Also known as: Lomax Alliance, The
Origin: New York, NY, USA
This short-lived foursome, organized around U.K. frontman Jackie Lomax (vocals, guitar), originally formed in 1966 and played extensively in New York City after Lomax had relocated there with his previous band the Undertakers. Other members were John Cannon (guitar), Tom Caccetta (bass) and Bugs Pemberton (drums). Originally from the Liverpool area, Lomax had toured with The Beatles there, and also in Germany and the U.S. during their early years and knew them and their manager Brian Epstein quite well. Epstein was impressed with the Alliance and decided to take them back to the U.K. where he …