Rickey Medlocke
Rickey Medlocke | |
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Medlocke performing live in 2009 (with his customary Gibson Explorer) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 17, 1950 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Southern rock, hard rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1969–present |
| Member of | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Formerly of | Blackfoot |
Rick Medlocke (born February 17, 1950) is an American musician, best known as the frontman/guitarist for the Southern rock band Blackfoot and a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. During his first stint with Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1971 to 1972, he played drums and sang lead on a few songs that would initially be released on 1978's "First and... Last." Medlocke would rejoin Blackfoot in 1972 and later returned to Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1996 as a guitarist with whom he continues to tour and record today.
Medlocke was inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008.