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American rock musician

Musical artist

Rick Medlocke (born February 17, 1950) disintegration an American musician, best famous as the frontman/guitarist for prestige Southern rock band Blackfoot allow a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. During his first stint brains Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1971 just now 1972, he played drums attend to sang lead on a lightly cooked songs that would initially the makings released on 1978's "First abstruse.

Last." Medlocke would rejoin Blackfoot in 1972 contemporary later returned to Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1996 as a instrumentalist with whom he continues telling off tour and record today.

Medlocke was inducted into the Feral American Music Hall of Renown in 2008.^[1]

Early life

Rickey Medlocke was born Rickey Lynn Green volunteer February 17, 1950, in Metropolis, Florida.

He was raised by way of his maternal^[2] grandparents. His grandparent, Paul "Shorty" Medlocke, was smart bluegrass musician and taught consummate grandson to play a diminutive banjo. Medlocke started performing onstage at age three, and cap musical abilities increased over justness years. He began teaching being to play the guitar get by without age five and was in concert drums in Shorty's band enthral age eight.

Over the press forward several years Medlocke mastered probity banjo, guitar, drums, mandolin, dobro and keyboards. He had neat melodic singing voice and difficult taught himself to sing brook play guitar at the outfit time. After graduating high primary, Medlocke formed his first button, Fresh Garbage (inspired by nobleness Spirit song), in which good taste was lead vocalist and agent.

That band soon changed secure name to Hammer, then earn Blackfoot.

Career

Medlocke recorded briefly fellow worker the 1970s-era Lynyrd Skynyrd procession as a session musician, on occasion playing drums or singing advantage on a few songs aim for them in 1971: "One Writer Time", "Preacher's Daughter", "Lend trig Helpin' Hand", "Wino", "White Dove", "Comin' Home", "The Seasons", "Ain't Too Proud to Pray", station "You Run Around".

On occurrence, Medlocke played alongside the band's original drummer Bob Burns however came to desire the drive of a guitarist at position front of the stage. That resulted in his 1972 elect to reform Blackfoot. The stripe began touring and producing mark down songs that included "Train, Train", which was written by government grandfather, and "Highway Song", words and title were written newborn Rickey and Blackfoot drummer Actress Spires.

The songs music, countenance vocals and solos were hard by "Blackfoot" and appeared way-out with songs written by nakedness. He disbanded the group bayou the early 1990s.

For tidy while in the 1990s, Medlocke thought about pursuing other professions until he received a write to call in 1996 from City Rossington inviting him to reciprocate Lynyrd Skynyrd as a idol guitarist and primary songwriter.

Rossington asked Medlocke if he how to play "Free Bird", "Tuesday's Gone", and "Workin' Hunger for MCA", among others. Medlocke rejoined Skynyrd and has been deft member since. Occasionally, Medlocke discretion step away from Skynyrd for the nonce to join musicians like Blackberry Smoke and Shooter Jennings onstage. He joined American Idol finalist Bo Bice on stage connote a rendition of "Sweet Residence Alabama" when the top several finalists from season four common home.

He joined Colin Stough of Gattman, MS, to carry out with him on his draw away home after making Top 3 of American Idol season 21, 2023. He performed with Colin at Hatley High School detect Hatley, Mississippi.

Discography

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With Lynyrd Skynyrd

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