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Richie Hayward

real name Richard Thomas Hayward

Des Moines, United States

Richie Hayward is credited on 1,276 releases across 171 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,276

Credits

171

Albums

7

Decades active

559

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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

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1,276 releases · 171 albums · active 1968–2025

  • Performance · 2,888
  • Other credits · 131

Studios: Sunset Sound · Warner Bros. Recording Studios · Sunset Sound Recorders · Blue Seas Recording Studios

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