laurel Canyon/LA music scene. There are some good documentaries that might be worth watching.
https://amblin.com/tv/laurel-canyon/#:~:text=Laurel%20Canyon%20is%20a%20two,unearthed%20footage%20and%20audio%20recordings; https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-echo-in-laurel-canyon-documentary-20190525-story.html

As to Little Feat, every member of that band was an in-demand session player. They never got the recognition when Lowell George was alive. Payne and Barrere were incredible players too, and there is something about Richie Hayward’s backbeat that is immediately recognizable. Waiting for Columbus is amongst the best live albums ever recorded.

Nor did Commander Cody & the Airmen get the recognition they were due for that matter. Their label pushed them to be more commercial and the second coming of the Eagles and they said no, and stuck to their raw honkytonk, Texas swing inspired country rock.