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Brian Michael Downey (born 27 January 1951) is an Irish drummer. He was a founding member of the rock band Thin Lizzy and the only other constant in the band aside from leader Phil Lynott until their disbandment in 1983. Downey also co-wrote several Thin Lizzy songs. Allmusic critic Eduardo Rivadavia has argued that Downey is "certainly one of the most underrated [rock drummers] of his generation". == Career == Growing up in Crumlin, Dublin, Brian's early musical influences came... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Brian Downey first charted in 1973 with The Rocker.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 4 UK Top‑75 entries.