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John Sykes, best known for playing guitar with iconic bands Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, has died. He was 65 years old and was reportedly battling cancer when he died on January 20, 2025. Thin Lizzy’s ...

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Guitarist John Sykes (pic), who played with the rock bands Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, has died at 65. He helped compose one of the defining power ballads of the late-1980s hair-metal scene in Is ...

A gifted guitarist who played with some of the biggest rock bands and who lived in Blackpool for many years has died, aged 65.

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 ...