Jackie Lomax, a guitarist who worked with members of the Beatles and was briefly signed to their record label Apple, has died. The British musician was 69.
His death was confirmed on his website, which noted that he suffered from a brief illness. He died in Wirral, Merseyside, where he was born. The statement noted that three generations of his family were by his side.
Lomax was a member of the same thriving Liverpool music scene that gave birth to the Beatles, notes Rolling Stone. He was a member of the Merseybeat group Undertakers before he went solo and agreed to a record deal with Apple.
In 1969, he released his first solo album on the label, Is This What You Want?, which was produced by George Harrison. Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr also contributed to the album. It featured Harrison’s song “Sour Milk Sea.”
“He was a great rocker, a solid out-and-out rock & roller,” Tony Bramwell, a former Apple publicist, told Rolling Stone.
Although he never found mainstream success, he continued recording music even after leaving Apple. His family said on his site that he had recently recorded an album titled Against All Odds, which is set to be released later this year. He had lived in Oja, California for years, but moved back to England recently.
According to The New York Times, he is survived by his three daughters from his first marriage. His second wife, Annie Richardson, died in 2012.
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