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.
Rickey Medlocke was born Rickey Lynn Green on February 17, 1950, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was raised by his maternal[2] grandparents. His grandfather, Paul "Shorty" Medlocke, was a bluegrass musician and taught his grandson to play a miniature banjo. Medlocke started performing onstage at age three, and his musical abilities increased over the years. He began teaching himself to play the guitar by age five and was playing drums in Shorty's band at age eight. Over the next several years Medlocke mastered the banjo, guitar, drums, mandolin, dobro and keyboards. He had a melodic singing voice and had taught himself to sing and play guitar at the same time. After graduating high school, Medlocke formed his first band, Fresh Garbage (inspired by the Spirit song), in which he was lead vocalist and drummer. That band soon changed its name to Hammer.
Medlocke recorded shortly with the 1970s era Lynyrd Skynyrd band as a session musician, occasionally playing drums or singing lead on a few songs for them in 1971: "One More Time", "Preacher's Daughter", "Lend a Helpin' Hand", "Wino", "White Dove", "Comin' Home", "The Seasons", "Ain't Too Proud to Pray", and "You Run Around". On occasion, Medlocke played alongside the band's original drummer Bob Burns but came to desire the energy of a guitarist at the front of the stage. This resulted in his 1972 decision to reform Blackfoot. The band began touring and producing hit songs that included "Train, Train", which was written by his grandfather, and "Highway Song", lyrics and title were written by "Rickey Medlocke" and Blackfoot drummer "Jackson Spires". The songs music, backing vocals and solo's were arranged by "Blackfoot" and appeared along with songs written by others. He disbanded the group in the early 1990s.
Medlocke with Lynyrd Skynyrd in 2012
For a while in the 1990s, Medlocke thought about pursuing other careers until he received a phone call in 1996 from Gary Rossington inviting him to rejoin Lynyrd Skynyrd as a lead guitarist and primary songwriter. Rossington asked Medlocke if he remembered how to play "Free Bird", "Tuesday's Gone", and "Workin' For MCA", among others. Medlocke rejoined Skynyrd and has been a member since. Occasionally, Medlocke will step away from Skynyrd briefly to join musicians like Blackberry Smoke and Shooter Jennings onstage. He joined American Idol finalist Bo Bice on stage for a rendition of "Sweet Home Alabama" when the top three finalists from season four returned home. He joined Colin Stough of Gattman, MS, to perform with him on his coming home after making Top 3 of American Idol season 21, 2023. He performed with Colin at Hatley High School in Hatley, Mississippi.
^Native American Music Awards/Hall of Fame website
^Rickey Medlocke of LYNYRD SKYNYRD and BLACKFOOT Shares his "ROCK SCENE" @YouTube.com Retrieved 5-17-2015.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Rickey Medlocke news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 Rickey MedlockeMedlocke performing live in 2009 with a Gibson Explorer Background informationBorn 1950 02 17 February 17 1950 age 74 Jacksonville Florida U S GenresSouthern rock hard rockOccupation s MusicianInstrument s GuitarvocalsYears active1969 presentMember ofLynyrd SkynyrdFormerly ofBlackfoot Being of self identified Native American ancestry specifically Lakota Sioux and Cherokee Medlocke was inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Discography 3 1 With Blackfoot 3 2 With Lynyrd Skynyrd 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editRickey Medlocke was born Rickey Lynn Green on February 17 1950 in Jacksonville Florida He was raised by his maternal 2 grandparents His grandfather Paul Shorty Medlocke was a bluegrass musician and taught his grandson to play a miniature banjo Medlocke started performing onstage at age three and his musical abilities increased over the years He began teaching himself to play the guitar by age five and was playing drums in Shorty s band at age eight Over the next several years Medlocke mastered the banjo guitar drums mandolin dobro and keyboards He had a melodic singing voice and had taught himself to sing and play guitar at the same time After graduating high school Medlocke formed his first band Fresh Garbage inspired by the Spirit song in which he was lead vocalist and drummer That band soon changed its name to Hammer Career editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rickey Medlocke news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Medlocke recorded shortly with the 1970s era Lynyrd Skynyrd band as a session musician occasionally playing drums or singing lead on a few songs for them in 1971 One More Time Preacher s Daughter Lend a Helpin Hand Wino White Dove Comin Home The Seasons Ain t Too Proud to Pray and You Run Around On occasion Medlocke played alongside the band s original drummer Bob Burns but came to desire the energy of a guitarist at the front of the stage This resulted in his 1972 decision to reform Blackfoot The band began touring and producing hit songs that included Train Train which was written by his grandfather and Highway Song lyrics and title were written by Rickey Medlocke and Blackfoot drummer Jackson Spires The songs music backing vocals and solo s were arranged by Blackfoot and appeared along with songs written by others He disbanded the group in the early 1990s nbsp Medlocke with Lynyrd Skynyrd in 2012 For a while in the 1990s Medlocke thought about pursuing other careers until he received a phone call in 1996 from Gary Rossington inviting him to rejoin Lynyrd Skynyrd as a lead guitarist and primary songwriter Rossington asked Medlocke if he remembered how to play Free Bird Tuesday s Gone and Workin For MCA among others Medlocke rejoined Skynyrd and has been a member since Occasionally Medlocke will step away from Skynyrd briefly to join musicians like Blackberry Smoke and Shooter Jennings onstage He joined American Idol finalist Bo Bice on stage for a rendition of Sweet Home Alabama when the top three finalists from season four returned home He joined Colin Stough of Gattman MS to perform with him on his coming home after making Top 3 of American Idol season 21 2023 He performed with Colin at Hatley High School in Hatley Mississippi Discography editWith Blackfoot edit Main article Blackfoot band Discography With Lynyrd Skynyrd edit Street Survivors 1977 drums amp chorus on One More Time recorded during 1971 1972 Skynyrd s First and Last 1978 contains early recordings from 1971 and 1972 Twenty 1997 Lyve from Steel Town 1998 Skynyrd s First The Complete Muscle Shoals Album 1998 contains early recordings from 1971 and 1972 Edge of Forever 1999 Christmas Time Again 2000 Vicious Cycle 2003 Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve The Vicious Cycle Tour 2003 God amp Guns 2010 Last of a Dyin Breed 2012 References edit Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame website Rickey Medlocke of LYNYRD SKYNYRD and BLACKFOOT Shares his ROCK SCENE YouTube com Retrieved 5 17 2015 External links editBiography at IMDB Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rickey Medlocke amp oldid 1219225151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
