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Thin Lizzy

An Irish rock band created in Dublin by singer and bassist Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey, and guitarist Eric Bell in 1969. The lyrical basis of their songs consists of everyday sketches, love, various stories, and historical themes (the author of most of their lyrics became Lynott, the son of a black Guyanese father and an Irish mother). Fame came to "Thin Lizzy" after they released a rock version of the Irish drinking ballad "Whiskey in the Jar" as a single, which hit the British Top 10. The style of the band, especially in the 2nd half of the 70s, represented hard rock with an emphasis on its melodic component and with the bass guitar brought to the forefront. The greatest fame was brought to the group by the 1976 composition "The Boys Are Back in Town," which became an international hit and was subsequently covered many times by different groups. Throughout the band's existence, until its dissolution in 1984, its lineup changed many times, but one thing remained unchanged—Lynott sang and played bass guitar, and Brian Downey was the drummer. Through the efforts of John Sykes and Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy resumed concert activities in 1996 and have continued to perform, with breaks, to this day, regularly undergoing lineup changes.