Eric Bell

Eric Bell
Bell in 2005
Background information
Birth nameEric Robin Bell
Born (1947-09-03) 3 September 1947
England
OriginBelfast, Northern Ireland
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1966 – present
Member ofEric Bell Band
Formerly of

Eric Robin Bell (born 3 September 1947) is a Northern Irish rock and blues musician, best known as a founding member and the original guitarist of the rock group Thin Lizzy, of which he was a member from 1969 to 1973. After his time in Thin Lizzy, he briefly fronted his own group before joining the Noel Redding Band in the mid-1970s. He has since released several solo albums and performs regularly with a blues-based trio, the Eric Bell Band.