Rickey Medlocke

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Rickey Medlocke
Medlocke performing live in 2009 (with a Gibson Explorer)
Background information
Born	(1950-02-17) February 17, 1950 (age 74) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Southern rock, hard rock
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Guitar vocals
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.^[1]