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After missing the boat with Lynyrd Skynyrd (for whom he played drums early on), guitarist/singer Rick Medlocke formed Blackfoot, arguably the first all-Native American rock group. The band struggled for almost a decade, playing run-of-the-mill Southern rock that they eventually injected with extra volume and attitude before signing with Atco, for whom they recorded their 1979 breakthrough Strikes. Known as a ferocious live unit and probably the heaviest of Southern rock bands (see opener "Road Fever"), Strikes also proved that Blackfoot could write great melodies for the gloomy "Left Turn on a Red Light" and the inspired cover version of Free's "Wishing Well." But the band's biggest hit would come in the form of the seven-minute "Highway Song," a tune that was admittedly very reminiscent of Skynyrd's "Freebird" and that helped drive the album to gold status. Also of note is the harmonica performance of Shorty Medlocke (Rick's grandfather) on his own blues, "Train, Train."
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Rick Medlocke, Vocals, Writer - Blackfoot, MainArtist - Al Nalli, Producer - Charlie Hargrett, Guitar - Greg T. Walker, Bass Guitar - Jackson Spires, Drums, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Randy California, Writer - Rick Medlocke, Vocals - Blackfoot, MainArtist - Al Nalli, Producer - Charlie Hargrett, Guitar - Greg T. Walker, Bass Guitar - Jackson Spires, Drums
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Rick Medlocke, Vocals, Writer - Blackfoot, MainArtist - Al Nalli, Producer - Charlie Hargrett, Guitar - Greg T. Walker, Bass Guitar - Jackson Spires, Drums, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Rick Medlocke, Vocals - Blackfoot, MainArtist - Al Nalli, Producer - Charlie Hargrett, Guitar - Greg T. Walker, Bass Guitar - Jackson Spires, Drums - Blues Image, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Rick Medlocke, Vocals, Writer - Blackfoot, MainArtist - Al Nalli, Producer - Charlie Hargrett, Guitar - Greg T. Walker, Bass Guitar - Jackson Spires, Drums, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Rick Medlocke, Vocals - Rodgers, Writer - Bundrick, Writer - KIRKE, Writer - KOSSOFF, Writer - Blackfoot, MainArtist - Al Nalli, Producer - Charlie Hargrett, Guitar - Greg T. Walker, Bass Guitar - Jackson Spires, Drums - Yamauchi, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Rick Medlocke, Vocals, Writer - Blackfoot, MainArtist - Al Nalli, Producer - Charlie Hargrett, Guitar - Greg T. Walker, Bass Guitar - Jackson Spires, Drums, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Rick Medlocke, Vocals - Blackfoot, MainArtist - Al Nalli, Producer - Charlie Hargrett, Guitar - Greg T. Walker, Bass Guitar - Jackson Spires, Drums - Medlocke, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Rick Medlocke, Vocals - Blackfoot, MainArtist - Al Nalli, Producer - Charlie Hargrett, Guitar - Greg T. Walker, Bass Guitar - Jackson Spires, Drums - Shorty Medlocke, Composer, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Rick Medlocke, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Blackfoot, MainArtist - Al Nalli, Producer - Charlie Hargrett, Guitar - Greg T. Walker, Bass Guitar - Jackson Spires, Drums, Writer
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Album review
After missing the boat with Lynyrd Skynyrd (for whom he played drums early on), guitarist/singer Rick Medlocke formed Blackfoot, arguably the first all-Native American rock group. The band struggled for almost a decade, playing run-of-the-mill Southern rock that they eventually injected with extra volume and attitude before signing with Atco, for whom they recorded their 1979 breakthrough Strikes. Known as a ferocious live unit and probably the heaviest of Southern rock bands (see opener "Road Fever"), Strikes also proved that Blackfoot could write great melodies for the gloomy "Left Turn on a Red Light" and the inspired cover version of Free's "Wishing Well." But the band's biggest hit would come in the form of the seven-minute "Highway Song," a tune that was admittedly very reminiscent of Skynyrd's "Freebird" and that helped drive the album to gold status. Also of note is the harmonica performance of Shorty Medlocke (Rick's grandfather) on his own blues, "Train, Train."
© Eduardo Rivadavia /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:11
- Main artists: Blackfoot
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
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