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Shorty Medlocke (born Paul Robert Medlock, July 20, 1912 – August 6, 1982)[1] was an American blues, country and bluegrass musician and banjo player. He is the grandfather of Rickey Medlocke of the Southern rock bands Blackfoot and Lynyrd Skynyrd.[2] Despite his stage name "Medlocke", his real surname officially is spelled without an "e" on the end.[1]

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Shorty Medlocke
Birth name	Paul Robert Medlock
Born	July 20, 1912
Origin	United States
Died	August 6, 1982(1982-08-06) (aged 70)
Genres	Delta blues, hard rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Harmonica, banjo, guitar
Years active	1979–1982
Website	www.michaelherring.com/shorty

Starting in 1969, Shorty made contributions to Blackfoot's music. He wrote the Top 40 hit "Train Train" (released on the album Strikes), and played harmonica on the track.[2] For the follow-up album Tomcattin', Shorty co-wrote the song "Fox Chase" and gave the song a short introduction.[3] For Marauder, Shorty co-wrote "Rattlesnake Rock 'n' Roller" and played banjo on the track.[4] Shorty had also appeared on Blackfoot's 1975 debut album, No Reservations, singing a version of "Railroad Man" (which he also wrote). Shorty Medlocke was also one of the inspirations for the song "Ballad of Curtis Loew" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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Shorty Medlocke (Paul Robert Medlock, 1910 – 1982) fue un músico y compositor estadounidense de blues y hard rock. Descendiente de la tribu Blackfoot, es el abuelo del músico Rickey Medlocke, miembro de la banda de rock sureño Blackfoot.[1]

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