"It was [original guitarist] Eric Bell", said original Thin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey. "We were throwing around ideas for a name after a rehearsal one night, and Eric suggested Tin Lizzie ...

"It was [original guitarist] Eric Bell", said original Thin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey. "We were throwing around ideas for a name after a rehearsal one night, and Eric suggested Tin Lizzie ...

More info Iconic Irish rock band Thin Lizzy are bonafide legends. Emerging from Dublin in 1969, the band originally included bass guitarist, lead singer and chief songwriter Phil Lynott ...

But when Thin Lizzy drafted him in 1982 ... a “very heavy” power-trio alongside bassist Tony Franklin and drummer Carmine Appice – but the tide had turned and grunge was in the ascendancy.