Mix of hits from 1979

Mix of hits from 1979 Tracks Include Thin Lizzy Lene Lovich Dollar Stanley Myers Stanley Myers (6 October 1930 – 9 November 1993) was an English composer and conductor,[who scored over sixty films and television series, working closely with filmmakers Nicolas Roeg, Jerzy Skolimowski and Volker Schlöndorff. He is best known for his guitar piece "Cavatina", composed for the 1970 film The Walking Stick and later used as the theme for The Deer Hunter. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music for Wish You Were Here (1987), and was an early collaborator with and mentor of Hans Zimmer. Gerry Rafferty Edwin Starr Electric Light Orchestra Sister Sledge McFadden & Whitehead Squeeze Earth, Wind & Fire Blondie Roxy Music Gary Numan Anita Ward

UK TOP 40 25-31 JULY 1976

Danny And The Juniors, The Beach Boys, Brotherhood Of Man, Thin Lizzy, Bee Gees and more.

Retro Countdown: The UK Top 40 for 14th August 1976

Bryan Ferry, Thin Lizzy, The Shangri-Las, The Real Thing, T Rex and more.

The Capital Countdown with Peter Young: 29/1/77

Gladys Knight & The Pips, Heatwave, Thin Lizzy, Thelma Houston, The Rubettes and more.

UK Top 45 Singles Chart W/E 10th March 1979

Roxy Music, The Three Degrees, Meat Loaf, Gloria Gaynor, Thin Lizzy and more.

UK TOP 40 8-14 JULY 1979

UK TOP 40 SINGLES CHART FOR W/E 14th JULY 1979 featuring hits from Tubeway Army, Donna Summer, Dollar, The Skids, Janet Kay, The Knack, Anita Ward, Quantum Jump, Edwin Starr, Thin Lizzy and more...

GOLDEN HOUR: FEBRUARY 1977

This show features 18 non-stop hits from February 1977. These tracks all peaked in the UK singles chart in this month. A 12" version is featured for one of the tracks. Artists include Leo Sayer, Boney M, Rose Royce, Julie Covington, Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, Thin Lizzy, The New Seekers, Julie Covington, Elvis Presley...and more.
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In the 1970s Thin Lizzy

“You got a bad reputation
That’s the word out on the town
It gives a certain fascination
But it can only bring you down“

The coolest rock star in the seventies when I was at school was Phil Lynott. He could not only sing, he was backed up by not one but two guitarists, he always had the girls and he gave a great interview – if the Careers Officer had given us the option to study how to become Phil Lynott then we’d never have skipped lessons!

Thin Lizzy were also the unofficial cheerleaders of the school rugby team. After a game on the coach we used to get out an old cassette player and play “The Boys Are Back In Town” over and over again – we were those fighting, drinking boys (at least we were until our mothers picked us up from the school gates).

The roots of Thin Lizzy can be traced back to the first group Phil Lynott formed with drummer Brian Downey, The Black Eagles. This group was shortlived (Phil was still at school) but it did begin the relationship between Brian and Phil. The next stage in the development of Thin Lizzy was Phil’s bass playing and songwriting. This came when he joined Skid Row (who had Gary Moore on lead guitar), again the relationship was brief but now Phil had all the key aspects in place to form his own group.

The first line up of Thin Lizzy consisted of Phil, Brian and Eric Bell (lead guitar) and, after extensive gigging, hit the charts with “Whisky in the Jar”. While the single was not typical of their style (it was their version of an Irish folk song) it gave them a taste of fame. Unfortunately the group found it difficult to follow up this success.

The classic Thin Lizzy line-up appeared in 1974 when Eric Bell left the group and was replaced by Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson. This gave the group their acclaimed two ‘axe’ approach that influenced both their live act and studio recordings. However they still had to wait for the big time and it wasn’t until 1976 that the group hit the charts with “The Boys Are Back In Town” and “Jailbreak”. Both these classic singles demonstrated the group’s blend of style with a hint of violence and showed them more than capable of seeing off the punk rock revolution that was on the horizon.

The group continued to build their reputation with critically acclaimed albums and successful hit singles supported by an amazing live show that made the most of Phil’s stagecraft. They, arguably, reached their pinnacle with the release of the double live album “Live and Dangerous” in 1978. This caught them at the height of their powers and is recognised as one of the greatest live albums of all time.

Thin Lizzy went through a number of personnel changes following this release and in 1983 the group split up. While a reformed Thin Lizzy now tours the ingredient that made them unique, Phil Lynott, died in 1986.

Phil Lynott - Last TV interview, December 1985

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70s Glam

70s Glam is rock and glitter – the sound of outrageous makeup, hairstyles, clothes and platform-soled boots. Look forward to David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Roxy Music, Sparks, T. Rex, The Flamin' Groovies, Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Slade, Queen, Abba, David Essex, Mott The Hoople, Sweet, Suzie Quatro, Nick Gilder and Fancy!


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1970s Top Ten by Steve Hill

The music of the 70s, was a mix of everything, from novelty records,disco,rock,country and so so much more. In an occasional series we ask readers to come up with their Top Ten of the 1970s.

Steve is a UK born guy now living in Asia and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of music, so I hope I get nothing wrong here.