Lynott

Lynott died in 1986 after falling into a heroin-induced coma.

Gary Moore, Famed Thin Lizzy Guitarist, Dies at 58 2011

Obviously, my youth makes this process work in reverse; members of the generation that came before me were more likely reminded of Phil Lynott when they first heard Jon Bon Jovi talk about riding his steel horse.

Fargo Rock City Chuck Klosterman 2003

The two would later combined for the single Out in the Fields in 1985, the year before Lynott died.

The Guardian World News Ben Quinn 2011

"The biggest factor is boomers are no longer raising children," says Jana Lynott, AARP's transportation expert.

USATODAY.com News 2011

Recruited to Thin Lizzy in 1973 by Lynott - with whom he was said to share an intensely competitive relationship - Moore initially played with the group for a few months but returned four years later and went on to play on the band's Black Rose album, released in 1979.

The Guardian World News Ben Quinn 2011

In the same year, Moore and Lynott enjoyed success with Parisienne Walkways, which reached the UK top 10 in 1979.

The Guardian World News Ben Quinn 2011

Then there is the ongoing controversy behind the recording of the Live and Dangerous album was it really live? and the constant dark cloud of drink and drugs that claimed the life of Lynott and eventually prompted another band member to take up golf as a substitute.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Hugely influenced by having seen Jimi Hendrix in Belfast, the 16-year-old Moore moved from the city to Dublin in 1969 to join Skid Row, then a four piece whose line-up featured Lynott as lead vocalist, and went on to share vocals with Brush Shiels after Lynott was dropped.

The Guardian World News Ben Quinn 2011

Lynott 20 points, 13 rebounds had double-doubles to lead Lake Washington to an 87-63 KingCo 3A/2A victory over Liberty.

The Seattle Times 2011

As well as playing with Thin Lizzy for several periods, Moore worked separately with Lynott, who died in 1986 from drug-related complications.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011