
Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of Thin Lizzy. Lynott was born in Hallam Hospital (now Sandwell General Hospital) in West Bromwich (then in Staffordshire), England, the son of a Guyanese father, Cecil Parris, and a White Irish Catholic mother, Philomena (aka Phyllis) Lynott, whose surname he took. His father left his mother just three weeks after he was born and returned to his native Brazil.
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Old Town
King's Call
Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
Yellow Pearl
Solo In Soho
Ode to a Black Man
Yellow pearl - First 7" Remix
The Man's A Fool
Tattoo (Giving It All Up For Love)
A Child's Lullaby