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Along with bassist/vocalist Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey was the just other person in Irish rockers Slim Lizzy to stay with the group right from the start before end. Blessed in Dublin, Ireland on January 27, 1951, Downey was raised in the close by city of Crumlin, where he inherited …

Despite a big success single within the mid-’70s (“The Boys Are Back Town”) and learning to be a well-known act with hard rock and roll/heavy metallic fans, Thin Lizzy remain, within the pantheon of ’70s rock and roll bands, underappreciated. Created in the past due ’60s by Irish vocalist/songwriter/bassist Phil …