Jackie Lomax

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John Richard "Jackie" Lomax (born May 10, 1944 in Wallasey , United Kingdom , † September 15, 2013 on the Wirral Peninsula ) was an English guitarist and singer-songwriter . He was best known for his collaborations with George Harrison and Eric Clapton .

Lomax was a member of the bands Dee and the Dynamites, The Undertakers , The Lomax Alliance, Heavy Jelly and Badger . He has worked with The Tea Bags, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Gene Clark , John Stewart , PF Sloan , Lucinda Williams , Jeff Beck , Leon Russell, and Nicky Hopkins .

life and career

Born in Wallasey in the English county of Cheshire , he later lived with his wife Annie (actually: Norma Richardson ), the mother of the fashion photographer Terry Richardson , in Ojai ( California ).

1962-1970

In January 1962, Jackie Lomax left Dee and the Dynamites to play with the Merseybeat band The Undertakers. They followed the Beatles on their tour of the local venues before they appeared in Hamburg and were able to secure a record deal. They signed to Pye Records and released a total of four singles, but only one made it into the UK Top 40 . In 1965 they decided to try their luck in the United States.

Lomax spent two years in the US with The Undertakers and a few other groups. In 1967 Brian Epstein took his newest band, The Lomax Alliance, back to England to perform at London's Saville Theater . Epstein arranged for a single and an album to be recorded, and secured a record deal with CBS before his death. During this time, CBS released two Lomax Alliance singles and a Jackie Lomax solo single. More recordings were made, but they were never released.

After Epstein's death, the new Beatles record label Apple Records took over responsibility for Lomax's recording career, and George Harrison got involved in production. Although three of the four Beatles plus Eric Clapton and Nicky Hopkins on the album Is This What You Want? starred, Lomax's debut single at Apple, the Harrison composition Sour Milk Sea , was commercially unsuccessful. Lomax and Harrison did the remainder of the album's recordings in Los Angeles , along with Hal Blaine and other members of The Wrecking Crew , but as with the only simultaneous Lomax-produced single, New Day , it was unsuccessful after the album in early 1969 had been published. His last Apple single was followed by a cover version of How the Web Was Woven featuring Leon Russell . When the Beatles split in 1970, all the artists on the Apple Records label were in uncertain limbo and could not plan for the future.

1970-1977

After leaving Apple Records, Lomax formed a band called Heavy Jelly with bassist Alex Dmochowski, guitarist John Moorshead and drummer Carlo Wenig. They released a single on Heard Records called Chewn In / Time Out (Head HDS4001, 1969). During this time, a heavy jelly album was recorded which consisted entirely of Lomax songs but was only released for promotional purposes and was never released commercially.

1971 returned Lomax back to the US to live there and in Woodstock ( New York to work). He signed with Warner Bros. Records and reunited with members of the Lomax Alliance and The Undertakers to record the albums Start in My Head and Three , which also proved commercially unsuccessful.

Lomax returned to the UK in late 1973, disappointed with its unsuccessfulness. He joined the band Badger , a progressive rock band, originally founded by ex- Yes keyboarder Tony Kaye , and caused a change in style towards rhythm and blues and soul . The band became a means of transport for Lomax's songs and vocals, but was short-lived, barely enough for an album on Epic Records, Allen Toussaint 's White Lady .

Lomax moved back across the Atlantic to devote himself to his solo career and was able to sign a recording contract with Capitol Records in 1975. He released two albums on Capitol, Livin 'for Lovin' and Did You Ever Have That Feeling? before he left the label in 1977. The latter recording was only released in the UK.

1978-2000

The 1980s were a quiet time in Lomax's career. In the mid 1980s he played guitar and sang backing vocals on demos for various artists produced by his friend Patrick Landreville. He played briefly with the band The Tea Bag, a Los Angeles-based group, along with Ian Wallace , Kim Gardner , Mick Taylor , Brian Auger , Terry Reid , Peter Banks , Graham Bell and David Mansfield, among others. In the 1990s he spent most of the time with other British artists on the American west coast, and toured as bassist for The Drifters , The Diamonds and The Coasters . In California, particularly Ventura County , Lomax played live with a number of artists, including Tom Petty , drummer Randall Marsh , Jim Calire , Patrick Landreville and Mitch Kashmar .

In 1990 Lomax recorded the Tim Buckley song Devil Eyes for the album True Voices . Other musicians included on the album were Gene Clark , John Stewart , PF Sloan and Lucinda Williams .

2001-2013

In 2001, Lomax completed work on his first solo album since 1977, The Ballad of Liverpool Slim . In 2002 he was seen continuing to play on the west coast of America. In 2003 he returned to the Liverpool Cavern Club , where his career had started more than 40 years earlier. In 2004 Lomax was a guest on the Peter Dicks Beatles and Beyond radio show in Walsall . Dicks later organized the UK release of Lomax's The Ballad of Liverpool Slim… and Others album. Lomax returned on several occasions to play in a Liverpool pub on James Street.

Percy Sledge recorded Lomax's Fall Inside Your Eyes for his 2004 album Shining Through the Rain .

On April 13, 2012, Lomax played on the 50th anniversary of the Hamburg Star Club in the Kaiserkeller , together with the Star Club All-Star-Band as well as Brian Griffiths (from The Big Three ), Bobby Thompson (from the Dominoes ) and Joe Fagin ( by the Strangers) and with The Undertakers.

On September 15, 2013 Jackie Lomax died on the English peninsula Wirral , where he was staying for the wedding of one of his children.

Discography

  • The Undertakers Unearthed 1963-65
  • The Lomax Alliance and CBS Recordings 1966-1967
  • Is This What You Want? 1969 No. 145 US
  • Heavy Jelly 1970
  • Home Is in My Head 1971
  • Three 1972
  • White Lady / Badger 1974
  • Livin 'for Lovin' 1976
  • Did You Ever Have That Feeling? 1977
  • True Voices (Various Artists) 1991
  • The Ballad of Liverpool Slim 2001 & 2004
  • The Ballad of Liverpool Slim… and Others (Angel Air Records)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Doc Rock: July to December . The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ TASCHEN Books: Welcome to Terryworld . Taschen.com. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ Terry Richardson's Diary | My mom and step dad Jackie in their living room . Terrysdiary.com. June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h Bruce Eder: Jackie Lomax | Biography . AllMusic. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  5. ^ David Roberts: British Hit Singles & Albums , 19th. Edition, Guinness World Records Limited, London 2006, ISBN 1-904994-10-5 , p. 575.
  6. ↑ Need We Say More? > News> Jackie Lomax, Beatles and Eric Clapton Collaborator, 1944-2013 . Jambands.com. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ Bruce Eder: Jackie Lomax | Awards . AllMusic. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ Jackie Lomax | Discography . AllMusic. Retrieved September 16, 2013.

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personal data
SURNAME Lomax, Jackie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES John Richard Lomax (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English guitarist and singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Wallasey , Cheshire
DATE OF DEATH 15th September 2013
Place of death Weird