Phil Lynott

THIN LIZZY – Irish Rock Legends Released Their 6th LP ‘JAILBREAK’ Today 50 Years Ago

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Significant longplayers from the past

26 March 2026

Band: THIN LIZZY

Who: Legendary Irish rock group led by the late great Phil Lynott
who passed away following a heroin overdose in 1986, he was
only 36. After his death, the band continued to play live, but
didn’t produce new music.

Album: JAILBREAK
Their 6th. Released on 26 March 1976,
today 50 years ago.

AllMusic said in retrospect: “A truly exceptional album with a dimension
of richness that sustains, but there’s such kinetic energy to the band that
it still sounds immediate no matter how many times it’s played”.

SINGLE
More than 528 million
streams on Spotify.

ALBUM


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Short Bio – All Albums

Happy 74 To THIN LIZZY Hero PHIL LYNOTT

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20 August 2023

Charismatic frontman Phil Lynott of Irish legendary rock kings THIN LIZZY was actually born in England before moving to Dublin, Ireland with his family, on 20 August 1949. He would have celebrated his 74th birthday today.

To remember him – he passed away on 4 January 1986, only 36, due to pneumonia and heart failure following heroin addiction – here’s one Thin Lizzy‘s big 1972 hits. Whiskey In The Jar was actually an Irish traditional, also covered by The Highwaymen, The Dubliners, and even metal icons Metallica.

Musha ring dum a doo dam a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There’s whiskey in the jar-o

THIN LIZZY: Discography – Facebook

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‘WHISKEY IN THE JAR’ By THIN LIZZY – Frontman PHIL LYNOTT Passed Away 35 Years Ago Today

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4 January 2021

Band: THIN LIZZY (Ireland)
Single: WHISKEY IN THE JAR
An Irish traditional, also covered by
The Highwaymen, The Dubliners,
Metallica and more
Released: 1972

Charismatic frontman Phil Lynott
sadly passed away 35 years ago today,
on 4 January 1986, following a drug
overdose. He was only 36. R.I.P.

Musha ring dum a doo dam a da
Whack for my daddy-o
Whack for my daddy-o
There’s whiskey in the jar-o…

THIN LIZZY: Discography – Facebook