Cruel timing and clashes with David Coverdale kept Sykes from rock’s super-league but he was a top-tier player with a sound all his own ...

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash took to Instagram to share a photo of Sykes alongside the caption, “RIP #John Sykes.” Sykes was a truly transformative figure in rock music history, and his ...

Trunk noted John Sykes “is not a household name ... Since his death was made public Jan. 20, guitar-legends like Slash, Zakk Wylde and Steve Vai have mourned the loss. As did former bandmates ...

Credit: Paul Natkin/Getty Images Speaking to Guitar World back in 1989, the late John Sykes – a guitar hero who lent his ferocious tone and songwriting chops to Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy ...