Warmed up for Rickey in Blackfoot, about 6 months before joining Skynyrd... Smokin' player and singer !!! Shout out Thunderfoot !!! Steele Horse Cafe, Elkhart IN '94'ish, from the gig to the bike party after got home about 7AM lol...
Truly, Blackfoot was and are major contributors in creating and perpetuating around the world the popularity and success of our very own idiom of Southern Rock music from it's very roots right here in Jville, FL.
amazing! Shorty Medlocke..........thank you SO much for posting this! The man that led Ricky to being one of the best rockers out in the biz! Nothing but love the the rattlesnake rock and rollers!
did you know and hang out with Shorty? That's the only way you would have a window into his harp playing. There is nothing else of him recorded other than Train Train which isn't nearly enough to rank him as one of the greatest.
Shorty was awesome and played several instruments and wrote Train Train. He plays the intro harmonica on the song. Which no one can deny is absolutely badass technique. However the rest of the harp when the song starts is Cub Koda. There are many great Harp players and Shorty definitely had his own unique style. No one can take that away from him.
You can definitely hear shorty in ricky, especially years later when ricky had stories to tell. Shorty was a great influence. And gotta love that juice harp.
Not too many country Pa folks like me can say this. But I hung out with Jakson Spires all day and most of the night back in 1999. He taught me the correct way to play highway song on the guitar. I’ll never forget it. The stories I could tell. OMG! RIP my friend.
Priceless! I saw Blackfoot on the Marauder tour, 1981, The Fox in Atlanta. The Danny Joe Brown opened up for them. Shorty did the harmonica into to Train. I remember him saying, "You boys play too damned loud!" I'll cherish those memories forever.
I met Jakson back 2003 and he was the greatest guy. It's mind boggling to see them this young! I was jammin' on Train, Train when it was new! Damn, I feel old. God Bless em' all.
Tomcattin, the album I bought with my first wage packet at 16. Then came 1981 castle donnington monsters of Rock.( just a mile away from me) and then the lads kindly released a donnington single on vinyl.It rained that day but no one cared when Blackfoot (and slade) hit the P.A.
cool video, wow that harp of Shortys ! takes me back to early 80's listnin' to blackfoot. Donnington 1981.......people who know how to make boogie bubble.... Saw Rickey with Skynard this week @ the Apollo Manchester, he's still got it. Thats how i ended up lookin @ this stuff. Cool tunes. !!
Saw these guys in 81- or 82 ! Opened for nazerath ! Binghamton ny ! Never herd of them ! My jaw dropped when the started playing ! Wow great band ! So I have seen them about 15 times since !!
Wow, to put a face with the sound. My Mom bought my brother that album in about 1980 and remember shorty talking and playing before launching into the main riff, too cool
You DO know my band. We (in the beginning) opened with either train train or ‘ol ring, ‘ol tig and ol’ rover. either way, if you saw us WAY back then, we always played these two songs. I LOVE them still. God Bless Blackfoot.
Is that Ricky talking? Man he was young. This is the year I was born. Wow. Makes remember just how old I'm getting. I never thought I'd turn 40. You feel like you'll be young forever. 😔 Because those first 18 years takes forever to go by as a kid...my daughter would be 8 yrs old already. Instead she's forever 1 yr, 9 months and 20 days old. I miss her terribly. It's hard to believe we'd already already be halfway to her being 18 yrs old. Makes me so mad and sad when I think about it. 😥
One of the most exciting band i have ever seen saw them live twice when they played Ireland prize vinyl in my record collection miss the original band Rickey is an amazing singer front man pity he doesn't sing in Skynyrd
Man, this brings tears to my eyes... what a man, what a grandpa! There he was still doing it at 69 y/o, then less than a year later he was gone. R.I.P. Shorty 😢 What a wonderful legacy he left in these guys - who are still kickin' it as old (or older) now than he was then 🎸🎵🎶
I've seen this interview years ago I mean years ago in 1982 ...late nite rock and roll, show ..can't remember now..I do rember hearing on a j ville radio signal.....They were a class 1 act...I saw Ricky at Blount co .Alabama at a amphitheater in 1994 I think it was north of Bham ..50 miles.of course Ricky was playing his best.He was telling the crowd how he liked north Ala...And then some red neck threw a beer can at Ricky's guitar....Rick told him.....THANKS U FREEKIN RED NECK .FOR SCAR ING MY 1958 LES PAUL.....RICK SORRY FOR THAT DRUNK RED NECK ..THANKS FOR PLAYING THE GIG. YOUR A GOOD MAN....THERE IS ALOT OF GOOD Spirit HERE MY Friend...peace pipe. Mushrooms native spirit here...native Americans live here in the Mts....Thanks
Florrida World Music Festival (this spelling is correct!), 1979, Shorty plays the opening intro on the harp, Blackfoot follows by tearing up the Tangerine Bowl with 'Train, Train!!!.'
