Article Contributed by Dennis McNally
Published on 2026-08-27
When asked why he and Fred Tackett decided to record an album, Honest Men, and perform as a duo, Little Feat guitarist — and former music director for Gregg Allman — Scott Sharrard shrugged, “Really, we just want to jam.”
Fred agreed. He’d toured with the late Paul Barrere as a duo for many years, and found that playing with Scott was also a delight, with “total trust in each other,” playing “that we don’t have to think about.”
Pretty remarkable for a new guy who’d been brought in to substitute for an ailing Paul and was standing onstage setting up for the first time when he was told that Paul had passed.
Honest Men honors the fallen — Lowell George, Paul Barrere, Gregg Allman — and Fred and Scott’s own songwriting. The title is also a tribute to their recording style, which was pure: live in the studio without even headphones and almost no overdubs.
“Honest Man” was a Fred Tackett and Lowell George tune. “Dance to the Radio” is a Fred Tackett song from the ’70s. “Fool Yourself,” written by Fred for the Dixie Chicken album 15 years before he formally joined the band, “Midnight Flight,” and “Roll Um Easy” are classic Feat songs, and “My Only True Friend” was a song Scott co-wrote with Gregg Allman for their Grammy-nominated Southern Blood album.
Great songs and a wonderful conversation between two musicians — honest!
They debuted at the Egyptian Theater in Park City on July 30 and will debut their album on September 18. They will tour the East Coast in December, with tickets available on August 28.
Their first single will be “Roll Um Easy,” out August 27. You can stream it HERE. It comes with a video you can see HERE. And you can preorder the album HERE.
Honest Men
Dance to the Radio – Fred Tackett
Fool Yourself – Fred Tackett
Anne Marie – Scott Sharrard
My Only True Friend – Gregg Allman and Scott Sharrard
Church Falling Down – Fred Tackett
Love Like Kerosene – Scott Sharrard
Midnight Flight – Scott Sharrard
Honest Man – Lowell George and Fred Tackett
Roll Um Easy – Lowell George
The Tour
12/6 Su – Mountain Stage, Charleston, WV
12/7 M – The Oaks Theater, Oakmont, PA
12/8 Tu – Center for the Arts of Homer, Homer, NY
12/9 W – Assembly, Kingston, NY
12/11 F – Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair, NJ
12/12 Sa – Greenwich Odeum, Greenwich, CT
12/13 Su – The Center for Arts in Natick, Natick, MA
12/15 Tu – The Kate, Old Saybrook, CT
12/16 W – Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT
12/17 H – The Flying Monkey Theatre, Plymouth, NH
1/27 W – The Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA
1/28 H – Pappy & Harriet’s, Pioneertown, CA
1/30 Sa – The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA
1/31 Su – Bank of America PAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
2/2 Tu – Fremont Theater, San Luis Obispo, CA
2/4 H – The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park, CA
2/5 F – The Freight, Berkeley, CA
Little Feat: www.littlefeat.net
