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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]
Formed in 1969, the group originally consisted of bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott, guitarist Eric Bell, drummer Brian Downey and keyboardist Eric Wrixon. The band broke up in September 1983, at which point the lineup included Lynott and Downey, guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes , and keyboardist Darren Wharton .
Brian Michael Downey (born 27 January 1951 [1] [2]) is an Irish drummer. He was a founding member of the rock band Thin Lizzy and the only other constant in the band aside from leader Phil Lynott until their disbandment in 1983. [ 3 ]
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.
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.
Phil Lynott had felt reluctantly that it was time to disband the group after the 1983 tour and to mark the occasion, former Thin Lizzy guitarists Eric Bell (1969–73), Brian Robertson (1974–78) and Gary Moore (1974, 1977 and 1978–79) joined the band on stage at the end of these gigs to do some numbers. This was called "The All-Star Jam".
Thin Lizzy live on the Bad Reputation tour in 1977, during which concerts at Philadelphia and Toronto were recorded for the album.. By the mid-1970s, Thin Lizzy had stabilised around its founding members – singer and bassist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey – and guitarists Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson.
"The Sun Goes Down" (Lynott, Darren Wharton) – 7:40 "Are You Ready" (Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, Lynott, Brian Robertson) – 3:06 "Bad Reputation" (Downey, Gorham, Lynott) – 3:46 "Suicide" (Lynott) – 5:54 "Still in Love with You" (Lynott) – 8:44 "Cowboy Song" (Downey, Lynott) – 5:43 "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Lynott) – 5:11