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Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy


Background information
Origin Dublin, Ireland
Genre(s) Heavy Metal
Hard Rock
Years active 1969—present
Label(s) Decca Music Group
EMI Group
Vertigo Records
Mercury Records
BMG International
Associated acts Whitesnake
Motörhead
Def Leppard
Wild Horses
Blue Murder
Funky Junction
Grand Slam
Dare
21 Guns
The Almighty
Website Website
Members
Vivian Campbell
Ricky Warwick
Scott Gorham
Marco Mendoza
Darren Wharton
Brian Downey
Former members
Brian Robertson
Phil Lynott
Eric Bell
Gary Moore
Midge Ure
Snowy White
John Sykes
Randy Gregg
Francesco DiCosmo
Eric Wrixon
Tommy Aldridge
Michael Lee



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The Beatles' John Lennon To Appear On New Coin

October 29, 2010
The Beatles' John Lennon To Appear On New CoinThe face of the late Beatle John Lennon is to be celebrated on a coin, it’s been announced.

The singer, who was killed in 1980, came top in a poll to decide who should appear on the silver £5 Alderney coin with 92% of the vote.

Lennon’s nearest rival, with just 4.2% of the vote, was author Jane Austen. More than 30,000 votes were cast in total.

Lennon, who would have celebrated his 70th birthday this year, will follow in the footsteps of William Shakespeare and Sir Winston Churchill by receiving a coin.

Dave Knight, Director of Commemorative Coin at the Royal Mint, said: “It’s entirely fitting that John Lennon has been chosen by the public in what would have been his seventieth year.

“The massive proportion of the vote he received shows clearly just how much his untimely death still resonates with the nation."

Knight added that the Royal Mint was "proud to commemorate a genuine British legend".

The coin is available to buy online priced at £44.99.

(by Jason Gregory)



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