Decca released their hit single "Whiskey in the Jar," a remake of a traditional Irish song. They released their first three albums: Thin Lizzy, Shades of a Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds of the Western World. In 1971 Thin Lizzy received a record deal from Decca Records and relocated to London. If you take a closer look at the groundbreaking 1966 John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers album cover, you will see a young Eric Clapton reading a Beano comic.
The Dandy was one of the top comic books in the U.K., along with The Beano. Bell creatively named the band Thin Lizzy, after Tin Lizzy, a robot bird in The Dandy kids comic. The magical musical year of 1969 brought Eric together with Phil Lynott (lead vocals, bass), Eric Wrixon (organist) and Brian Downey (drummer) in a chance meeting at the Countdown Club in Dublin.
Born in East Belfast, Northern Ireland, Bell was one of the founding members of Thin Lizzy and had performed in the mid-‘60s with such bands as Them, Van Morrison, Shades of Blue, the Earth Dwellers, the Bluebeats and the Irish showband the Dreams. Much like the Yardbirds in the ‘60s, Thin Lizzy showcased many talented guitarists, such as Gary Moore, Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson, Snowy White and John Sykes. The Irish band Thin Lizzy was renowned for their extraordinary guitarist, Eric Bell.
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