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Genres. Rock. Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument (s) Keyboards. vocals. Eric Wrixon (29 June 1947 – 13 July 2015) was a musician from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and a founding member of Them and Thin Lizzy. He came up with the band name "Them" (from the 1954 sci-fi film Them!
Im Dezember 1969 wurde die Band, hervorgehend aus dem Dubliner Duo Orphanage der Schulfreunde Phil Lynott und Brian Downey sowie der Coverband Shades of Blue des Belfaster Gitarristen Eric Bell, gegründet. In dieser Besetzung hatte Thin Lizzy ihre ersten Auftritte in Irland. Anfang 1970 wurde Decca Records, die zuvor schon Van Morrisons Band ...
14. Juli 2015 · Eric Wrixon, who played keyboards in the earliest versions of both Them and Thin Lizzy, has died on July at his home in Italy. He was 68. Hot Press is reporting that the news was confirmed by...
16. Juli 2015 · Eric Wrixon from Belfast wasa founding member of Them and Thin Lizzy. By Joanne Sweeney. Thu 16 Jul 2015 at 02:14. The blues and rock world is mourning the loss of Eric Wrixon, a founding...
Eric Wrixon, still a schoolboy, was the piano player and keyboardist. Morrison played saxophone and harmonica and shared vocals with Billy Harrison. They followed Eric Wrixon's suggestion for a new name, and the Gamblers morphed into Them, their name taken from the 50s horror movie Them!
28. Feb. 2024 · Keyboard player Eric Wrixon was in Lizzy’s earliest line-up too, but he left before their debut single The Farmer (which bombed) was released. Having scored a deal with Decca, the band released their self-tiled debut LP in April 1971. But despite quality, Jimi Hendrix-like material such as
18. Aug. 2020 · One of the defining rock groups of the 20th Century, Thin Lizzy began life in Dublin in 1969 when childhood friends Phil Lynott and Brian Downey were approached by two former members of Van Morrison’s band ‘Them’, Eric Wrixon (keyboards) and Eric Bell (guitar).
