Blackfoot (band)
| Blackfoot | |
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 Blackfoot at the Poncan Theater in Ponca City, Oklahoma |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Southern rock , hard rock |
| founding | 1969 |
| Website | www.blackfootband.com |
| Founding members | |
Guitar, vocals |
Rickey Medlocke |
guitar |
Charlie Hargrett |
bass |
Greg T. Walker |
Drums |
Jakson Spiers (until 2005) † |
| Current occupation | |
Guitar, vocals |
Jeremy Thomas |
guitar |
Tim Rossi |
bass |
Brian Carpenter |
Drums |
Matt Anastasi |
| former members | |
Keyboards |
Ken Hensley |
Guitar, vocals |
Bobby Barth |
Drums |
Christoph Ullmann |
Drums |
Michael Sollars |
Blackfoot was an American rock band that began making their mark on southern rock at the same time as Lynyrd Skynyrd .
history
The real breakthrough came when they changed their style and went from a Southern band to a hard rock band . They created the hit album Strikes and several successful single releases such as Train, Train and Highway Song . The latter became a southern rock anthem like Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd. They had these hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s before the band disappeared from the public eye.
In 1975 they signed a record deal with Island Records, but switched to Epic Records a year later. But they didn't stay long here either. In 1979 they signed to Atco and after a long hiatus they released the album Strikes . The records Tomcattin and Marauder were made for the same label . In the mid-1980s, ex- Uriah Heep mastermind and keyboardist Ken Hensley joined the band and began to change the sound of the group. But the band's success waned. Ken Hensley was replaced, but the band's history was already drawing to a close. In 1984 the band broke up before a definitive new line-up was established.
It was not until 1990 that the band was reformed with a new line-up under founding member Rickey Medlocke, before he finally switched to Lynyrd Skynyrd as a permanent member in the mid-1990s. Rickey Medlocke was inducted into the NAMA Hall of Fame .
In 2007 the DVD Train, Train was released on the ATCO label with the following cast:
- Bobby Barth, guitar
- Charlie Hargrett, guitar
- Greg T. Walker, bass
- Michael Sollars, drums
The band could also be heard at concerts in the Blues Garage ( Isernhagen ) and in the Batschkapp ( Frankfurt am Main ) in 2009 and 2011 .
Blackfoot has been playing in a completely new line-up since 2012, after the old members gradually left the group. Rickey Medlocke acts as a producer who occasionally performs at concerts.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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 US
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| 1979 | Strikes | - |
US42  (41 weeks)US |
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| 1980 | Tomcattin | - |
US50 (20 weeks) US |
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| 1981 | Marauder |
UK38 (12 weeks) UK |
US48 (12 weeks) US |
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| 1983 | Siogo |
UK28 (3 weeks) UK |
US82 (13 weeks) US |
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| 1984 | Vertical smiles |
UK82 (1 week) UK |
US176 (5 weeks) US |
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More studio albums
- 1975: No Reservations
- 1976: Flyin 'High
- 1987: Rick Medlocke and Blackfoot
- 1990: Medicine Man
- 1995: After the Reign
- 2016: Southern Native
Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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US
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| 1982 | Highway Song "Live" |
UK14 (6 weeks) UK |
- | |
More live albums
- 1983: Live
- 1998: Live on the King Biscuit Flower Hour
- 2003: Greatest Hits Live
- 2004: On the Run - Live
- 2007: Train Train: Southern Rock's Best - Live
- 2011: Fly Away - Live
Compilations
- 1994: Rattlesnake Rock N 'Roll: The Best of Blackfoot
- 2002: Greatest Hits
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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US
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| 1979 | Highway Song Strikes |
- |
US26 (14 weeks) US |
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| Train, train strikes |
- |
US38 (14 weeks) US |
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| 1980 | Dry Country (Four From Blackfoot) Marauder |
UK43 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
Chart entry in UK only 1982
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| 1981 | Fly Away Marauders |
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US42 (12 weeks) US |
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| 1983 | Send Me to Angel Siogo |
UK66 (3 weeks) UK |
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More singles
- 1975: Railroad Man
- 1980: Spendin 'Cabbage
- 1980: On the Run
- 1981: Searchin '
- 1983: Teenage Idol
- 1984: Morning Dew
- 1990: Guitar Slingers Song and Dance
Video albums
- 2007: Train, Train Live
- 2008: Blackfoot: Live in Kentucky
Web links
- Official website of the band (English) accessed October 8, 2012
- http://www.myspace.com/originalblackfoot
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blackfoot's Biography
- ^ Blackfoot on June 4, 2009, Bluesgarage, Isernhagen
- ^ Blackfoot on April 25, 2011, Batschkapp, Frankfurt
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: US