His bitter breakup with frontman, David Coverdale, evolved into one of rock history's most well known tales. While Sykes and Coverdale undeniably shared some creative chemistry, their relationship ...

And while the Led Zeppelin legend has enjoyed huge success in his career, he’s also had a few missteps along the way - including a short-lived superstar project with Whitesnake’s David Coverdale. The ...

As did former bandmates including Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale. Before joining Thin Lizzy around 1982, Sykes played with Tygers of Pan Tang, part of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal ...

Sykes joined Whitesnake in 1984 when the band’s frontman, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale, asked him to replace founding guitarist Micky Moody while the British band was on tour ...

Messages paying tribute to Sykes poured in from across the rock world. In an Instagram post Monday, David Coverdale, lead singer and founder of Whitesnake, posted several photos of himself and ...

He was ultimately ousted from Whitesnake, along with several other band members, after his relationship with vocalist David Coverdale became strained. Embarking on his own, Sykes founded Blue ...

He joined @whitesnake after, a perfect foil for David Coverdale,” it read. “Our respect and thoughts to his family and friends and a massive thank you for being a part of the Thin Lizzy story ...