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"It was starting to feel like the band had run its course": Whitesnake entered 1984 on a high, but everything was about to change

Whitesnake's last album before MTV propelled them towards US superstardom, Slide It In marked the end of an era for the band

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"My man management skills are very poor, but the music that gets made is usually worth it": The story of John Kalodner, the man who made rock stars

He signed Foreigner. He helped Whitesnake go global. Aerosmith owe him. He is music biz A&R legend-cum-rockstarmaker John Kalodner

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“Randy Rhoads trusted me. He put his reputation with Sharon and Ozzy on the line to bring me in”: Rudy Sarzo talks Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne and reshaping his bass tone for Whitesnake

With his work covering six decades of music, Rudy Sarzo has seen things we wouldn’t believe, from the world’s biggest stages to the darkest of tour buses

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Jeff Beck: "Cozy Powell and I played for about a minute and you could see all the other drummers packing up their kits - he was my John Bonham"

Drum Heroes: Celebrating the hard-working and fast-living Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Whitesnake and ELP drum hero who even had a drum-feature solo hit

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"The copycat jibes thrown in Kingdom Come's direction by the music press and Gary Moore were certainly not without merit": Kingdom Come by Kingdom Come

Released at the height of hair metal, Kingdom Come's debut album made waves for its startling resemblance to Led Zeppelin

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Bernie Marsden was British blues-rock's secret weapon – and his melodic, emotive approach to guitar solos is a must-learn

In honor of the late, great Bernie Marsden, we put his solo style under the microscope with two lead workouts that showcase the former Whitesnake rock legend's chops and phrasing

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“We were the original bearded pirates. Nobody gave us a chance”: the epic story of how Whitesnake became the greatest blues rock band of the early 80s

Before MTV and hair metal, Whitesnake were the greatest blues rock band of the early 80s

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News of the (guitar) world: the biggest, baddest, weirdest and saddest guitar news of 2023

We track the year’s biggest six-string stories – from landmark gear developments to devastating departures and 2023’s most headline-grabbing players

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"Two discs, 22 songs, one very worthy epitaph": Bernie Marsden's Working Man

Working Man is the final album by blues aficionado and former Whitesnake star Bernie Marsden

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Bernie Marsden guitar auction delayed following guitar hero’s death

Gardiner Houlgate has announced it will hold off on the sale for “an appropriate period” as a mark of respect to the late influential guitarist

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Bernie Marsden obituary

Powerfully expressive British guitarist and songwriter who was a key member of the rock band Whitesnake

The Guardian - UK

Bernie Marsden death: Whitesnake guitarist dies at 72

British musician dies ‘peacefully’ surrounded by family

The Independent UK

“My mum said, ‘What about the drink and drugs and wild women?’ I said, ‘That‘s what I want to do this for!’”: the life and times of Bernie Marsden, British blues-rock‘s secret weapon

In 2020, Classic Rock sat down with late ex-Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden to talk fistfights with UFO, patching things up with David Coverdale and meeting James Bond

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Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden dies at the age of 72

British musician died ‘peacefully’ on Thursday surrounded by his family.

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Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden dies aged 72

Rock and blues guitarist amassed one of the most extensive and coveted private guitar collections in the world

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Former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden has died, aged 72

Marsden was a giant of blues and rock guitar, with a formidable guitar collection and an even more formidable style

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"I've read that David wrote it after his marriage broke up, or that it was written on a boat in Venezuela": The story behind Whitesnake's Here I Go Again

Here I Go Again began as a two-track demo, but it propelled Whitesnake from journeyman Brit rockers to US chart-topping stardom

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Former Whitesnake guitarist and solo artist Bernie Marsden dead at 72

The death of guitarist Bernie Marsden has been confirmed by his publicist

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Bernie Marsden, former Whitesnake guitarist and giant of blues-rock guitar, has died

Co-writer of Here I Go Again, Marsden leaves behind a profound legacy following a lauded career, and was “writing and recording new songs until the end”

Guitar World

“Rhythm playing is the backbone of what a guitar player is trying to say – and it’s become deeply undervalued today”: Adrian Vandenberg is back with one of this year’s biggest rock guitar albums – where melody and rhythm are king

The Dutch guitar icon on what helped him come to terms with Steve Vai recording his Whitesnake guitar parts, why the Peavey Vandenberg is making a comeback, and how his wrist injury forced him to develop a new picking technique using his fingernail

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Bernie Marsden’s vintage guitar gear is officially now up for sale via ATB Guitars’ Reverb store

The Beast might be staying at the Marsden residence but his ’52 Gold Top, ’61 Telecaster Custom and ’64 ES-345 TDSV are stunning and available now

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Winger have taken the knocks and they've been knocked out, but at least Metallica have apologised

Kip Winger and Reb Beach on Winger's first album in almost a decade, that call from James Hetfield, and supporting Spinal Tap: "They’re a spoof band, but we’re the ones they’re spoofing on"

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Bernie Marsden’s iconic “The Beast” ‘59 Gibson Les Paul isn’t going up for sale after all

The former Whitesnake guitarist was set to part ways with his iconic Burst for $1.3 million – but has had a swift change of heart

Guitar World

Bernie Marsden’s legendary “The Beast” ’59 Gibson Les Paul is up for sale for $1.3 million

The iconic Burst has been listed as part of a wider Bernie Marsden Collection, which will see the sale of numerous instruments owned by the former Whitesnake guitarist

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The Beast is caged: Bernie Marsden has decided not to sell his Gibson '59 Les Paul Burst for $1.3 million after all

He's had a change of heart but the rest of the highlights of his prized guitar collection will still be sold by the UK's ATB Guitars

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