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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

Bassists
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

Guitarists
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

Music Releases
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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Scott Gorham
Scott Gorham on his Thin Lizzy audition – and the moment The Boys Are Back in Town “exploded”

By Henry Yates Published

Brian Robertson might have given Gorham the coldest of welcomes at his audition but the pair soon formed one of rock's most iconic guitar partnerships. Here, Gorham looks back on their chemistry and the Les Pauls behind his Lizzy sound

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Photo of THIN LIZZY and Scott GORHAM, Scott Gorham performing on stage
Scott Gorham nearly lost his 'Holy Grail' 1957 Gibson Les Paul to a customs officer just after he bought it – and he had to go to court to get it back

By Matt Owen Published

The Thin Lizzy guitarist bought the vintage guitar while in Boston with the band, but ran into a few issues when trying to take it overseas

Electric Guitars
Damon Johnson of Thin Lizzy performs on stage supporting Guns N' Roses at O2 Arena on May 31, 2012
Damon Johnson on playing with Thin Lizzy and Lynyrd Skynyrd – and why Eddie Van Halen gifted him a guitar

By Andrew Daly Published

From touring with Van Halen, to finding his own niche as a blood-and-guts player with some of rock’s biggest names

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