Rock History - Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott ( 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) Thin Lizzy
Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist. He later also found success as a solo artist.Growing up in Dublin in the 1960s, Lynott fronted several bands as a lead vocalist, most notably Skid Row alongsideGary Moore, before learning the bass guitar and forming Thin Lizzy in 1969. After initial success with "Whiskey in the Jar", the band found strong commercial success in the mid-1970s with hits such as "The Boys Are Back in Town", "Jailbreak" and "Waiting for an Alibi", and became a popular live attraction due to the combination of Lynott's vocal and songwriting skills and the use of dual lead guitars.
He subsequently had major UK success with Moore with the song "Out in the Fields", followed by the minor hit "Nineteen", before his death on 4 January 1986. He died of pneumonia and heart failure due to septicaemia in the hospital'sintensive care unit on 4 January 1986, at the age
of 36
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of 36
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Lynott's funeral was held at St Elizabeth's Church, Richmond on 9 January 1986, with most of Thin Lizzy's ex members in attendance, followed by a second service at Howth Parish Church on 11 January. He was buried in St Fintan's Cemetery,Sutton, Dublin.
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