Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist and vocalist Phil Lynott, met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of twelve studio albums. Thin Lizzy's most successful songs, "Whiskey in the Jar", "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are Back in Town", were all major international hits which are still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. After Lynott's death in 1986, various incarnations of the band have emerged over the years based initially around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes, though Sykes left the band in 2009. Gorham later continued with a new line-up including Downey.
Lynott, Thin Lizzy's de facto leader, was composer or co-composer of almost all of the band's songs, and the first black Irishman to achieve commercial success in the field of rock music. Thin Lizzy boasted some of the most critically acclaimed guitarists throughout their history, with Downey and Lynott as the rhythm section, on the drums and bass guitar. As well as being multiracial, the band drew their members not only from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and Protestant communities during The Troubles. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock, and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal. Rolling Stone magazine describes the band as distinctly hard rock, "far apart from the braying mid-70s metal pack".
Albert William Ketèlbey (/kəˈtɛlbi/; born Ketelbey; 9August 1875– 26November 1959), was an English composer, conductor, and pianist, best known for his short pieces of light orchestral music. He was born in Birmingham, and moved to London in 1889 to study at Trinity College of Music. After a brilliant studentship he did not pursue the classical career predicted for him, becoming musical director of the Vaudeville Theatre before gaining fame as a composer of light music and as a conductor of his own works.
For many years Ketèlbey worked for a series of music publishers, including Chappell & Co and the Columbia Graphophone Company, making arrangements of music for smaller orchestras, which provided him with invaluable experience in writing fluent and popular music. He also found great success writing music for silent films until the advent of talking films in the late 1920s.
The composer's early works in conventional classical style were well received, but it was for his light orchestral pieces that he became best known. One of his earliest works in the genre, In a Monastery Garden (1915), sold over a million copies and brought him to widespread notice; his later musical depictions of exotic scenes caught the public imagination and established his fortune. Such works as In a Persian Market (1920), In a Chinese Temple Garden (1923), and In the Mystic Land of Egypt (1931) became best-sellers in print and on records; by the late 1920s he was Britain's first millionaire composer. His celebrations of British scenes were equally popular: examples include Cockney Suite (1924) with its scenes of London life, and his ceremonial music for royal events. His works were frequently recorded during his heyday, and a substantial part of his output has been put on CD in more recent years.
"Dancing in the Moonlight" is a song by the rock group King Harvest that was released as a single in 1972 and reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band released other singles, but they were never able to match the success of "Dancing in the Moonlight". The track used a Wurlitzer electric piano throughout.
History
The song was written in 1968 by Sherman Kelly, whose brother, Wells Kelly – King Harvest's drummer in the early 1970s – introduced the song to the band. It was originally recorded in 1969 by the American band, Boffalongo, which included Sherman Kelly (who sang lead on this original recording of his own composition) and future King Harvest frontman, Doc Robinson. Wells Kelly later became the original drummer for Orleans. Meanwhile, King Harvest recorded and released "Dancing in the Moonlight" as a single, with "Lady, Come On Home" on the B-side, while the band was based in Paris. Steve Cutler, a jazz drummer from New York City (standing on the pole in the cover picture), played drums on the tracks and toured with the band in France and the UK. The group disbanded after six months, and the single languished for a year, until it was bought and released worldwide by Perception Records.
Coloured Stone is a band from the Koonibba Mission, west of Ceduna, South Australia. Their sound has been described as having a unique feel and Aboriginal (Indigenous Australian) qualities. The band performs using guitar, bass, drums, and Aboriginal instruments – didjeridu, bundawuthada (gong stone) and clap sticks – to play traditional music such as the haunting "Mouydjengara", a whale-dreaming song of the Mirning people.
Background and members
The original Coloured Stone band members were three brothers, Bunna Lawrie (drums & lead vocals), and Neil Coaby (rhythm guitar & backing vocals) and Mackie Coaby (bass & backing vocals), and their nephew, Bruce (aka Bunny) Mundy (lead guitar & backing vocals). All are from the mission settlement of Koonibba, South Australia. Bunna Lawrie is the leader and singer of the band and he was also their original drummer.
Bunna Lawrie is also a member and respected elder of the Mirning Aboriginal tribe from the Coastal Nullabor, South Australia. He is a Mirning whaledreamer and songman, medicine man and story teller of his tribe. He is Coloured Stone's founding member and chief song writer.
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar 1973 Video Sound HQ
Irish Traditional Song 1960s
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar (Single 1972, Album Vagabonds of the Western World 1973)
Philip Lynott - Vocals, Bass
Eric Bell - Guitar
Brian Downey - Drums
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Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town (Official Music Video)
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the ...
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Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe A Word (Official Music Video)
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the ...
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Thin Lizzy - Sarah (Official Music Video)
The official 'Sarah' music video. Taken from Thin Lizzy - 'Black Rose: A Rock Legend'.
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the Jar'...
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Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town - Live At Rockpalast.avi
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Thin lizzy - Dancing in the moonlight
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Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy | The Midnight Special
Thin Lizzy performed on The Midnight Special March 25, 1977
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Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song / The Boys Are Back In Town - Live in Germany 1981
Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals
Scott Gorham – guitars, backing vocals
Snowy White – guitars, backing vocals
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Brian Downey – drums, percussion
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Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) & Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) - "King's Call"
Irish Traditional Song 1960s
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar (Single 1972, Album Vagabonds of the Western World 1973)
Philip Lynott - Vocals, Bass
Eric Bell -...
