![]() What followed has been well documented with Thin Lizzy finding international success through a series of hit singles, albums, tours and varied line-ups through the years. ![]() ![]() They were now also performing original material and as Brian Downey said: “Quite a few of the melodies that ended up on the first Lizzy album were being thrown around in Orphange.”īy the end of 1969 they were approached by experienced musician Eric Bell who suggested forming a new band with Phil and Brian, and together with Eric Wrixon on keyboards, the first configuration of Thin Lizzy was created. When Brush Sheils decided to reform the band as a 3-piece, Phil left to start his own group, 'Orphanage' with Brian Downey on drums, Pat Quigley on bass and guitarist Joe Staunton. In 1968, 'Belfast kid' Gary Moore replaced the guitarist and a year later saw their first independently released single 'New Faces, Old Places'. Moving on, Phil then joined Brush Sheils' group, 'Skid Row' during which time he also began learning to play the bass. The drummer of the band was Phil's old school friend, Brian Downey. His teenage years saw him join his first band, 'The Black Eagles', as the lead vocalist. He lived in Crumlin, Dublin with his grandparents. The son of Philomena Lynott, a white Irish Catholic and Cecil Parris from Brazil, Phil was initially brought up in Moss Side, Manchester and moved to Ireland whilst still at school. Philip Parris Lynott was born on 20th August 1949 in West Bromwich, near Birmingham. Phil Lynott | Scott Gorham | Brian Robertson | Brian Downey Phil Lynott
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