Ian Robert Gomm is a British singer-songwriter, who was the rhythm guitarist for Brinsley Schwarz from 1970 to 1974. He was named "Best Rhythm Guitarist" by NME in 1971. Gomm had started in around 1962/1963 in Unit 4, formed by Ian Gomm on rhythm and lead guitar, vocals, Martin Davis on bass and Simon Behar on drums, who were all pupils at Ealing County School for Boys. Soon after forming, Frank Kennington, who was older than the others, joined as lead vocalist and they became Unit 4. Mick Liber, 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, and Unit 4 broke up. Gomm built a recording studio in Wales in 1974, where he worked with musicians such as The Stranglers and Alexis Korner. Gomm's first solo album, Summer Holiday, came out in 1978. A song from the album, "Hold On", reached #18 in the United States and #44 in Canada in 1979. He toured with Dire Straits on their Sultans of Swing tour. His song "Cruel to Be Kind", co-written with Nick Lowe, reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart that year. 

March 17th, 1947 in Chiswick (Age 77)