Blackfoot
2004 - TODAY

    
In the Fall of 2004 an agreement was made with Rickey, making it possible
for original members Jakson Spires, Greg T. Walker and Charlie Hargrett
to perform as Blackfoot, this time with Bobby Barth fronting the band.
Rickey Medlocke continued to perform with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

When Jakson was unable to attend the first couple of rehearsals due to
previous commitments to the Southern Rock Allstars,
one of Bobby's friends, Austrian drummer Christoph Ullmann, offered to "keep a beat" for us.
Christoph was schooled at the Vienna Conservatory, and is an awesome drummer.
He listened to the Blackfoot catalog and learned the set backwards and forwards in no time...
then he picked up on lots of the subtleties by watching Jak at later rehearsals.

Jakson passed away suddenly in March, 2005. We were devastated,
but we knew he would want us to continue, and we knew who to call.
Christoph came to the States immediately and stayed with us
until November, 2006 when he returned to Vienna.
He's a great guy, we love him, and we wish him all the best!

Bobby Barth was sidelined in March 2006 when a neck / shoulder injury flared up
keeping him from playing at all, much less traveling and performing.
We called on our brother Jay Johnson, son of Muscle Shoals "Swamper" Jimmy Johnson.
We had known Jay since he was a little kid...

...when his Dad co-produced our first two albums,
"No Reservations" and "Flying High", in the mid-1970's.

Jay also fronted and played lead guitar in the Southern Rock Allstars with Jakson for 10+ years!
Let's just say Jay knew our stuff!
Jay jumped right in and agreed to help us keep going until Bobby could return at full strength.
Bobby returned in the Fall of 2006, before he was fully recovered.
Jay stayed on and shared frontman duties with Bobby...

...and Blackfoot was a three-guitar band until March 2007,
when Bobby was ready to take over all the lead vocal duties, and Jay left.

Then, in Spring 2010, Bobby's injuries sidelined him again.

We contacted ex-Lynyrd Skynyrd (and Skinny Molly) guitarist/ frontman Mike Estes,
along with Skinny Molly drummer Kurt Pietro.

They were thrilled to join us, and we went on to have a rockin' good time...

... until June 14, 2011, when I was told to "cease and desist" playing in Blackfoot.
But no hard feelings here... it's just business.
My time in Blackfoot had come to an end, and it was time for me to move on.

Anyway, Mike Estes asked me if I would play Blackfoot's Norway and UK tour,
which was scheduled for the first two weeks of July, 2011.
I did, and the tour was a blast!

Those were my last shows with Blackfoot, at least for now.

Greg T., Mike and Kurt continued, with Randy Peake as my replacement,
until the end of 2011, when their time in Blackfoot came to an end as well.

It's my understanding that Blackfoot will continue with other players.

Just for the record, I love playing in the band, and love the guys like family...
always have, and always will.

This web site is dedicated to all the friends and fans throughout the world
who made all those wonderful times possible.

It sure was fun! Hope to see you again soon!

THANK YOU!

Charlie Hargrett

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