| Thin Lizzy |
| Genre(s) |
| Hard Rock, Heavy Metal |
| Lyrical theme(s) |
| Life, Love, Stories, History, Rock |
| Origin |
Formed in |
Current label |
Status |
|
Ireland
(Dublin) |
1969 |
SPV / Steamhammer |
Active |
| Current line-up | Scott Gorham - Guitar (1974-1984, 1996-) (21 Guns, The Greedies, Air Pavilion)
Francesco DiCosmo - Bass (2007-)
Tommy Aldridge - Drums (1997-2004, 2007-) (Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Patrick Rondat, Vinnie Moore, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Manic Eden, Sykes, Motörhead, Hear 'n Aid, M.A.R.S., Ted Nugent, Oliver Weers) | | Former/past member(s) |
Philip Lynott - Vocals & Bass (1969-1984) (R.I.P. 4 January 1986, heart failure/pneumonia) (Grand Slam, The Greedies)
Guitar :
Eric Bell (1969-1973)
John Cann (1974)
Andy Gee (1974)
Brian Robertson (1974-1978) (Motörhead, Wild Horses)
Gary Moore (1974, 1978-1979) (Skid Row (Irl), Scars, BBM, Colosseum II, Greg Lake)
Midge Ure (also keyboards, Black Rose tour 1979-1980) (Ultravox)
Dave Flett (Black Rose tour 1979-1980) (Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
Terence "Snowy" White (1980-1982) (Pink Floyd)
John Sykes (1982-1984, 1996-2009 (also Vocals 1996-2009)) (Tygers of Pan Tang, Whitesnake, Sykes, Blue Murder, Streetfighter (Gbr), John Sloman's Badlands, Air Pavilion)
Bass :
Marco Mendoza (1996-2000, 2005-2007) (Sykes, Blue Murder, Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw, Whitesnake, Oliver Weers)
Randy Gregg (2004-2005) (Angel, Dee Snider's SMF)
Keyboards :
Eric Wrixon (1969-1970)
Darren Wharton (1980-1984, 1996-2000) (Dare)
Drums :
Brian Downey (1969-1984, 1996-1998) (Blues Up Front, The Greedies, Gary Moore)
Mark Nauseef (Australian tour 1978)
Michael Lee (2004-2006) (R.I.P. 24th November 2008, epilepsy) (Little Angels, Holosade, The Cult, Plant & Page Fame) | | Additional notes | Philip Lynott died due to complications from a heroin overdose on January 4, 1986.
Original guitarist Eric Bell was a huge Clapton fan. When he saw Clapton reading a copy of Beano comics on a John Mayall album cover he bought a copy. One of the characters in the comic was Tin Lizzy. Phil Lynott thought that was a horrible name for a band and suggested Thin Lizzy instead.
The group has broken up and reformed several times, during which periods all largely related [...]
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