John Sykes, who has died of cancer aged 65 ... who recorded two modestly successful studio albums and were big in Japan, recording a live album exclusively for the domestic market there.

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

John Sykes, a beloved guitarist who performed with ... He released four solo LPs and a live solo album. Born in Reading, England, in 1959 and raised partially in Spain, Sykes began playing guitar ...

In his final days, he spoke of his sincere love and gratitude for his fans who stuck by him through all these years,” a ...

“John was critical to that record and a superb live player. But there were many important aspects of things that were not there. It wasn’t meant to be.” Upon Sykes’s death, Coverdale ...

John Sykes, a former member of both Thin Lizzy and ... Sykes released five solo albums including 2004's Bad Boy Live!, which featured updates of material from Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake.

(Gray News) - Guitarist and songwriter John Sykes, who played for Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, has died. Sykes died at the age of 65 after a “hard-fought battle with cancer,” according to a statement on ...

BRITISH rock icon John Sykes has died aged 65 ... Sykes went on to release five solo albums, including Bad Boy Live! in 2004. He married Jennifer Brooks-Sykes in 1989 and they had three sons ...

John Sykes (center) was known for playing with Whitesnake ... He then went on to form his own group Blue Murder with whom he made two albums and a live record before deciding to try out a solo ...

The update was shared on Monday. Guitarist John Sykes is shown performing on stage during a live concert appearance with Blue Murder on November 30, 1989. (Photo by John Atashian/Getty Images ...

John Sykes, a guitarist who played with rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died aged 65. The British musician died after a “hard-fought battle with cancer”. “He will be remembered by ...