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Unlike Petty — who famously took guitar lessons from Don Felder when he was young and referred to rhythm playing as "a lost art" — Campbell is self taught.

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The Kiss guitarist is a proud symbol of individuality. With ‘New York Groove’, he captured a simple stomping riff that somehow embodied the singularity of the Big Apple and its funky denizens in a way ...

John Sykes, a hard-rock guitarist and singer who played with Thin Lizzy before joining Whitesnake for its smash 1987 album and later forming Blue Murder, has died of cancer. He was 65. The news ...

We lived close to each other when we were in Blue Murder we hung out everyday. He was an amazing guitarist and together with Tony Franklin on bass we had a great rock trio.” ...

(NEXSTAR) — Guitarist John Sykes, well-known for his time with rock bands Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, has died. He was 65 years old. Sykes died in 2024 “after a hard fought battle with cancer ...