Rickey Medlocke Says He Was ‘Slapped Down’ by the Rock Hall
Guitarist Rickey Medlocke remains exasperated that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame chose to exclude him from Lynyrd Skynyrd’s induction in 2006. “I got slapped down by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” Medlocke declared during an appearance on the Jay Jay French Connection podcast. “I didn’t even get inducted with the band, you know, because according to [the Rock Hall] my tenure with the band wasn’t that important. And I’m thinking to myself, really?” Medlocke’s initial run with Lynyrd Skynyrd ran from 1971 to ‘72, during which he played drums and sang. He then returned to his former band, Blackf...