Remembering John Sykes, the powerhouse rock journeyman who breathed new life into Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy
John’s next move was Blue Murder project – a power-trio supergroup with Tony Franklin of The Firm on bass and the legendary ...
5 deaths that have rocked the music world in 2025
The music world has lost some exceptionally talented performers thus far in 2025. The following is a quick look at five ...
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Save the Music Foundation looks to expand its school education support by going independent
John Sykes, who founded the VH1 Save the Music Foundation in 1997 as an executive with MTV, said he was thrilled at how the ...
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Save the Music Foundation looks to expand its school education support by going independent
John Sykes, who founded the VH1 Save the Music Foundation in 1997 as an executive with MTV, said he was thrilled at how the current leadership of the nonprofit had taken the organization to a new ...
Rock music world rocked by deaths of nearly 20 legendary performers to start 2025
Jackie Farry, who hosted an MTV show and rubbed shoulders with some legendary rock acts, died on Jan. 12. She was 58. Variety ...
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John Sykes, Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake Guitarist, Dead at 65
John Sykes, a beloved guitarist ... in 1959 and raised partially in Spain, Sykes began playing guitar in his teens. He began his professional music career with a group called Streetfighter in ...
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John Sykes, Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy Guitarist and Co-writer of ‘Still of the Night’ and ‘Is This Love,’ Dies at 65
John Sykes, a veteran hard-rock guitarist who was ... He left that group to joined the Tygers of Pan Tang, which were popular during the “New Wave of British Heavy Metal” era of the early ...
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Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes has died, aged 65
Thin Lizzy’s John Sykes. Credit: Pete Cronin/Redferns In 2011, Sykes revealed that he was forming a new band with then ex ... Sykes’ legacy in music has also led to the birth of other metal ...