Thanks to Rickey and guitar player magazine I bought my first good guitar, 1976 Ibanez Destroyer. It took ten months to pay off at $3.35 an hour. Still have it.
Does anyone know if someone has posted tracks from Blackfoot's two RCA LPs here on UA-cam? They were titled "No Reservations" and "Flying High", and they predate "Strikes" by a few years.
elc1960 I have a crowd flying high but I'll try to find No Reservations I had a little problem finding it on the internet used to have it on vinyl and cassette but I have never heard an actual CD recording of it but that would be great if I could that was one of the best albums ever written the birth of Blackfoot Rickey and shorty Jackson no words can explain how great they are and always will be rest in peace Jackson Spires and shorty medlocke and Rickey keep on rockin more Blackfoot please
Rickey medlocke is a genius never got the credit he deserved his grandfather shorty medlocke was one of the most inspiring and knowledgeable I felt blessed after I talk to shorty medlocke so many times he was full of spirit and soul I guess that's why Rickey medlocke it's such a big influence on me I play drums in a band called spearfinger we got the name from The Old Cherokee urban legend we are from Asheville and Clyde North Carolina Mountain Music but enough about us you can check us out on UA-cam or something if you like I'll just wanted to give a shout out to Rickey medlocke for making my life much better he was kind of like my Elvis Presley hero LOL he probably doesn't even remember me but we met on several occasions in Asheville North Carolina he did some shows for some friends of mine he was always so nice and inspired me to play music buy ear I just feel it deep down in your soul and makes you want to move wanted everyone to know how thankful I was for the inspiration to play music and the influence Rickey medlocke had on me he helped make my life great thank you Rickey medlocke may God bless you and yours keep on rockin your true friend probably your biggest fan Randy Schultz Asheville North Carolina rip shorty medlocke I will never forget you God bless all
I believe it was 1977 or 1978 I saw Blackfoot the Scorpions and Ted Nugent who was the headliner at the main stage in Milwaukee Wisconsin on Lake Michigan it was an outdoor concert and believe it or not it was only $5 to get in
Listening to Shorty play the intro to "Train Train" reminds you of how superior Blackfoot's version of that song is to that piece of crap version Warrant did on their second album.
Warmed up for Rickey in Blackfoot, about 6 months before joining Skynyrd... Smokin' player and singer !!!
Shout out Thunderfoot !!! Steele Horse Cafe, Elkhart IN '94'ish, from the gig to the bike party after got home about 7AM lol...
This is a true classic video still my favorite band ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I saw Blackfoot rip up the Reading festival in 1982 - never forgotten it. Superb rock'n'roll band!
Boy I sure wish I'd been there too!
Yes, they are!
Truly, Blackfoot was and are major contributors in creating and perpetuating around the world the popularity and success of our very own idiom of Southern Rock music from it's very roots right here in Jville, FL.
I used to know Jakson back in the early 90's. He was one hell of a nice guy. Truly one of a kind.
RIP "Thunderfoot".
Absolutely beautiful gentelman. Can't wait for the release of the full album.
amazing! Shorty Medlocke..........thank you SO much for posting this! The man that led Ricky to being one of the best rockers out in the biz! Nothing but love the the rattlesnake rock and rollers!
I love shorty in fox chase to, he was incredible, he raised Rickey right !!! 🌹
Love you shorty, your the coolest 🦊
Shorty Medlocke is one of the greatest blues harpists of all time.
did you know and hang out with Shorty? That's the only way you would have a window into his harp playing. There is nothing else of him recorded other than Train Train which isn't nearly enough to rank him as one of the greatest.
