Editing Lone Justice (section)

===Early era===
Lone Justice began as part of the L.A. [[cowpunk]] scene of the 1980s, inspired by Hedgecock and McKee's shared affection for [[rockabilly]] and [[country music]].<ref name="spin">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ImJFcBcCvUoC&q=spin+magazine+1985+recognition+comes+to+l.a.+band+lone+justice&pg=PA48 |title=Justice At Last – Recognition comes to L.A. band Lone Justice |first=Chris|last=Morris|date=July 1985|pages=48|publisher=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|accessdate=August 23, 2010}}</ref> The group started out as a strict [[cover band]],<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/lone-justice/biography/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208052039/http://www.mtv.com/artists/lone-justice/biography/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 8, 2014 |title=mtv.com. About Lone Justice|website=[[MTV]]|accessdate=September 21, 2016}}</ref> but after the additions of bassist David Harrington and drummer Don Willens,<ref name="WTLN">{{cite AV media notes|title=[[The Western Tapes, 1983]]|type=EP liner notes|others=Lone Justice|publisher=[[Omnivore Recordings]] |year=2018}}</ref> they began to compose their own material.<ref name="MTV"/> [[Marvin Etzioni]] was initially brought in as producer, arranger and songwriter for the band, but ended up replacing Harrington as bassist in 1983.<ref name="WTLN"/> By 1984, [[Don Heffington]] had replaced Willens as drummer.<ref name="spin"/> Their early sound was a fusion of country music and [[punk rock]] with rockabilly elements, but by the time of their first album, the band had begun to incorporate elements of [[roots rock]] and singer-songwriter styles. [[Benmont Tench]] of [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] was a frequent guest musician at their live shows.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} The band earned early support from [[Dolly Parton]], who attended one of their club shows and later recalled McKee as "The greatest girl singer any band could ever have."<ref name="vaught">{{cite web |title=Lone Justice's 'New' Album: Fresh Cowpunk, 30 Years Later |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/our-country/lone-justice-album-fresh-cowpunk-30-years-later-103815697.html |website=yahoo.com |date=January 31, 2014 |accessdate=August 1, 2019}}</ref>

Lone Justice developed their initial following within the Los Angeles music scene. Local rock journalist Stann Findelle reported in ''Performance'' magazine that the band "stole the show" at the [[Whisky a Go Go]] from headliner [[Arthur Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]], who was attempting a comeback that night, but left after two songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://santafe.com/podcasts/out-of-the-vault-maria-mckee-lone-justice-august-23-2013 |title=SantaFe.com. Out Of The Vault – Maria McKee & Lone Justice, August 23, 2013|accessdate=September 21, 2016}}</ref> [[Linda Ronstadt]] was introduced to the band by wardrobe stylist Genny Schorr. [[Linda Ronstadt]] made a call to [[David Geffen]] and they were signed to [[Geffen Records]] amid a flurry of publicity.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/12/02/lone-justice-groping-for-a-sound-on-shelter/|title=Lone Justice Groping For A Sound On Shelter |last=Brogan |first=Daniel |publisher=Tribune Publishing |date=December 2, 1986 |website=ChicagoTribune.com |access-date=September 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/10/03/lone-justice-turning-to-rock-n-roll-for-verdict/ |title=Lone Justice Turning to Rock 'n'Roll For Verdict |last=Brogan |first=Daniel |publisher=Tribune Publishing |date=October 3, 1985 |website=ChicagoTribune.com |access-date=September 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/justice-served-6401329 |title=Justice Served |last=Weiss |first=Neil |publisher=Voice Media Group |date=January 7, 1999 |website=DallasObserver.com |access-date=September 21, 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Lone Justice 1985.jpg|thumb|Lone Justice in 1985]]
Their [[Lone Justice (album)|self-titled debut]] appeared in 1985, followed by a tour in support of [[U2]].<ref>{{cite book |title=U2 Live: A Concert Documentary|author=Pimm Jal de la Parra|publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2003|isbn=978-0-7119-9198-9 }}</ref> For touring, the band augmented their line-up with guitarist [[Tony Gilkyson]], who left the band in 1986.<ref name="nightflight"/> Produced by [[Jimmy Iovine]], the album received some significant critical reviews, including that of Jimmy Guterman, then a critic at ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', who placed it in his list of the best albums ever made.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.randysrodeo.com/books/guterman.php |title=Jimmy Guterman biography |publisher=Randysrodeo.com |accessdate=November 12, 2009}}</ref> ''[[The Village Voice]]'''s [[Pazz & Jop]] Critics Poll for 1985 ranked it No.&nbsp;24.<ref name="pazz_85">{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres85.php|title=The 1985 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll|accessdate=March 14, 2010}}</ref> Nonetheless, the album failed to connect with country or rock audiences,<ref>{{cite book |last=Ankeny|first=Jason|editor-first1=Vladimir|editor-last1=Bogdanov|editor-first2=Chris|editor-last2=Woodstra|editor-first3=Stephen Thomas|editor-last3=Erlewine|title=All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul|publisher=Hal Leonard|date=2002 |pages=667|edition=3rd|isbn=978-0-879-30653-3}}</ref> and the whole enterprise suffered from excessive pre-release promotion that "raised expectations... [the album] couldn't possibly satisfy".<ref name="Robbins4">{{Cite book |title=The New Trouser Press Record Guide |edition=4th |editor-last=Robbins |editor-first=Ira A. |year=1991 |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers (United States)|Collier/Macmillan]] |location=New York |isbn=0-02-036361-3 |page=329 |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=lone_justice }}</ref> Two singles fizzled – "Sweet, Sweet Baby (I'm Falling)" and "Ways To Be Wicked", the latter written by [[Tom Petty]] and [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]] – and the album did not meet commercial expectations.