Born in 1949 as the son of an Irish teenager and an Afro-Guyanese immigrant, Philip Parris Lynott was raised by his grandmother in Dublin, where he couldn’t help but stand out as a 6-foot-1 Black man.

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MILTON — The Classic Rock Appreciation Society will perform Thin Lizzy's classic album, "Jailbreak," at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Art Academy of Milton. Attendees are encouraged to dress in Halloween ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left to right, singer Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey and guitarist Eric Bell of Thin Lizzy, on February 23, 1973. (Credit: ...