John Sykes, a guitarist who played with Thin Lizzy before joining Whitesnake for its smash 1987 album and later forming Blue ...

(NEXSTAR) — Guitarist John Sykes, well-known for his time with rock bands ... The British guitarist started his career with ...

Friedman has called the late guitarist a “game changer” when it came to solos, while Vai says he could never play guitar like ...

Sykes went on to release five solo albums, including strong live effort “Bad Boy Live!” in 2004. But for much of his later ...

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British rock guitarist John Sykes was known for his work with Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, and has died at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer ...

It is with great sorrow we share that John Sykes has passed away after a hard-fought battle with cancer,' a statement on his ...

Sykes joined Whitesnake in 1984 when the band's frontman, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale, asked him to replace ...

John Sykes, who played guitar with rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died. He was 65. The Reading -born musician was ...

(NEXSTAR) — Guitarist John Sykes, well-known for his time with ... The British guitarist started his career with The Tygers of Pan Tang in 1980, his bio explains. He spent two years with the ...