This was to be the dawn of a new era for Thin Lizzy. In 1974 just as Downey and Lynott were on the verge of giving up themselves, they secured the services of guitarists Brian Robertson (born in Glasgow on the 12th September 1956) and Scott Gorham (born in Santa Monica, California on the 17th March1951). Gary Moore was brought in and they undertook a tour of Germany with guitarists Andy Lee and John Cann. They had still to make a breakthrough into the album chart with all their 3 albums to date and Eric Bell was very dispirited and left. In 1973, they released their third album Vagabonds Of The Western World, this was the last album to feature Eric Bell. The song was so untypical of the rest of their music that it took them 3 years to be able to emerge from the shadow of Whiskey In The Jar. It surprised everyone by breaking into the charts and reaching number 6. Whiskey In The Jar was an updated arrangement of an old Irish folk song, with great electric guitar solos. It was late 1972 after the release of their first two albums Thin Lizzy(1971) and Shades Of Blue Orphanage that they released their first single. They were bracketed in the progressive rock category and these types of bands didn’t do many singles. In late 1970 whilst playing in an Irish dance hall they were seen by Frank Rogers, who signed them up to Decca Records with a 3-year deal. The three-piece Thin Lizzy line up made their first appearance in April 1970 at Newbridge Eire, they soon became the top group in Ireland eclipsing all the other bands. Coincidence eh! and Eric Bell (born 3rd September 1947). Thin Lizzy started with three members, Phil Lynott (born in Dublin on the 25th August 1951), Brian Downey (born 27th January 1951) Hey! That’s the same day as my sister was born. I will then add a list of their singles and albums plus a couple of their videos. I will give a bit of Thin Lizzy’s history.
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