Jackie Lomax

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Jackie Lomax
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Websitewww.jackielomax.com

John Richard Lomax (10 May 1944 – 15 September 2013)[1] was an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his association with George Harrison, who produced Lomax's recordings for the Beatles' Apple record label in the late 1960s.

John Richard Lomax was born in 1944 in Wallasey, Cheshire.[1] He was a member of Dee and the Dynamites, The Undertakers, The Lomax Alliance, Heavy Jelly and Badger. He worked with The Tea Bags, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Leon Russell and Nicky Hopkins.[1]

Career

1962–1970

In January 1962, Jackie Lomax left Dee and the Dynamites to join the

UK Singles Chart with "Just a Little Bit" (#49 in 1964).[3] In 1965 they decided to try their luck in the United States.[2]

Lomax spent two years in the US with The Undertakers and a couple of other groups. In 1967, Brian Epstein took his latest line-up, The Lomax Alliance, back to the UK to showcase them at London's Saville Theatre. He arranged for a single and an album to be recorded, and they signed to CBS before Epstein's death.[2] During that period, CBS released two Lomax Alliance singles and one Jackie Lomax solo single. More than enough tracks for an album were recorded but it was never released.[citation needed]

After Epstein's death,

The Beatles' breakup left the remaining Apple Records artists in limbo.[2]

1970–1977

After leaving Apple, Lomax joined a band called Heavy Jelly.

Nice Enough To Eat. Curd owned the rights to the name however, and stopped Island from releasing any other Heavy Jelly productions. Guitarist Morshead, along with his former Aynsley Dunbar mate bassist Alex Dmochowski, formed another version of Heavy Jelly with Jackie Lomax.[4] Mike Kellie from Spooky Tooth drummed on some sessions but was later replaced by Barry Jenkins, formerly of The Animals. Also helping out were the Badfinger duo of Pete Ham and Tom Evans on backing vocals and "horn section to the stars" Bobby Keys and Jim Price
.

The self-titled Heavy Jelly album was recorded, entirely consisting of Lomax songs, but was issued only for promotional purposes and never released commercially due to contractual issues with Apple. After the album was finished, the band began touring but was bedeviled by line-up changes. Drummer

Dave Rowland and bassist Steve Thompson were with the group at one point. After a few months the band disintegrated.[5] (In December 2013, it was announced that after Lomax's untimely death his family resolved all issues with Apple amicably and the album was re-leased on Angel Air Records
on 10 March 2014.)

Confusing matters further, another Heavy Jelly, produced by

Warner Bros. Records and reunited with members of the Lomax Alliance and The Undertakers. They returned to the recording studio but their albums, Home is in My Head and Three, failed to sell.[4]

Disappointed with his lack of success, Lomax returned to the UK at the end of 1973. He joined

soul band he had used on his solo albums.[4] The band became a vehicle for Lomax's songs and singing but was short-lived, releasing only one album, the Allen Toussaint-produced White Lady, on Epic Records.[4]

Lomax crossed the Atlantic again to resume his solo career and Capitol Records signed him in 1975. He released two Capitol albums, Livin' for Lovin' and Did You Ever Have That Feeling?, before leaving the label in 1977.[4] The latter set was released only in the UK.[2]

1978–2000

The 1980s were a quiet time in Lomax's career.

Ventura County, Lomax played live with a succession of line-ups 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 True Voices album.[4] Others appearing on the album included Gene Clark, John Stewart, P. F. Sloan and Lucinda Williams.

2001–2013 and after

In 2001, Lomax completed the recording of his first solo album since 1977, The Ballad of Liverpool Slim.

pub
in James Street.

Percy Sledge included Lomax's song, "Fall Inside Your Eyes", on his 2004 album Shining Through The Rain.

During his last few years, Lomax was a regular visitor to Parrjazz at Studio 2, Liverpool, where his music was always warmly appreciated by an enthusiastic audience.[citation needed]

On 13 April 2012, Lomax played on the 50th Anniversary of the Hamburg-based Star-Club in the Kaiserkeller, with the Star Club All-Star-Band plus Brian Griffiths (Big Three), Bobby Thompson (Dominoes), and Joe Fagin (Strangers), and also with The Undertakers.

During his last years, Lomax resided in Ojai, California, United States, with his wife, Annie (previously Norma Richardson),[6] mother of fashion photographer Terry Richardson.[7] On 15 September 2013, Lomax died from cancer, on the Wirral while staying in England for the wedding of his daughter.[8][9]

In 2019, one of his songs, "New Day", from the album Is This What You Want?, was used for a cricket commercial for UK sports channel, Sky Sports. It featured a reworked version by Irish female singer Lyra. Her version was also used in a commercial for Dutch bike company VanMoof in 2020, after which it was released as a single.[10][11]

Recordings

  • The Undertakers Unearthed 1963–65
  • The Lomax Alliance and CBS Recordings 1966–1967
  • Is This What You Want? 1969 No. 145 US[12]
  • Heavy Jelly 1970
  • Home Is in My Head 1971 - AUS #34[13]
  • Three 1972
  • 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)[14]
  • Against All Odds (Angel Air Records) 2014[15]

Badger

References

  1. ^ a b c Doc Rock. "July to December". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bruce Eder. "Jackie Lomax | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .
  4. ^
    ISBN 0-7535-0149-X
    .
  5. ^ The Strange Tale Of Heavy Jelly's Four Flavors by John H. McCarthy
  6. ^ "TASCHEN Books: Welcome to Terryworld". Taschen. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Terry Richardson's Diary | My Mom and step dad Jackie in their living room". Terrysdiary.com. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  8. ^ Coulehan, Erin (19 September 2013). "Jackie Lomax, Beatles Collaborator, Dead at 69". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Jackie Lomax Dies at 69; British Rock Singer Recorded With Members of Beatles". The New York Times. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Lyra to release new single New Day on Friday September 4". Official Charts. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  11. ^ "New Day". Retrieved 16 July 2023 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Bruce Eder. "Jackie Lomax | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  13. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  14. ^ "Jackie Lomax | Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  15. ^ "JACKIE LOMAX Against All Odds – Angel Air Records". Angelair.co.uk. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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