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Philip Parris Lynott (/ ˈ l aɪ n ɒ t /, LIE-not; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet.He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy.
Two of the founding members of Thin Lizzy, bass guitarist and vocalist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey, met while at school in Dublin in the early 1960s. Lynott, born on 20 August 1949 in West Bromwich, England, to an Irish mother Philomena (1930–2019) and Guyanese father Cecil Parris (1925–2010), was brought up in Dublin from the age of three. [5]
In 1996, ten years after Lynott's death, the group reformed as a touring outfit with new bassist Marco Mendoza, and Sykes taking over lead vocal duties. The most recent lineup, which performed in 2019, consisted of Gorham, Wharton, vocalist Ricky Warwick (since 2010), guitarist Damon Johnson (since 2011), drummer Scott Travis (since 2016), and ...
Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy is a compilation album released by rock group Thin Lizzy in 1991. The only previously unreleased track was "Dedication", which was reconstructed after band leader Phil Lynott's death, using an old 8 track demo recording of a Grand Slam song originally recorded around 1985 and written by guitarist Laurence Archer.
Once Sykes got Lynott’s blessing, he joined Whitesnake, first appearing on the U.S. release of the 1984 record Slide It In. Neil Lupin/Redferns John Sykes performing at Wembley Arena in London.
After Lynott's death in January 1986, [2] Moore performed with members of Thin Lizzy at the Self Aid concert in May of that year. [26] He joined the stage with former Thin Lizzy members again in August 2005, when a bronze statue of Lynott was unveiled in Dublin. A recording of the concert was released as One Night in Dublin: A Tribute to Phil ...
After leaving Whitesnake he released two albums with his own group, Blue Murder, and later formed a touring version of Thin Lizzy which had disbanded in the years before Lynott's death in 1986.
The rocker was introduced to Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott around the same time and the pair collaborated on his “Please Don’t Leave Me” single, which was released in 1982. Sykes ...