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Scott Gorham [right] and Brian Robertson of Thin Lizzy, long-haired, playing Les Pauls onstage with the legendary Irish rock institution in 1978
Scott Gorham on his partnership with Brian Robertson and how Thin Lizzy nearly split up over a beard

By Henry Yates Published

The years 1974 to '78 were good times for Thin Lizzy creatively, with the twin-guitar dynamite of Robertson and Gorham in the engine room. But they weren't half volatile...

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Scott Gorham and John Sykes
The guitarist who saved Thin Lizzy – and made their last album hit like a “sledgehammer”

By Phil Weller Published

Scott Gorham pays tribute to the player who breathed new life into the band

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Gary Moore performs at Alexandra Palace in London, during the London Music Festival (LMF 73), 5th August 1973
How Gary Moore came to join Skid Row at just 15 years old – and why the guitar legend left

By Janelle Borg Published

Brush Shiels, bassist with the Irish blues rock band, explains why despite two albums plus prestigious support tours with The Allman Brothers Band and Mountain under their belt – Moore still decided to leave

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Snowy White and Peter Green
How Snowy White ended up working with Peter Green on In the Skies

By Phil Weller Published

Green spent most of the 1970s out of the limelight, but a phone call to Snowy White helped get his career back on track

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Scott Gorham may have passed his Thin Lizzy audition – but his budget Les Paul copy certainly didn’t

By Phil Weller Published

The Irish rockers finally found their man after auditioning 24 hopefuls when Gorham turned up for his turn – but Phil Lynott was left underwhelmed by his choice of instrument

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Snowy White tells the story of his 1994 collaboration with Gary Moore and David Gilmour

By Phil Weller Published

The album is packed with notable players who offer solos, slide, and plenty more, but the former Thin Lizzy man would have happily pushed on without them

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Scott Gorham performs with Black Star Riders pat O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on February 26, 2023 in London, England
Scott Gorham doesn’t rule out a future for Thin Lizzy – but he’s biding his time to find the perfect guitar foil

By Naomi Baker Published

Lizzy’s most faithful guitarist, Scott Gorham, has left the door open for a potential return of the iconic band – but only under the right circumstances

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Left-Guitarist Eric Bell rehearsing with Irish rock group Thin Lizzy London, 1973; Right-Noel Redding of the band Jimi Hendrix Experience, doing the soundcheck before performing at Saville Theatre in London, United Kingdom 1967
Eric Bell recalls his very first rehearsal with Noel Redding – who hated the sound of his guitar

By Janelle Borg Published

Bell’s departure from Thin Lizzy led him to Noel Redding – but tensions ran high during the pair’s early days together

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L-R: Brian Robertson, Scott Gorham performing live onstage
Scott Gorham recalls his nerve-racking Thin Lizzy audition – and his first impressions of Brian Robertson

By Janelle Borg Published

Back in 1974, Thin Lizzy were auditioning a second guitarist to accompany their newest recruit: the 18-year-old Les Paul-wielding Brian Robertson

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“The surgeon said I actually died on the operating table”: Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham recovering after suffering near-fatal health scare last year

By Matt Owen Published

The guitar hero developed sepsis following a kidney operation and is now taking some time out to recuperate. But he's itching to get his “buns” back out on tour

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