British guitarist John Sykes, known for his roles in rock bands Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, has died at 65 after a “hard fought battle with cancer.” His death was announced in a statement on ...

In 2021 on guitar podcast Tone-Talk ... The Berkshire, England native’s guitar heroes included Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore and Thin Lizzy’s Gary Moore. Around 1984, Whitesnake brought ...

and the boy taught himself the blues on a nylon-strung guitar while absorbing other such influences as Jimmy Page and Ritchie Blackmore. Besotted with a girlfriend, he set aside his guitar for a ...

However, the grumpy Blackmore nixed the prospect. He told Classic Rock in 2021: “Unfortunately, Ritchie Blackmore was vehemently against it. He thought it would be bad for Purple’s image. I was a bit ...

Tuesday's episode will see the arrival of two new bombshells, Chuggs Wallis and Samie Elishi, who are keen to get to know the ...

The offer came over Christmas 1978, when Blackmore visited Gillan with an invitation to join Rainbow, around the time of ...

The guitarist said his volume while testing amps was distracting to Marshall's workforce, even when he was in a soundproofed room ...

Even though Ritchie Blackmore didn’t have to worry about too much except for tearing up his guitar solos, he wasn’t afraid to take matters into his own hands when things didn’t go his way. Granted, ...

CASEY O’Gorman admitted he DID go on Love Island “for followers” – despite his protests in last night’s huge villa row. The ...

Daniel Ritchie’s nephew, Tom Ritchie, and his children, Kolyat, 3, (Held by Tom), Tamriel, 7, lower left, and Jace, 12, pay tribute to Daniel Ritchie after the celebration of life service for ...