Rickey Medlocke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rickey Medlocke

American rock musician

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1950

Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Profession: singer, musician, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Rickey 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 1971–1972 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. Being of Native American ancestry, specifically Lakota Sioux and Cherokee, Medlocke was inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008.