The Whitesnake founder was not pleased with ... including the solo on Here I Go Again. David Coverdale had also made it clear that he did not want to collaborate with John Sykes ever again.

John’s next move was Blue Murder project – a power-trio supergroup with Tony Franklin of The Firm on bass and the legendary ...

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 the U.S ...

John Sykes, a veteran hard-rock guitarist who was a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and the Tygers of ... due to disagreements with frontman David Coverdale, and saw two other guitarists miming his ...

The guitarist died after a 'hard fought' health battle, according to an official statement.

Sykes co-wrote "Is This Love," one of Whitesnake's biggest hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and more on the band's chart-topping, self-titled 1987 album.

Sykes eventually became the group’s lead guitar player. A few years later, Sykes was invited to join the band Whitesnake by lead singer David Coverdale. In a post to X Monday, Coverdale shared his ...

Messages paying tribute to Sykes poured in from across the rock world. In an Instagram post Monday, David Coverdale, lead singer and founder of Whitesnake, posted several photos of himself and Sykes ...

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 ...

In 1984, he joined Whitesnake at the invitation of founder and frontman David Coverdale, recording parts for their Slide It In album and later for their self-titled 1987 release which was a critical ...

John Sykes, a former member of both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died at age 65. An official statement confirmed that Sykes had been diagnosed with cancer. “He will be remembered by many as a man ...