Post by Forum Lord on Jul 3, 2012 17:42:56 GMT -5
This old fart sure thinks he looks cool with a half-bald head!
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LYNYRD SKYNYRD - New Interview With Guitarist RICKEY MEDLOCKE Available
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2008 at 01:57:19 EST
Classic Rock Revisited founder Jeb Wright recently caught up with LYNYRD SKYNYRD's former drummer turned guitarist Rickey Medlocke. The following is an excerpt from the interview:
Jeb: You really did have great bands. Lynyrd Skynyrd, BLACKFOOT, MOLLY HATCHET and 38 SPECIAL.
Rickey: "Back in ‘68 there was a band called THE SECOND COMING that the ALLMAN BROTHERS came out of. Berry Oakley and Dickie Betts were in that band, so was Reese Wynans, who went on to play keyboards with Stevie Ray Vaughan and DOUBLE TROUBLE. There was another band called THE ALLMAN JOYS that had Gregg and Duane Allman in it. They were also in a band called HOUR GLASS. I got with Jakson Spires, Gregg Walker and Charlie Hargot and formed Blackfoot and Skynyrd was there but they were called THE ONE PERCENT. I jumped ship and went from Blackfoot over to Skynyrd and was one of their original drummers.
We were all kind of integrated. We would have these Be-Ins in Jacksonville and six or seven bands would get together and set up their gear at the same time and everyone would get up and jam. They were going for three to four hours in the afternoon. You would look up and see Duane, Gregg, Dickie and Berry playing together then Skynyrd would play and we would play. When it happened for the Allman Brothers then they started looking at Jacksonville. I was in Blackfoot and we had moved up to New York to get work. Skynyrd stayed in Jacksonville. Tom Petty was in a band called MUDCRUNCH who went out to California. It was really the breeding ground for Southern Rock."
Jeb: Explain how you went from being the guitar player in Blackfoot to being the drummer in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Rickey: "Blackfoot was living up in New Jersey. We were not getting any good gigs and we were not making any money. One of the band members actually started to live with our so-called manager at the time, who was this girl. Nothing was happening and I wanted out. I knew I had to do something different. I got Allen Collins number through some people. I called him up and I said, 'I am up in Jersey and I was wondering if you need any roadies. I can drive a truck or schlep equipment or whatever.' He goes, 'You need to give Ronnie a call because we might have something for you.' He didn’t say what it was but he gave me Ronnie’s number.
I called up and Ronnie said, 'Rickey, what’s going on?' I said, 'I am not getting any work. I want out. I was wondering if you needed a roadie.' He goes, 'You still play drums?' I kind of bullshitted him and said, 'I still play drums.' I had not sat on a drum stool for years. Ronnie said, 'Bob [Burns] is gone and we are looking for a drummer because we are cutting a record in about three weeks. We used to love the way you played drums.' They sent me an airline ticket and a week later I was back in Jacksonville. I went to my parent’s house and said hello and then went straight out with the band and began recording what later would become the First and Last album. I stayed with them for three years but I knew that I was not a good enough drummer to get them to where they needed to be so I got with Gary and Allen and told them to go out and get somebody better than me. Bob came back with them at that time and later on they got Artimus Pyle. I knew I was a good drummer but I was not a phenomenal drummer. I also wanted to play guitar and sing. It would have been interesting if Gary, Allen and me would’ve ended up the three guitar players in Skynyrd."
www.bravewords.com/news/91564
LYNYRD SKYNYRD - New Interview With Guitarist RICKEY MEDLOCKE Available
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2008 at 01:57:19 EST
Classic Rock Revisited founder Jeb Wright recently caught up with LYNYRD SKYNYRD's former drummer turned guitarist Rickey Medlocke. The following is an excerpt from the interview:
Jeb: You really did have great bands. Lynyrd Skynyrd, BLACKFOOT, MOLLY HATCHET and 38 SPECIAL.
Rickey: "Back in ‘68 there was a band called THE SECOND COMING that the ALLMAN BROTHERS came out of. Berry Oakley and Dickie Betts were in that band, so was Reese Wynans, who went on to play keyboards with Stevie Ray Vaughan and DOUBLE TROUBLE. There was another band called THE ALLMAN JOYS that had Gregg and Duane Allman in it. They were also in a band called HOUR GLASS. I got with Jakson Spires, Gregg Walker and Charlie Hargot and formed Blackfoot and Skynyrd was there but they were called THE ONE PERCENT. I jumped ship and went from Blackfoot over to Skynyrd and was one of their original drummers.
We were all kind of integrated. We would have these Be-Ins in Jacksonville and six or seven bands would get together and set up their gear at the same time and everyone would get up and jam. They were going for three to four hours in the afternoon. You would look up and see Duane, Gregg, Dickie and Berry playing together then Skynyrd would play and we would play. When it happened for the Allman Brothers then they started looking at Jacksonville. I was in Blackfoot and we had moved up to New York to get work. Skynyrd stayed in Jacksonville. Tom Petty was in a band called MUDCRUNCH who went out to California. It was really the breeding ground for Southern Rock."
Jeb: Explain how you went from being the guitar player in Blackfoot to being the drummer in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Rickey: "Blackfoot was living up in New Jersey. We were not getting any good gigs and we were not making any money. One of the band members actually started to live with our so-called manager at the time, who was this girl. Nothing was happening and I wanted out. I knew I had to do something different. I got Allen Collins number through some people. I called him up and I said, 'I am up in Jersey and I was wondering if you need any roadies. I can drive a truck or schlep equipment or whatever.' He goes, 'You need to give Ronnie a call because we might have something for you.' He didn’t say what it was but he gave me Ronnie’s number.
I called up and Ronnie said, 'Rickey, what’s going on?' I said, 'I am not getting any work. I want out. I was wondering if you needed a roadie.' He goes, 'You still play drums?' I kind of bullshitted him and said, 'I still play drums.' I had not sat on a drum stool for years. Ronnie said, 'Bob [Burns] is gone and we are looking for a drummer because we are cutting a record in about three weeks. We used to love the way you played drums.' They sent me an airline ticket and a week later I was back in Jacksonville. I went to my parent’s house and said hello and then went straight out with the band and began recording what later would become the First and Last album. I stayed with them for three years but I knew that I was not a good enough drummer to get them to where they needed to be so I got with Gary and Allen and told them to go out and get somebody better than me. Bob came back with them at that time and later on they got Artimus Pyle. I knew I was a good drummer but I was not a phenomenal drummer. I also wanted to play guitar and sing. It would have been interesting if Gary, Allen and me would’ve ended up the three guitar players in Skynyrd."