Eric Bell

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Irish guitarist best known as a founding member of Thin Lizzy.

Born in England on the 3rd of September 1947, adopted to Belfast as a baby. Played with a number of Belfast bands, first The Atlantics and then The Deltones (who later became Shades Of Blue), followed by an incarnation of [a=Them (3)], called Van Morrison and Them Again, in 1966. Next was the Earth Dwellers and then Glasgow-based The Bluebeats, who broke up leading to a return to Belfast to join Shades Of Blue, and then to Dublin where he joined [a=Dreams (2)].

In Dublin in 1969 he went to see the band Orphanage, where he met Phil Lynott and drummer Brian Downey and together they formed Thin Lizzy. Bell stayed with the band as guitarist and sometimes co-writer until 1973, recording three albums: Thin Lizzy, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage, and Vagabonds Of The Western World. During this time, he also did a brief stint with [a=Skid Row (2)], in early 1972.

After leaving Thin Lizzy, he joined the Noel Redding Band, then later Mainsqueeze, which included stints backing Bo Diddley.

Since leaving Thin Lizzy, Bell has also continued to record and perform both solo, and leading his own blues-based trio the Eric Bell Band.

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The Rocker

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Broken Dreams

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Whiskey In The Jar

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OH PRETTY WOMAN

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Irish Boy

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August 24, 2025

Bloody Stream

Howth, Dublin, Ireland


August 25, 2024

Bloody Stream

Howth, Dublin, Ireland


August 20, 2023

Bloody Stream

Howth, Dublin, Ireland


February 25, 2022

Chelmsford Social Club

Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. Shake Your Moneymaker(Elmore James cover)

  • 2. 2 Ships

  • 3. I'm Yours and I'm Hers(Johnny Winter cover)

  • 4. Parchman Farm(Mose Allison cover)

  • 5. The Stumble(Freddie King cover)

  • 6. Lonely Nights In London

  • 7. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man(Willie Dixon cover)

  • 8. Rip It Up(Little Richard cover)

  • 9. Sleep Walk(Santo & Johnny cover)

  • 10. Whiskey in the Jar([traditional] cover)

  • 11. Wasn't born in the Delta

  • 12. Look What the Wind Just Blew In(Thin Lizzy cover)

  • 13. Away With The Fairies

  • 14. Song For Gary

  • 15. Farther Up the Road(Bobby “Blue” Bland cover)

  • 16. Irish Boy

  • 1. Concrete Jungle


February 28, 2020

Corneel

Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands

  • 1. Shake Your Moneymaker(Elmore James cover)

  • 2. 2 Ships

  • 3. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man(Willie Dixon cover)

  • 4. Rip It Up(Little Richard cover)

  • 5. I'm Yours and I'm Hers(Johnny Winter cover)

  • 6. Irish Boy

  • 7. Sleep Walk(Santo & Johnny cover)

  • 8. Gotta Say Bye Bye

  • 9. Whiskey in the Jar([traditional] cover)

  • 10. (The Welfare) Turns Its Back on You(Freddie King cover)

  • 11. Concrete Jungle

  • 12. Farther Up the Road(Bobby “Blue” Bland cover)

  • 13. Gloria(Them cover)

  • 14. The Rocker(Thin Lizzy cover)

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Eric Bell has released 6 albums between 1976 and 2017. Notable releases include Standing At A Bus Stop, Exile, Irish Boy. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Eric Bell's most-played tracks include The Rocker, Broken Dreams, Whiskey In The Jar, OH PRETTY WOMAN, Irish Boy. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

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