Ian gomm
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Ian Gomm
British singer-songwriter (born 1947)
Ian Robert Gomm (born 28 March 1947[1] in Chiswick, West London) is a British singer-songwriter, who was the rhythm guitarist for Brinsley Schwarz from 1970 to 1974.[1] He was named "Best Rhythm Guitarist" by NME in 1971.[2]
Early career
Gomm's career began circa 1962/1963 in Unit 4, a group which evolved out of an outfit formed by Gomm on rhythm and lead guitar and vocals, Martin Davis on bass and Simon Behar on drums, all of whom were pupils at Ealing County School for Boys. Soon after this formation, Frank Kennington, who was older than the others, joined as lead vocalist, and they became Unit 4. Mick Lieber, who had previously played with Frankie Reid & The Casuals and Clay Alison and the Searchers, joined Unit 4 around July 1964, but the new line-up was short-lived. Around October 1964, Kennington left and moved to Sydney, Australia, precipitating Unit 4's eventual break-up.
In 1975, following his time in Brinsley Schwarz,[1] Gomm and his wife moved to Mid Wales, whe
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Jon Gomm is a singer-songwriter and acoustic solo performer based in Yorkshire, UK, known for his once-seen-never-forgotten virtuoso guitar style. This involves slapping, tapping and retuning as he plays, producing a huge, multi-layered sound filled with bass, drums and near-orchestral depth and complexity from a single guitar.
His songs are often deeply emotive, whether with or without his soft, affecting voice. And his live performances are intimate and powerful, but always punctured by his natural North Of England wit and self-deprecation.
In 2020 Jon was voted "Best Acoustic Guitarist In The World" in the largest online poll of its type, conducted by MusicRadar / Guitar World.
Ibanez guitars launched the JGM10 and JGM5 Jon Gomm Signature Model guitars in 2021. He's the 3rd guitarist ever to design a signature acoustic with Ibanez, the previous two being Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.
In 2023, Jon's song Passionflower was placed 6th in Total Guitar's "50 Greatest Acoustic Guitar Songs Of All Time", just behind The Beatles' Blackbird and Tears In Heaven by Eri
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Writer Kevin Gomm was born in Albany, Western Australia. His own heritage is from a long line of a combined military/musical family. His late father Brian was a very talented and acknowledged piano player and former National Serviceman. His grandfather Frank was a World War II veteran and former RSL (Returned Services League) Sub-branch President who was later awarded the B.E.M. (British Empire Medal) for his tireless services to Legacy. Kevin himself is an accomplished musician having spent a considerable amount of his early years in the music industry. Since then he has significantly changed career and graduated to a freelance journalist, writer and self published author. Specialising in local Western Australian military history and heritage from the World War II (1939-1945) period, in 2010 he first established Helvetica Publishing to print the results of his research, study and investigations, much of which has taken many years to gather, compile and collect together. He has also written several articles that have been published in various newspapers and magazines. Due to ongoi
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