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John Sykes, Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake Guitarist, Dead at 65
John Skyes, a guitarist who played with Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake in the 1980s, has died at 65 after a battle with cancer.
He began his professional music career with a group called Streetfighter in the late 1970s after moving to Blackpool, England, and later left to join English heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang. Sykes auditioned unsuccessfully for Ozzy Osbourne’s band before Tygers of Pan Tang producer Chris Tsangarides connected him with Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott. Coverdale shared photos of himself with Sykes on X, writing, “Just heard the shocking news of John’s passing…My sincere condolences to his family, friends & fans.”
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