Blackfoot

Blackfoot
Formed: 1972 in Jacksonville, FL
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Disbanded: 1995
Styles: Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Blues-Rock, Album Rock, Boogie Rock
Group Members: Ken Hensley, Doug Bare, Charlie Hargrett, Rikki Mayr, Rick Medlocke, Gunner Ross, Jakson "Thunderfo..., Mark Woerpel, Greg T. Walker
Biography: Blackfoot were contemporaries of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and tried for years to make it as a Southern rock band, although they finally succeeded as a hard rock outfit, in the manner of AC/DC and the Scorpions. They racked up a hit album (Strikes) and a pair of successful singles ("Train, Train," "Highway Song") ...Read full biography
Strikes
Released: 1979
Label: Wea
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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 ...Read full review
Marauder
Released: 1981
Label: Wea
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By the time of 1981's Marauder album, Blackfoot's career had effectively stalled in America, as the band's hard rock sound evolved further and further from the Skynyrd-derived Southern rock sound of their ...Read full review
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