"RIP John Sykes. His work on Thin Lizzy's Thunder & Lightning, Whitesnake 1987 and the Blue Murder debut album has cemented his reputation and given him a table of the gods." Another fan gushed ...

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(NEXSTAR) — Guitarist John Sykes, well-known for his time with ... Sykes left Whitesnake to start Blue Murder alongside ...

Speaking to Guitar World back in 1989, the late John Sykes – a guitar hero who lent his ferocious tone and songwriting chops to Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Blue Murder, and Tygers of Pan Tang – said he ...