Bill Payne

Bill Payne ( born March 12, 1949 in Waco, Texas ) is an American songwriter, pianist and keyboardist -. He also mastered the organ and synthesizer.

At 15, he performed for the first time a band with (The Debonairs ). The oldest published recordings with Bill Payne date from the year 1966, when he was a member of the group ' Something Wild ' - found on the Sampler ' Thirteen O'Clock Flight To Psychedelphia ' of 1998.

Payne's music career began in 1969 when he called the rock band Little Feat along with Lowell George, Roy Estrada and Richard Hayward in life, where he remained until the dissolution of the band in 1979 and also from the Reunion 1988 again with it was. In addition, Bill Payne is a sought-after session musician, who had been involved in almost 400 recordings of various artists. These include

• In the 1970s, Gregg Allman, Jackson Browne, Harry Chapin, The Doobie Brothers, Jonathan Edwards, Art Garfunkel, Lowell George, Steve Harley, Emmylou Harris, Tom Johnston, Little Feat, Manhattan Transfer, Robert Palmer, Bonnie Raitt, Neil Sedaka, Bob Seger, Carly Simon and Barbra Streisand
• In the 1980s, The Blues Brothers, Jackson Browne, Harry Chapin, Cher, The Doobie Brothers, Robben Ford, Emmylou Harris, David Lindley, Little Feat, Eric Martin, Richard Marx, Reba McEntire, Stevie Nicks, Pink Floyd, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Seger, Carly Simon, Rod Stewart, James Taylor and Toto
• In the 1990s, Bryan Adams, JJ Cale, Shawn Colvin, Julian Dawson, Neil Diamond, Buddy Guy, Johnny Hallyday, John Hiatt, John Lee Hooker, BB King, Dave Koz, Little Feat, Meat Loaf, Maria Muldaur, Randy Newman, Robert Palmer, Wilson Phillips, Pink Floyd, The Rembrandts, Otis Rush, Bob Seger, Curtis Stigers, Taj Mahal, Travis Tritt, John Trudell and Lari White
• In the 2000s The Blues Brothers, Little Feat, Scott Holt, Linda Ronstadt and Travis Tritt

2005 Bill Payne also released his solo debut Cielo Norte.