- Ian Gomm
Ian Gomm (born Ian Robert Gomm,
17 March 1947 ,Chiswick ,West London ) is a Britishsinger-songwriter , who was therhythm guitarist forBrinsley Schwarz from 1970 to 1974. He was named "Best Rhythm Guitarist" byNME in 1971. [http://wm02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=IAN|GOMM&sql=11:d9fexqy5ldte~T1]After Brinsley Schwarz folded, Gomm moved to
Wales , where he built his ownrecording studio and recorded sessions byThe Stranglers ,Amon Düül , andAlexis Korner . He also released his own solo debutalbum , "Summer Holiday" in 1978. The following year, Stiff/Epic issued the album retitled as "Gomm with the Wind" in theUnited States . From it he scored aTop 40 hit on the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1979, with thesong "Hold On". This led to a gig supportingDire Straits on their "Sultans of Swing " tour. Gomm also co-wrote withNick Lowe the song, "Cruel to be Kind", a Top 20 hit in theUK Singles Chart for Lowe also in 1979."Hold On" has been featured as
bumper music on theCoast to Coast AM radio show.Subsequent solo albums included "What a Blow", "The Village Voice" (which included "Louise," a song that became
Phil Everly 's first solo hit) and 1986's "Images", his final release of the 1980s. Gomm spent the rest of the decade building a new studio, Mountain Sound, and writing more songs.Producing and engineering work kept him busy until 1997, when he released "Crazy for You". In 2000, he returned to the studio with Jeff "Stick" Davis of the
Amazing Rhythm Aces , plus Pat McInerney ofNanci Griffith 's Blue Moon Orchestra, to record "Rock 'N' Roll Heart". It was released in 2002. [http://wm02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=IAN|GOMM&sql=11:d9fexqy5ldte~T1]ee also
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List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States External links
* [http://www.iangomm.com/ Official Site]
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