The founding guitarist for the iconic hair metal band co-wrote hits like “Here I Go Again.”
Bernie Marsden, the original guitarist for monumentally popular 1980s metal band Whitesnake, died Thursday night at age 72. The news was first announced by former bandmate and Whitesnake lead singerMarsden was born in 1951 in Buckingham, England, and by his mid-20s he'd been the member of numerous notable bands, including UFO and Paice Ashton Lord.
Marsden remained a member of Whitesnake until 1982, co-writing some of the band's best-known hits. such as “Fool for You Loving" and “Here I Go Again." The latter song, arguably Whitesnake's most recognizable hit, was recut for the band's 1987 albumSpeaking with Louder, Marsden said that it took less than a day to write the song, which hit #1 on the singles chart in the U.S. and remained in the top 10 for weeks. “It took maybe two hours,” Marsden said.
After his time with Whitesnake, Marsden launched a number of solo projects and collaborated with luminaries including, as
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