Happy Birthday to Rickey Medlocke Born February 17, 1950
Watch this exclusive Rock Scene interview from 2013 with Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackfoot talking about how he learned to play many instruments during his childhood. He learned a lot from his grandfather, who was a professional musician. He started playing the banjo when he was three years old, started playing guitar at the age of five, and even learned drums when he was eight. Rickey was involved with Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1971 to 1972, then left right…