Bernie Marsden, the British guitarist who played with David Coverdale’s Whitesnake in the late ’70s and early ’80s and co-wrote hits including “Here I Go Again” and “Fool for Your Loving” and had a long solo career, died Thursday.
He was 72. Coverdale shared the news in a social media post, calling his former bandmate “A genuinely funny, gifted man, whom I was honored to know and share a stage with.” He didn’t share any other details.Good Morning…I’ve just woken up to the awful news that my old friend & former Snake Bernie Marsden has passed.
My sincere thoughts & prayers to his beloved family, friends & fans. A genuinely funny, gifted man, whom I was honored to know & share a stage withRIP, Bernie XXX pic.twitter.com/KXwsDEICN6 Born on May 7, 1951, in Birmingham, Marsden played with various local bands before linking up with pre-Michael Schenker UFO.
He didn’t last long with that group, touring briefly with them recording only a few unreleased demos produced by Dave Edmunds in 1972. “I was naïve and green,” he said in a 2020 interview with BraveWords, “and thought that joining a pro band and moving to London was going to be like the cover of a Beatles EP, with everyone jumping in the air and being happy.
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