The English guitarist co-wrote Whitesnake's 'Is This Love,' one of the defining power ballads of late-’80s hard rock.

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

John Sykes, a guitarist who played in bands like Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, died of cancer at age 65. He cowrote some of Whitesnake's biggest hits, like "Still of the Night" and "Is This Love." ...

Sykes was dismissed from Whitesnake following the release of their self-titled album, and he then went on to join the English hard-rock outfit Blue Murder until the band broke up in 1994.

A fiery guitarist and strong singer with a mane of wavy blond hair, Sykes is best known for his work on Whitesnake’s eponymous 1987 seventh album, for which he cowrote nearly every track ...

John Sykes remained with Thin Lizzy through to their split in 1984 and featured on their lauded 1983 album ‘Thunder and Lightning’. Sykes joined Whitesnake in early 1984 and featured on the ...

John Sykes, the guitarist whose talent helped propel Whitesnake to success, is dead at 65. He also worked with the bands Thin ...

Sykes was headhunted by British singer David Coverdale to join Whitesnake, appearing on the Slide It In album in 1984 as well as co-writing a self-titled album three years later with hits ...

John appeared on Thin Lizzy's 1983 Top five album Thunder and Lightning before joining Whitesnake and contributing to two albums, beginning with 1984's Slide It In. Sykes participated in Thin ...

He performed on the Thunder And Lightning album in the early 1980s, before he joined frontman Phil Lynott on his tour of Europe with a band dubbed The Three Musketeers. After leaving Whitesnake ...

John Sykes, the legendary guitarist who shaped the sound of bands like Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder, has died at the age of 65 following a courageous battle with cancer. In an official ...