LaLOMIE WASHBURN
Lalomie Washburn (August 25, 1941 – 18 September 18, 2004) was a R&B Singer Song Writer. She sang backup with such legends as Ray Charles, Ike & Tina Turner and Chaka Khan. She wrote songs for and with Rufus & Chaka Khan, New Birth, Buddy Miles, The Brothers Johnson and Aretha Franklin. She went on to launch a solo career, which drew a large following in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2005 she was inducted into the Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame. (More from Wikipedia)
I have the Love Craft album, and the addition of soulful vocals by LaLomie Washburn atop a dreamy pop-psychedelic sheen makes this a fascinating listen, though it has little similarity to the original H. P. Lovecraft. This record gets some grudging admiration by Joe Viglione in Allmusic: "The record sounds better than it looks, for they look like a glorified Holiday Inn band; but the creative spark is still there, with Michael Tegza producing this with LaLomie Washburn, and the band dipping into progressive jams, expertly played, but with little chance of obtaining Top 40 success."
(June 2014)
