- Eric Bell
Eric Bell (born Eric Robin Bell,
3 September 1947 ,Belfast ,Northern Ireland [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068189/bio IMDb.com] ] ) is a rockmusician andguitarist .He was the lead guitarist for
Thin Lizzy , and played on the band's first threealbum s "Thin Lizzy", "Shades of a Blue Orphanage " and "Vagabonds of the Western World ".Although Thin Lizzy were gaining in popularity, the pressures of recording, touring and the excesses of the rock-star lifestyle, began to take its toll. He left the band after a New Year's Eve
concert in 1973, after throwing hisguitar into the air in the middle of the concert, pushing theamplifier s into theaudience and storming off, as he said on the "Gary Moore and Friends"DVD interviews.There was a brief reunion for Thin Lizzy's 1983 tour, but for the most part, Bell has concentrated on a solo career with his group, the Eric Bell Band. He has subsequently worked extensively with ex-
Jimi Hendrix sideman ,Noel Redding and toured withBo Diddley . [ [http://entertainment.lycos.com/music/artist_bio.php?id=Bell%2C+Eric Entertainment.lycos.com] ]Bell performed in the
Phil Lynott tributeconcert "The Boy is Back in Town" in thePoint Theatre ,Dublin ,Éire in 2005. This was released on a DVD called "".References
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