Career
Jimmy Lyon was a guitar prodigy in California"s Central Valley. He was discovered by Bill Graham, and paired with vocalist Eddie Money (another Graham discovery). Lyon was the lone guitarist on Eddie Money"s first two albums, Eddie Money and Life for the Taking.
He was the lead guitarist on the albums Playing for Keeps and Number Control.
Lyon left after the Number Control album, but did play on the song "Backtrack" from the Where"s the Party? album, and later made a guest appearance on the Nothing to Lose album, playing lead guitar on the hit "Walk on Water". He was the lead guitarist for the Tina Turner Private Dancer tour in 1985.
Lyon played guitar on the Greg Kihn Band albums, Unkihntrollable and Kihn Of Hearts.