Irish Traditional Song 1960s
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar (Single 1972, Album Vagabonds of the Western World 1973)
Philip Lynott - Vocals, Bass
Eric Bell - Guitar
Brian Downey - Drums
Irish Traditional Song 1960s
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar (Single 1972, Album Vagabonds of the Western World 1973)
Philip Lynott - Vocals, Bass
Eric Bell - Guitar
Brian Downey - Drums
The official 'The Boys Are Back In Town' music video. Taken from Thin Lizzy - 'Jailbreak'.
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak', 'Dancing in the Moonlight' and 'Cowboy Song'.
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Music video by Thin Lizzy performing The Boys Are Back In Town. (C) 2016 Mercury Records Limited
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak', 'Dancing in the Moonlight' and 'Cowboy Song'.
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Music video by Thin Lizzy performing The Boys Are Back In Town. (C) 2016 Mercury Records Limited
The official 'Don't Believe A Word' music video. Taken from Thin Lizzy - 'Johnny The Fox'.
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak', 'Dancing in the Moonlight' and 'Cowboy Song'.
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Music video by Thin Lizzy performing Don't Believe A Word. (C) 2016 Mercury Records Limited
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak', 'Dancing in the Moonlight' and 'Cowboy Song'.
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Music video by Thin Lizzy performing Don't Believe A Word. (C) 2016 Mercury Records Limited
The official 'Sarah' music video. Taken from Thin Lizzy - 'Black Rose: A Rock Legend'.
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak', 'Dancing in the Moonlight' and 'Cowboy Song'.
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Music video by Thin Lizzy performing Sarah. (C) 1979 Mercury Records Limited
The official 'Sarah' music video. Taken from Thin Lizzy - 'Black Rose: A Rock Legend'.
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak', 'Dancing in the Moonlight' and 'Cowboy Song'.
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Music video by Thin Lizzy performing Sarah. (C) 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Thin Lizzy performed on The Midnight Special March 25, 1977
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Irish Traditional Song 1960s
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar (Single 1972, Album Vagabonds of the Western World 1973)
Philip Lynott - Vocals, Bass
Eric Bell - Guitar
Brian Downey - Drums
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak', 'Dancing in the Moonlight' and 'Cowboy Song'.
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Music video by Thin Lizzy performing The Boys Are Back In Town. (C) 2016 Mercury Records Limited
The official 'Don't Believe A Word' music video. Taken from Thin Lizzy - 'Johnny The Fox'.
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak', 'Dancing in the Moonlight' and 'Cowboy Song'.
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Music video by Thin Lizzy performing Don't Believe A Word. (C) 2016 Mercury Records Limited
The official 'Sarah' music video. Taken from Thin Lizzy - 'Black Rose: A Rock Legend'.
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Formed in Dublin, 1969; Thin Lizzy are heralded as one of the finest hard rock bands to ever grace stages around the word. Led by lead bassist and vocalist Phil Lynott and famed for their incendiary live shows; Thin Lizzy are responsible for hits such as 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak', 'Dancing in the Moonlight' and 'Cowboy Song'.
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Music video by Thin Lizzy performing Sarah. (C) 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Thin Lizzy performed on The Midnight Special March 25, 1977
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Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist and vocalist Phil Lynott, met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of twelve studio albums. Thin Lizzy's most successful songs, "Whiskey in the Jar", "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are Back in Town", were all major international hits which are still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. After Lynott's death in 1986, various incarnations of the band have emerged over the years based initially around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes, though Sykes left the band in 2009. Gorham later continued with a new line-up including Downey.
Lynott, Thin Lizzy's de facto leader, was composer or co-composer of almost all of the band's songs, and the first black Irishman to achieve commercial success in the field of rock music. Thin Lizzy boasted some of the most critically acclaimed guitarists throughout their history, with Downey and Lynott as the rhythm section, on the drums and bass guitar. As well as being multiracial, the band drew their members not only from both sides of the Irish border but also from both the Catholic and Protestant communities during The Troubles. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock, and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal. Rolling Stone magazine describes the band as distinctly hard rock, "far apart from the braying mid-70s metal pack".
When I passed you in the doorway Well, you took me with a glance I should have took that last bus home But I asked you for a dance Now we go steady to the pictures I always get chocolate stains on my pants And my father he's going crazy He says I'm living in a trance But I'm dancing in the moonlight It's caught me in its spotlight Dancing in the moonlight On this long hot summer night It's three o'clock in the morning And I'm on the streets again I disobeyed another warning I should have been in by ten Now I won't get out 'til Sunday I'll have to say I stayed with friends But it's a habit worth forming If it means to justify the end Dancing in the moonlight It's caught me in its spotlight Dancing in the moonlight On this long hot summer night And I'm walking home The last bus is long gone But I'm dancing in the moonlight Dancing in the moonlight It's caught me in its spotlight Dancing in the moonlight On this long hot summer night Dancing in the moonlight It's caught me in its spotlight Dancing in the moonlight On this long hot summer night Dancing in the moonlight It's caught me in its spotlight Dancing in the moonlight On this long hot summer night Dancing in the moonlight It's caught me in its spotlight Dancing in the moonlight