Shorty was awesome and played several instruments and wrote Train Train. He plays the intro harmonica on the song. Which no one can deny is absolutely badass technique.
However the rest of the harp when the song starts is Cub Koda. There are many great Harp players and Shorty definitely had his own unique style. No one can take that away from him.
And you’re wrong. There are other recordings Shorty is on.
Agreed!
Rickey Medlocke thank you for being you. God bless Shorty for rasing a man a man like Rickey
I love this so much. I wish that we could have heard more of Shorty. wisdom
You can definitely hear shorty in ricky, especially years later when ricky had stories to tell.
Shorty was a great influence.
And gotta love that juice harp.
It's a Jews harp
That's wonderful, thanks for posting this rarity. Never knew what Shorty looked like until now.
Not too many country Pa folks like me can say this. But I hung out with Jakson Spires all day and most of the night back in 1999. He taught me the correct way to play highway song on the guitar. I’ll never forget it. The stories I could tell. OMG!
RIP my friend.
Shorty (Curtis lowe)influnced all southern rock Rickey was blessed to be raised by him
Yes, he did! And yes, he really influenced Rickey! TY Shorty!
That was a cool moment in music history for sure. RIP, Shorty.
Yes for sure, we love ya Shorty 🌹
Kerrang!!! magazine did a well received article with Ricky on the cover of one of their early issues!!!
Just an amazing Band, pure and honest Rock n Roll. You became a fan for life once you got that Rattlesnake Bite!
words of incredible wisdom from shorty medlocke, thank you so much for posting this
love shorty medlocke
Shorty Medlocke was the inspiration for the LYNYRD SKYNYRD song Ballad of Curtis Lowe, and by the way, he aint a blackman.
+Dwight Deskins and didnt cash in pop bottles 😉 👍
Yes a lot of shorty in Rickey love how Rickey calls shorty daddy so much respect to his grand daddy
Priceless! I saw Blackfoot on the Marauder tour, 1981, The Fox in Atlanta. The Danny Joe Brown opened up for them. Shorty did the harmonica into to Train. I remember him saying, "You boys play too damned loud!" I'll cherish those memories forever.
Man this is so cool.....ive seen blackfoot rip through indy a few times. They will ALWAYS be one of my favz. THANKS FOR THIS UPLOAD.
wow ! great interview show!! loved it..Shorty Medlocke is great!!
I was young when I last saw Blackfoot. and that was a long time ago. you guys look as great as you sound.
Hello Becky
so cool hearing shorty do that intro, good stuff man.
I met Jakson back 2003 and he was the greatest guy. It's mind boggling to see them this young! I was jammin' on Train, Train when it was new! Damn, I feel old. God Bless em' all.
That's cool seeing Shorty playing that intro.
I am so thankful for youtube to be able to see old footage like this.
It was awesome they brought Shorty along .. Shorty was a big part inspiration to Skynyrd and Blackfoot and many bands here in J-ville
thanks brings back a load of old memories
Tomcattin, the album I bought with my first wage packet at 16. Then came 1981 castle donnington monsters of Rock.( just a mile away from me) and then the lads kindly released a donnington single on vinyl.It rained that day but no one cared when Blackfoot (and slade) hit the P.A.
That was awesome thanks for sharing. Of course it's 13 years ago but first time I have seen this and honestly forgot about it being Rick's dad Shorty.
cool video, wow that harp of Shortys !
takes me back to early 80's listnin' to blackfoot. Donnington 1981.......people who know how to make boogie bubble....
Saw Rickey with Skynard this week @ the Apollo Manchester, he's still got it. Thats how i ended up lookin @ this stuff. Cool tunes. !!
Saw these guys in 81- or 82 ! Opened for nazerath ! Binghamton ny ! Never herd of them ! My jaw dropped when the started playing ! Wow great band ! So I have seen them about 15 times since !!
Glad he did this interview.. just 1 year before he passed.
Wow, to put a face with the sound. My Mom bought my brother that album in about 1980 and remember shorty talking and playing before launching into the main riff, too cool
Shorty was a real BADASS! what a true bluegrasser...amazing harp player
Years ago I saw black foot open up for ozzie the blizzard of ozz, with Randy Rhodes, great concert ..
