Scott Gorham shares insights about John Sykes’ audition for Thin Lizzy and its impact on the band’s direction amid challenges ...

Gorham remembers John Sykes, the player who stepped in and stepped up, breathing new life into Thin Lizzy with the super hard ...

John Sykes, a hard-rock guitarist and singer who played with Thin Lizzy before joining Whitesnake for its smash 1987 album and later forming Blue Murder, has died of cancer. He was 65.

Sykes started his career in 1980 when he joined the British band The Tygers of Pan Tang, according to his website. He later joined Thin Lizzy in 1982 as their lead guitarist.

(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 ...

Sykes started his career in 1980 when he joined the British band The Tygers of Pan Tang, according to his website. He later joined Thin Lizzy in 1982 as their lead guitarist. He performed on the ...

John Sykes, the long-haired guitarist who helped propel bands like Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy to fame in the 1980s, has died from cancer. He was 65. The news was announced on his official Facebook ...

(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 ...

(NEXSTAR) — Guitarist John Sykes, well-known for his time with rock bands Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, has died. He was 65 years old. Sykes died in 2024 “after a hard fought battle with cancer ...