John Sykes is an English guitarist/singer, who made a name for himself in the 80's playing with such groups as Tygers of Pan Tang,
Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake. After being fired from Whitesnake in 1987, Sykes formed Blue Murder, which also featured Tony
Franklin on bass and Carmine Appice on drums. Blue Murder released two studio albums and then disbanded in 1994. Since Blue Murder, Sykes
has ...read more
John Sykes is an English guitarist/singer, who made a name for himself in the 80's playing with such groups as Tygers of Pan Tang,
Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake. After being fired from Whitesnake in 1987, Sykes formed Blue Murder, which also featured Tony
Franklin on bass and Carmine Appice on drums. Blue Murder released two studio albums and then disbanded in 1994. Since Blue Murder, Sykes
has been an active solo artist, as well as performing with the with reformed Thin Lizzy from 1996 to 2009. More recently Sykes was planning a
collaboration with former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, but the project fell through. « hide
