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Fred Tackett

real name Fredrick O. Tackett

Little Rock, United States

Fred Tackett is credited on 1,967 releases across 371 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,967

Credits

371

Albums

7

Decades active

934

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American rock guitarist and singer/songwriter, born August 4, 1945, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Based in Los Angeles, California.
Plays guitar, mandolin, as well as trumpet, cello and keyboard. Best known as a member of Little Feat (joined 1988). As a sideman and session player, has performed and recorded with many other artists, including Bob Dylan, Jimmy Webb, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Brown, Tom Waits, and others. Formed a duo with Paul Barrere, as "Paul and Fred."

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Credited work

1,967 releases · 371 albums · active 1968–2025

  • Performance · 3,439
  • Other credits · 171
  • Production · 2

Studios: Sunset Sound · Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · Warner Bros. Recording Studios

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