I promise I could listen to Shorty all day long love him ❤️💕🎶🎶ttt24
wow that was priceless thanx !
Hello Deborah
Blackfoot and Shorty. Awesome stuff.
Shorty sends out words of wisdom.
Very cool interview and clip! Blackfoot and Rickey are the best - also cool to saw Shorty.
You DO know my band. We (in the beginning) opened with either train train or ‘ol ring, ‘ol tig and ol’ rover. either way, if you saw us WAY back then, we always played these two songs. I LOVE them still. God Bless Blackfoot.
Walker and Medlocke absolutely beautiful cats.
Awesome video!!! Thanks for uploading this!!!
Shorty Medlocke's guest spots were always a welcome surprise when playing a Blackfoot LP the 1st time!
wow shorty medlocke and rick truely an honor to watch this
I always loved Shorty's voice, still do , he was awesome !!!
One of he greatest albums ever by Blackfoot was "No Reservations". That was some awesome music.
The first and one of better album I Listened. Very hard to find at this time (as Flyin'high).
No reservations is a great album and very hard to find!!! Big Wheels is sill one my favorite Blackfoot songs!!!!
Thank you so much !!!
Is that Ricky talking? Man he was young. This is the year I was born. Wow. Makes remember just how old I'm getting. I never thought I'd turn 40. You feel like you'll be young forever. 😔 Because those first 18 years takes forever to go by as a kid...my daughter would be 8 yrs old already. Instead she's forever 1 yr, 9 months and 20 days old. I miss her terribly. It's hard to believe we'd already already be halfway to her being 18 yrs old. Makes me so mad and sad when I think about it. 😥
Ole Shorty a national treasure ,Rip Shorty and Jackson.
Shorty! just listen to that old man wail on that harp.........sure miss those days
One of the most exciting band i have ever seen saw them live twice when they played Ireland prize vinyl in my record collection miss the original band Rickey is an amazing singer front man pity he doesn't sing in Skynyrd
Man, this brings tears to my eyes... what a man, what a grandpa! There he was still doing it at 69 y/o, then less than a year later he was gone. R.I.P. Shorty 😢
What a wonderful legacy he left in these guys - who are still kickin' it as old (or older) now than he was then 🎸🎵🎶
And here Rickey is, still doing it at 71!
Who wouldn't love this band? Man, I wore out their LPs when I was growin' up!
Helt fantastisk intervju!
Shorty , what a cool dude! Love Blackfoot🎸
OMG, Shorty is so cute. What a character! RIP!
Hello Stella
I've seen this interview years ago I mean years ago in 1982 ...late nite rock and roll, show
..can't remember now..I do rember hearing on a j ville radio signal.....They were a class 1 act...I saw Ricky at Blount co .Alabama at a amphitheater in 1994 I think it was north of Bham ..50 miles.of course Ricky was playing his best.He was telling the crowd how he liked north Ala...And then some red neck threw a beer can at Ricky's guitar....Rick told him.....THANKS U FREEKIN RED NECK .FOR SCAR ING MY 1958 LES PAUL.....RICK SORRY FOR THAT DRUNK RED NECK ..THANKS FOR PLAYING THE GIG. YOUR A GOOD MAN....THERE IS ALOT OF GOOD Spirit HERE MY Friend...peace pipe. Mushrooms native spirit here...native Americans live here in the Mts....Thanks
Show was called Backstreet, hosted by Rich Langlois who was responsible for everything.
The last Band Members NEED TO DO That LIVE One Foe US!
This is a great video.
I like that rematk Shorty made. anything you do or say will come back on you. karma
Behind every good Southern Rock band is a proud pappy supporting them! Ronnie Van Zant had Lacey, and Ricky had Shorty!😃
I'm a damn Yankee but I love the Jacksonville R&R!
The south does again.
Underrated band. Love them
Florrida World Music Festival (this spelling is correct!), 1979, Shorty plays the opening intro on the harp, Blackfoot follows by tearing up the Tangerine Bowl with 'Train, Train!!!.'
He was and still is a great performer...and he was good looking and still is...We just seen them ..Sknyrd in Durant OK show 2016..
