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Thin lizzy current band members beach boys: Thin Lizzy were formed in December , with four members joining from two bands: guitarist Eric Bell and keyboardist Eric Wrixon from Them, and bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey from Orphanage. [1].

List of Thin Lizzy members

Five lineups of Thin Lizzy in , , , and

Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band from Dublin. Formed in , 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 , at which point the lineup included Lynott and Downey, guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes, and keyboardist Darren Wharton.

In , 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 , consisted of Gorham, Wharton, vocalist Ricky Warwick (since ), guitarist Damon Johnson (since ), drummer Scott Travis (since ), and bassist Troy Sanders, who has so far only featured that year.

History

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Thin Lizzy were formed in December , with four members joining from two bands: guitarist Eric Bell and keyboardist Eric Wrixon from Them, and bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey from Orphanage.[1] Wrixon performed on the band's debut single "The Farmer", but left before it was released in July [2] Bell left the band after a concert on New Year's Eve , later citing "ill-health caused by the band's lifestyle" as the reason for his departure.[3] The guitarist was replaced by Gary Moore, although he would only remain with the band for a matter of months.[4]Andy Gee and John Du Cann took over for a tour in May, before Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham were enlisted later in the year as Bell's first full-time replacements.[5]

The lineup of Lynott, Gorham, Robertson and Downey released five studio albums and one live album, all but two of which reached the top ten of the UK Albums Chart,[6] before Robertson left in and was replaced by the returning Moore.[7] Downey also briefly took a break from Thin Lizzy around the same time, with Mark Nauseef replacing him for a tour in late [8] Moore left again in July ,[9] and was temporarily replaced by Midge Ure.[10]Dave Flett was brought in for a Japanese tour later in the year, as Ure moved over to keyboards, and in early Snowy White took Flett's place on a more permanent basis.[11]Darren Wharton replaced Ure in April, initially as a touring member.[12] White was replaced by John Sykes in September , who featured on their last studio album Thunder and Lightning.[13] Thin Lizzy broke up in , with their final performance taking place on 4 September on the German Monsters of Rock Tour; Lynott later died of heart failure and pneumonia on 4 January [14]

onwards

Thin Lizzy reformed in , with Sykes taking over lead vocals and Marco Mendoza joining on bass, alongside returning members Gorham, Wharton and Downey.[15]Tommy Aldridge replaced Downey in , and Wharton left in to focus on his own band Dare.[16] Mendoza and Aldridge left in to join Whitesnake,[17] with their places taken by Guy Pratt and Michael Lee, respectively.[18] Pratt was replaced later in the year by Randy Gregg.[19][20][21] Mendoza had returned to the band by early ,[22] as had Aldridge by early [23] Mendoza was replaced by Francesco DiCosmo later in [24] After more touring, Sykes departed Thin Lizzy in mid, with DiCosmo and Aldridge leaving at the same time; speaking about the future of the band, Gorham claimed that "we will be back up to full speed soon".[25]

Gorham reformed Thin Lizzy in with former members Mendoza, Downey and Wharton, in addition to new guitarist Vivian Campbell and lead vocalist Ricky Warwick.[26] Campbell was replaced by Richard Fortus after returning to Def Leppard in mid,[27] before Damon Johnson became his permanent replacement later in the year.[28] The band was put on hiatus in December , when all members formed Black Star Riders,[29] before returning in with Mikkey Dee initially announced on drums.[30] Without performing with the band, Dee was replaced three months later by Judas Priest's Scott Travis, as Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton also replaced Mendoza.[31] In April , Mastodon's Troy Sanders took over from Hamilton on bass.[32]

Original tenure (–)

Official members

Touring members

Recent years ( onwards)

Most recent lineup ()

Former members

Timelines

Original tenure

Recent years

Lineups

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    Thin lizzy current band members of lynyrd skynyrd Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in The band initially consisted of bassist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter Phil Lynott , drummer Brian Downey , guitarist Eric Bell and organist Eric Wrixon although Wrixon left after a few months. Bell left at the end of and was briefly replaced by Gary Moore , who himself was replaced in mid by twin lead guitarists: Scott Gorham , who remained with the band until their break-up in , and Brian Robertson , who remained with the band until when Moore re-joined. Moore left a second time and was replaced by Snowy White in , who was himself replaced by John Sykes in The line-up was augmented by keyboardist Darren Wharton in

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    Thin lizzy current band members By Emily Zemler. John Sykes, a beloved guitarist who performed with Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake in the s, has died at age 65 from cancer. He certainly marched to the beat of his own drum and always pulled for the underdog. In his final days, he spoke of his sincere love and gratitude for his fans who stuck by him through all these years. While the impact of his loss is profound and the mood somber, we hope the light of his memory will extinguish the shadow of his absence.

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    Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band from Dublin. Formed in , the group originally consisted of bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott , guitarist Eric Bell , drummer Brian Downey and keyboardist Eric Wrixon. In , 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 , consisted of Gorham, Wharton, vocalist Ricky Warwick since , guitarist Damon Johnson since , drummer Scott Travis since , and bassist Troy Sanders , who has so far only featured that year. Thin Lizzy were formed in December , with four members joining from two bands: guitarist Eric Bell and keyboardist Eric Wrixon from Them , and bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey from Orphanage.

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    Thin lizzy current band members of the eagles Thin Lizzy was formed in in Dublin, Ireland, and became one of the most influential rock bands of the s and s. Thin Lizzy was one of the pioneers of the hard rock genre and influenced many bands that followed, particularly in the metal and classic rock scenes. Despite breakups and changes in membership, Thin Lizzy remains a legendary band in rock history, with several of their albums still celebrated today. Their success, however, was marked by tragedy, particularly the death of Lynott and the loss of several key members. The members of Thin Lizzy have had individual successes both within and outside of the band, with some continuing to perform and contribute to the rock scene.

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