 While managing Van Zandt, Lomax found the beginnings of deeply tangled copyrighting and financial issues that would beleaguer Van Zandt for the rest of his life.Lomax was replaced as manager by Lamar Fike before he could further investigate on Van Zandt's behalf.When the "Heartworn Highways" director James Szalapski came to Nashville, Lomax recommended he focus the documentary on lesser known artists on the rise, including Clark, Van Zandt, Charlie Daniels, David Allan Coe, and Steve Young.