John Sykes, guitarist with Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy who co-wrote the hit singles 'Still of the Night' and 'Is This Love,' has died. He was 65.

Sykes appeared on Thin Lizzy’s harder-edged 1983 album Thunder and Lightning, the group’s Top 5 U.K. hit studio finale with the late frontman Phil Lynott. Sykes then joined Whitesnake for a two-album ...

“When [guitarist] Snowy White decided to leave Thin Lizzy, John was the natural choice to join us. While Snowy brought a laid-back, bluesy feel to the band, John introduced a heavier, more intense ...

He later joined Thin Lizzy for the Irish band’s 1983 album “Thunder and Lightning” before joining Whitesnake in 1984. Skyes was featured on several of Whitesnake’s albums, including the ...

The rocker co-wrote several of Whitesnake's biggest hits, including "Is This Love" and "Still of the Night." John Sykes, the electrifying guitarist who rocked the world in legendary bands Whitesnake ...

Sykes was asked to join the band following their collaboration, and he is credited with co-writing the single “Cold Sweat” on Thin Lizzy’s twelfth and final album, Thunder and Lightning.

Sykes officially joined Thin Lizzy that same year. He performed on the group’s 1983 LP Thunder and Lightning, for which he co-wrote the single “Cold Sweat,” and on their live album Life.

He went on to audition for Thin Lizzy. While the band was already popular, Sykes performed during the group's farewell tour and played for the last two albums, "Thunder and Lightning" and "Life." ...

The death of John Sykes, whose contributions to Whitesnake spurred them to become one of the biggest-selling bands of the eighties, has been confirmed ...

That led to Sykes joining Thin Lizzy, playing on their 1983 album Thunder And Lightning, and co-writing their UK hit “Cold Sweat.” Thin Lizzy broke up later in 1983, and Lynott died in 1986.