James LoMenzo
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 13, 1959 |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal, thrash metal, blues-rock, southern rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Associated acts | White Lion, Megadeth, Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, David Lee Roth, Lynch Mob, Pride & Glory, Slash's Snakepit, HAIL!, Clockwork, Rondinelli, Hydrogyn, Sweet & Lynch, X-Drive John Fogerty |
| Website | www |
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Warwick Stryker Alembic |
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James "JLo" LoMenzo (born January 13, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York) is a heavy metal bassist known for his roles as a former member of White Lion and Megadeth. He is also known for his work in Black Label Society.
In the late 1970s, he started in a band called "Empty Sky," a rock band with hints of jazz. The band was based out of Brooklyn and was one of the biggest up-and-coming young bands. James was the lead singer and bass guitarist. The band consisted of Robert Littera at lead guitar, Julie Pontecorvo on Trumpet, Marco Lagana on trombone, Frank Bonanno on tenor saxophone, Oscar Olivera on drums, Vincent Chirico on rhythm guitar and John Buccellato on electric piano. The band broke up as the members began to mature and take their separate career paths.
He played bass with Clockwork, his first original hard rock band in 1980 to 1983. He then went on to play in the band Rondinelli with Ray Gillen before joining White Lion in 1984.
He played bass with White Lion from 1984 to 1991, and then went on with White Lion drummer Greg D'Angelo to play with former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, and then later with Zakk Wylde's side-project Lynyrd Skynhead who evolved into Pride & Glory and released one album in 1994. Although he left the band during their 1994 tour, he returned to play on Zakk Wylde's 1996 solo album Book of Shadows. He had a brief stint in the recording studio with Ozzy Osbourne in 1994 but the sessions were not used, and Ozzmosis was re-recorded by different musicians the next year. In 1995, James, along with Pride & Glory drummer Brian Tichy joined Slash's Snakepit as touring musicians.He was a member of David Lee Roth's band in the late 1990s and early 2000s and performed on his album Diamond Dave.
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