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Fred Tackett
Little Rock, United States
Fred Tackett is credited on 1,970 releases across 371 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,970
Pressings credited
371
Albums
7
Decades active
837
In collections
Biography
Fredrick O. Tackett (born August 30, 1945) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known as a member of the band Little Feat. In addition to his work with Little Feat, Tackett has played and recorded with many notable artists, Bob Dylan and Jimmy Webb among them. He had an additional side project with another member of Little Feat; he performed as part of a duo with Paul Barrere, as Paul and Fred.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
1,970 releases · 371 albums · active 1968–2025
- Performance · 3,441
- Other credits · 172
- Production · 2
Studios: Sunset Sound · Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Can't Slow Down
1983

Swordfishtrombones
1983

Bringing Down The Horse
1996

Silk Degrees
1976

Blondes Have More Fun
1978

The Pretender
1976

Rickie Lee Jones
1979

Lionel Richie
1982

A Night On The Town
1976

Dixie Chicken
1973

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978

Foot Loose & Fancy Free
1977

Pacific Ocean Blue
1977

Saved
1980

Time Loves A Hero
1977

Shot Of Love
1981

Atlantic Crossing
1975

Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985
2021
![The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 - 3 [Rare & Unreleased] 1961-1991, credited to Fred Tackett](https://i.discogs.com/TY2SbQulTLgCn3qqzJlL95TrAz4c-MWYk02Xq70uYRc/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:500/w:254/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM0NTM5/NTktMTMzMzU0MjMw/MS5qcGVn.jpeg)
The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 - 3 [Rare & Unreleased] 1961-1991
1991

Greatest Hits On Earth
1972

Like A Rock
1986

Thanks I'll Eat It Here
1979

Wet
1979

Sweet Forgiveness
1977
Frequent collaborators
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