The rocker co-wrote several of Whitesnake's biggest hits, including "Is This Love" and "Still of the Night." John Sykes, the electrifying guitarist who rocked the world in legendary bands Whitesnake ...

On January 20, 2025, one of my all-time guitar heroes, John Sykes, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. He was ...

That was where I came across Blue Murder. They were the band John Sykes put together when he left Whitesnake after the big 1987 record – it was him, Carmine Appice from Vanilla Fudge and Tony Franklin ...

The following year, Sykes was approached to join former Deep Purple singer David Coverdale’s band Whitesnake. After some wrangling, he agreed to play with the new group and cut some tracks for ...

He released 1984’s Slide It In and 1987’s Whitesnake albums with the band before moving over to Blue Murder. He released three albums — and was a vocalist as well as guitarist — with the ...

Sykes appeared on two Whitesnake albums and co-wrote some of the band's best-known songs, including Still Of The Night and Is This Love. He began his career in 1980 with heavy metal band Tygers Of ...

Throughout his career, he performed with Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, and the Tygers of Pan Tang, and fronted his own band Blue Murder. He released four solo LPs and a live solo album. Born in Reading ...

Iconic English guitarist John Sykes – known for playing lead guitar for bands including Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Sykes – has died at the age of 65. Earlier today, the following statement ...

John Sykes, who has died of cancer aged 65, was a guitarist best known for his work with Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake ... He was invited to join the band Streetfighter by his friend Mervyn ...

Afterwards, Sykes joined Whitesnake, performing on their 1984 album “Slide It In” and playing in front of hundreds of thousands of people as the band supported Queen and Iron Maiden at the ...