There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Blackfoot is an American southern rock band from Jacksonville, Florida formed during 1969. 2) Blackfoot was a British rock band previously called Blackfoot Sue. 3) Blackfoot was a New Zealand Christian band. 4) Blackfoot was a Zambian garage rock band. 1) Blackfoot is an American southern rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. They were formed during 1969 and were contemporaries of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but with a harder rock sound.