Artist

Richie Hayward

Des Moines, United States

Richie Hayward is a musician from Des Moines, United States. They also recorded with Little Feat and The Fraternity of Man.

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296

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Since

2 projects · 296 records in Gatefold collections

Biography

American drummer, Hayward dropped out of art school in the mid-sixties & moved to California. He joined The Fraternity Of Man (opens in a new tab) & then The Factory (opens in a new tab) where he met Lowell George.
In 1969 he joined George in the fledgling days of Little Feat, which he remained a member.
Hayward also did alot of session work, backing diverse artists like Tom Waits, Joan Armatrading, & Robert Plant.
He died at the age of 64 at a hospital in Victoria, B.C., Canada, after complications of pneumonia, while waiting for a liver transplant. He had suffered from liver cancer for several years.
Born: February 6, 1946
Died: August 12, 2010