Decca weren't convinced, and relegated Black Boys to the B-side of the single, due for release in November. Instead, the label elevated the band's cover of traditional Irish folk song Whiskey In The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The Boys Are Back in Town” was written by Lynott. It was originally titled “GI Joe,” and it wasn’t initially considered a ...

In 1976, Thin Lizzy had their one and only Top 40 U.S hit with “The Boys Are Back in Town.” The song by the Irish rock band, from their album Jailbreak, peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 on ...

For decades, cowboy songs were a formidable segment of pop music, from the days when Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and Bob Wills rode high, the Sons of the Pioneers harmonized about tumbleweeds, and the ...

50 years ago today, Thin Lizzy released Jailbreak—their breakthrough in the U.S. and the only album of theirs to earn Gold certification there. Featuring the standout singles “Jailbreak” and “The Boys ...

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: ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. St. Patrick's Day is the perfect holiday for a singalong. But if you're looking to put together a St. Paddy's playlist, where ...

St. Patrick's Day is the perfect holiday for a singalong. But if you're looking to put together a St. Paddy's playlist, where should you start? Some of the most beloved rock bands in history are from ...

January 4, 1986 marks the death of Philip Parris Lynott, singer, songwriter, and bassist for Ireland’s Thin Lizzy, a band revered for their music and the power of their live performances. That day, ...

Thin Lizzy was ahead of its time and a victim of lousy luck. Formed in 1969, the Irish hard-rock band released five unsuccessful albums in a row, starting in 1971. Despite the first three on Decca and ...

“I’ve always been afraid of losing that human connection with fans,” Ryan Bingham tells me. We’re holed up in the green room at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he is preparing for the second ...