Hello Ana
I can't say enough about these guys. Love Shorty's attitude towards life. Anyone know what key that harp shorty was playing is in. C maybe??
intro in G. lead solo's after slide leads were in A
LOVE BLACKFOOT!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for this video
Shorty is kickin' at the end!
Love it
Thanks to Rickey and guitar player magazine I bought my first good guitar, 1976 Ibanez Destroyer. It took ten months to pay off at $3.35 an hour. Still have it.
Jackson Spires on the right of Mr. Shorty.
I always wanted to see shorty. He was younger back them than I thought he was...
Yes, but unfortunately we lost the "young man at heart" the year after this interview. :'(
Michelle Whitley hi bro how's it going love your comment on Blackfoot hit me back I would love to talk to you
@@shelwhitley1011 When my wife and I visit Jacksonville, Shorty's on my list of people who are going to get a bouquet of flowers.
Gold!
RIP shorty one hell of a human being!
I wonder where Charlie was during this interview?
Saw them the first time in 1981
He played it just like the tape.
Does anyone know if someone has posted tracks from Blackfoot's two RCA LPs here on UA-cam? They were titled "No Reservations" and "Flying High", and they predate "Strikes" by a few years.
elc1960 I have a crowd flying high but I'll try to find No Reservations I had a little problem finding it on the internet used to have it on vinyl and cassette but I have never heard an actual CD recording of it but that would be great if I could that was one of the best albums ever written the birth of Blackfoot Rickey and shorty Jackson no words can explain how great they are and always will be rest in peace Jackson Spires and shorty medlocke and Rickey keep on rockin more Blackfoot please
elc1960 was flying high the one with da airplane on it. I use to have it. I don't ges I knew about reservation
I've got flying high on vinyl and I ain't sharin.
i wish he record some video lessons teaching the greatests hits of the Blackfoot
Just bought Skrikes today on cd. Way too good album to only listen to on Spotify. Buy it you too.
Wise man.
@lastofthewild1s also to Lynyrd!If you recall,i think it was "made in the shade"was Van Zants tip of the hat to Shorty!
Jamming black foot
"Fox Chase" Rules
I often think about ol' Ring, ol' Tiger, and ol' Rover...
Damn !! Rickey was hot !!
Shorty is younger here than Rickey is now
Rickey medlocke is a genius never got the credit he deserved his grandfather shorty medlocke was one of the most inspiring and knowledgeable I felt blessed after I talk to shorty medlocke so many times he was full of spirit and soul I guess that's why Rickey medlocke it's such a big influence on me I play drums in a band called spearfinger we got the name from The Old Cherokee urban legend we are from Asheville and Clyde North Carolina Mountain Music but enough about us you can check us out on UA-cam or something if you like I'll just wanted to give a shout out to Rickey medlocke for making my life much better he was kind of like my Elvis Presley hero LOL he probably doesn't even remember me but we met on several occasions in Asheville North Carolina he did some shows for some friends of mine he was always so nice and inspired me to play music buy ear I just feel it deep down in your soul and makes you want to move wanted everyone to know how thankful I was for the inspiration to play music and the influence Rickey medlocke had on me he helped make my life great thank you Rickey medlocke may God bless you and yours keep on rockin your true friend probably your biggest fan Randy Schultz Asheville North Carolina rip shorty medlocke I will never forget you God bless all
That is the best set they could come up with? What is the show, Waynes World?
Is Shorty still alive?
They were at their peak here. If they had continue on this vein could have been as big as John Cougar
I believe it was 1977 or 1978 I saw Blackfoot the Scorpions and Ted Nugent who was the headliner at the main stage in Milwaukee Wisconsin on Lake Michigan it was an outdoor concert and believe it or not it was only $5 to get in
Slick Mic Saw the same tour, Capital Certre in Washington DC, good concert
yep he rock
That is right, his grandparents raised him...
HIs grandparents adopted him
Charlie wasn't present. Ken Hensley also joined around this time.
Listening to Shorty play the intro to "Train Train" reminds you of how superior Blackfoot's version of that song is to that piece of crap version Warrant did on their second album.
The Cherry Pie Guy had no business committing such a sacrilege.
I never liked Warrant much, I think Uncle Tom's cabin was their only good song. Never even knew they covered Train, train until I read your post. 🤔
You know you know
Ol shorty raised rickey
that WAS blackfoot.. INDEED!