Rickey Medlocke

Rickey Medlocke
Medlocke performing live in 2009 (with a Gibson Explorer)
Medlocke performing live in 2009 (with a Gibson Explorer)
Background information
Born (1950-02-17) February 17, 1950 (age 74)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
GenresSouthern rock, hard rock
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1969–present
Member ofLynyrd Skynyrd
Formerly ofBlackfoot

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]