Phil Lynott: The Rocker

Phil Lynott: The Rocker
ISBN-10
0857122541
ISBN-13
9780857122544
Category
Music
Pages
228
Language
English
Published
2010-04-07
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Author
Mark Putterford

Description

The definitive biography of Thin Lizzy's charismatic lead singer . Using dozens of interviews with family, friends and band members, Putterford gives a touching and sometimes shocking account of the life of the one and only black Irish rock legend.

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