In the wake of of Skyes’ death on 20 January, Wharton tells MusicRadar about the great times they shared with Lizzy’s frontman Phil Lynott - and how Sykes always loved playing those classic ...

In the wake of of Skyes’ death on 20 January, Wharton tells MusicRadar about the great times they shared with Lizzy’s frontman Phil Lynott - and how Sykes always loved playing those classic Lizzy ...

Frontman Phil Lynott died in 1986 and the group disbanded. Coverdale pursued him to join the British band Whitesnake, and Sykes debuted on their 1984 album Slide It In, which brought them US success.

Sykes participated in Thin Lizzy’s farewell tour, which concluded in 1983, and he remained close friends with frontman Phil Lynott until his death in 1986. Joining Whitesnake in 1987 ...

He played on the 1983 release Thunder and Lightning before accompanying frontman Phil Lynott on a European tour with a separate group called The Three Musketeers. In 1984, he joined Whitesnake at ...

However, it was through one of Tygers of Pan Tang's producers that Sykes was introduced to Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, with whom he co-wrote his 1982 single “Please Don’t Leave Me.” ...

After Sykes auditioned unsuccessfully for Ozzy Osbourne’s band, Tygers producer Chris Tsangarides connected him with Phil Lynott, singer-songwriter of Thin Lizzy, who were enormously popular at ...

He went onto appear on Thin Lizzy's 1983 top five album Thunder and Lightning - the last featuring front man Phil Lynott, who died aged 36 in 1986. Sykes had also joined Lynott on a tour of Europe ...

DARTS legend Phil Taylor has landed himself a brand new gig after rejecting a proposal from Sky Sports. The 16-time darts world champion announced his full retirement from the sport in 2024 - four ...

Phil Taylor has backed Luke Littler to break his record of 16 world titles - but says the 17-year-old will have to overcome "Man Utd syndrome" to do it. Littler became the youngest player to win ...