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Signed colour 10" x 8" photo of Thin Lizzy. The photo is hand signed by Gary Moore, Scott Gorham and John Sykes in gold and silver paint pen.
Price: £69.99
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Thin Lizzy
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Biography
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland, in
December 1969. The two founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass
guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met each other while still in school. Lynott took
up the role of frontman and speaker for the band and led them throughout their
recording career of thirteen studio albums. Thin Lizzy are best known for their
songs "Whiskey in the Jar", "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are Back in Town", all
major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock
radio stations. After Lynott died, various incarnations of the band have emerged
over the years.
Thin Lizzy's de facto leader, Lynott was composer or co-composer of almost all
of the band's songs. He was one of the few black musicians to achieve commercial
success in hard rock, and was the first black Irishman to do so. Thin Lizzy
boasted some of the most critically acclaimed guitarists throughout their
history, with founders Downey and Lynott as the rhythm section, on the drums and
bass guitar. As well as being multiracial, the band drew their members not only
from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and
Protestant communities during "The Troubles". Their music reflects a wide range
of influences, including country music, psychedelic rock, and traditional Irish
folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal.
Rolling Stone magazine describes the band as distinctly hard rock, "far apart
from the braying mid-70s metal pack".
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Thin
Lizzy on allmusic.com |
Phil
Lynott on allmusic.com |
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