Blackfoot (band)

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Blackfoot
Blackfoot at Penn's Peak, Pennsylvania, 2008
Background information
Also known as	Rick Medlocke and Blackfoot Fresh Garbage Hammer
Origin	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Southern rock hard rock blues rock
Years active	1970–1997, 2004–present
Labels	Island Epic Atco Atlantic Music for Nations Wildcat! Bullet Proof

Blackfoot is an American Southern rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1970. Though they primarily play with a Southern rock style, they are also known as a hard rock act.^[1] The band's classic lineup consisted of guitarist and vocalist Rickey Medlocke, guitarist Charlie Hargrett, bassist Greg T. Walker, and drummer Jackson Spires.

They had a number of successful albums during the 1970s and early 1980s, including Strikes (1979), Tomcattin' (1980) and Marauder (1981).