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John Sykes

Remembering John Sykes, the powerhouse rock journeyman who breathed new life into Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy

By Nick Bowcott published

A personal tribute to the Tygers of Pan Tang and Blue Murder guitarist, who passed in January at 65

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John Sykes performs onstage with Whitesnake at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois on November 10, 1984

Tributes pour in for Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang guitarist John Sykes

By Jackson Maxwell published

The hard rock guitar great passed away earlier this week after a battle with cancer

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John Sykes performs with Thin Lizzy at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on March 10, 1983

John Sykes, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang guitarist, dies at 65

By Jackson Maxwell published

The hard rock guitar legend had been suffering from cancer

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Gary Moore

Plans are in place for a Gary Moore statue to be erected in Belfast

By Janelle Borg published

The announcement comes just weeks after the statue of another iconic guitarist, Rory Gallagher, was unveiled in the city

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Tom Hamilton

That time Tom Hamilton ended up playing bass for Thin Lizzy

By Phil Weller published

The bassist handled Phil Lynott’s parts during a 2016/17 anniversary tour – a gig he got after meeting members of the new-look lineup at a Motörhead concert

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Jack Moore and Joe Bonamassa perform on stage in a tribute to Jack's father Gary Moore, as part of the Sunflower Jam charity, supporting the integration of conventional and complimentary therapy, at Royal Albert Hall on July 8, 2011 in London, United Kingdom

Gary Moore's son pays homage Thin Lizzy's dual guitar sound on his debut solo single

By Janelle Borg published

Jack Moore shares that the track was written while he was touring Europe paying tribute to his father's blues legacy

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Phil Lynott (left) and Scott Gorham perform at Colston Hall in Bristol, England on October 22, 1976

Scott Gorham's disastrous Thin Lizzy audition inspired a key tweak he makes to all of his Les Pauls

By Jackson Maxwell published

Gorham wasn't unprepared for his tryout with the future rock legends – he just had a guitar that almost seemed to have a vendetta against him

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Phil Lynott and Eric Bell

Thin Lizzy to release first new record in over 40 years

By Phil Weller published

The Acoustic Sessions will feature stripped back acoustic reimaginings of some of the band's biggest hits

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A black and white image of an open-shirted Pat Travers playing a Gibson double cut onstage in 1978

Pat Travers on his chemistry with Pat Thrall, punk and EVH’s ‘70s arrival and Snortin’ Whiskey

By Joe Bosso published

The Canadian-born virtuoso discusses the rise and fall of the Pat Travers Band, witnessing the U.K. punk revolution and the riotous roots of Snortin’ Whiskey

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(L-R) Guitarist Gary Moore and lead vocalist and bassist Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy perform at the Omni Coliseum on February 21, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia

Gary Moore on how Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott helped shaped one of his most iconic guitar tracks

By Janelle Borg published

The two were regularly at loggerheads over personal and creative differences, but they did collaborate on Moore’s 1978 solo album Back on the Streets

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