caption associated_acts birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
bell former bandmate phil lynott , 2005 performing at the unveiling of the statue for them , eric bell band , thin lizzy , the noel redding band belfast , northern ireland eric bell non_vocal_instrumentalist 3 september 1947 guitar , backing vocals rock , blues rock , folk rock eric bell 2005.jpg eric bell
 eric robin bell musician songwriter
eric bell

eric robin bell -lrb- born 3 september 1947 in east belfast , northern ireland -rrb- is a northern irish rock musician and guitarist , best known as a founder member and the original guitarist of the rock group thin lizzy .
after his time in the band , he had a brief period of fronting his own group .
