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Philip Parris Lynott (
20 August 1949 –
4 January 1986) was a
singer,
instrumentalist, and
songwriter, who first came to prominence as the frontman of
Thin Lizzy.
Early life
Lynott was born in Hallam Hospital (now
Sandwell General Hospital) in
West Bromwich (then in
Staffordshire),
England, the son of a
Afro-Brazillian father, Cecil Parris, and an
Irish mother, Philomena (aka Phyllis) Lynott, whose surname he adopted. His father left his mother just three weeks after he was born and returned to his native Brazil.
Phil was initially brought up in
Moss Side,
Manchester where he became a
Manchester United fan. While still at school, he moved to
Crumlin, Dublin, to live with his grandmother, Sarah. His parents reportedly kept in touch for a number of years after his birth, but Lynott didn't meet his father until the late
1970s.
Music career
In the mid 1960s, Lynott began singing in his first band, the Black Eagles.
In 1978, he was featured in
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, singing and speaking the role of The Parson. In 1979, under the name of "The Greedies", he recorded a Christmas single, "A Merry Jingle", featuring other members of Thin Lizzy as well as
Steve Jones and
Paul Cook of the
Sex Pistols.
In 1980, though Thin Lizzy were still enjoying considerable success, Phil Lynott launched a solo career with the album,
Solo in Soho: this was a Top 30 UK album and yielded two hit singles that year, "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts" and "King's Call". The latter was a tribute to
Elvis Presley, and featured
Mark Knopfler on guitar. His second solo venture,
The Phil Lynott Album was a chart flop, despite the presence of the single "
Old Town". The song "Yellow Pearl" (1982), was a #14 hit in the UK and became the theme tune to
Top Of The Pops.
Also in 1980, he married Caroline Crowther, the daughter of British comedian
Leslie Crowther. His grave in
St. Fintan's cemetery in
Sutton is regularly visited by family, friends, and fans.
In November 2005, American actor
Gary Dourdan revealed in a radio interview that he's carried out preliminary work with a view to playing Phil Lynott in a film biography. This has also been tentatively confirmed by Phil Lynott's mother, Philomena, in an article by Rolling Stone magazine.
In 2006, a Thin Lizzy tribute band played at the
Nerve Centre,
Derry, in memory of Phil Lynott. During the gig, Phil Lynott's elderly mother, Philomena Lynott, came onto the stage and sang vocals
on "Dancin' in the Moonlight" in memory of her son.
The same year, Lynott's mother allowed
Micky Waters, bass guitarist of
The Answer, to be the first to play her son's bass since his death. The bass was also used in the band's music video for the single "Keep Believin'".
In April 2007, was released on DVD in the UK.
Solo discography
Albums
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