Thin Lizzy met while at school in Dublin in the early 1960s. Lynott, born 20 August 1949 in West Bromwich, England to an Irish mother Philomena (1930– ) and Guyanese father Cecil Parris (1925–2010), was brought up in Dublin from the age of three. Downey, born 27 January 1951, is a Dublin native. Lynott joined a local band, The Black Eagles, as vocalist in 1963, and Downey was recruited as their drummer in 1965. In 1967, Lynott was asked to join Skid Row by bass guitarist Brush Shiels, who brought teenage Belfast guitarist Gary Moore (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011)
Cold Sweat (Thin Lizzy song) for them." Thin Lizzy were asked to perform the song on the British TV show "Top of the Pops", but were deselected after Lynott argued with a stage manager. On 28 January 1983, the band performed the song on the British TV music show "The Tube", along with "The Sun Goes Down" and "The Boys Are Back in Town". Cold Sweat (Thin Lizzy song) "Cold Sweat" is a song by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, and is the fifth track on their final studio album "Thunder and Lightning". It was co-written by guitarist John Sykes and Phil Lynott, and became