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UNCOVERED: Bernie marsden - The Untold Story

"I'd been conscious of hardly ever being able to capture the heart, soul and spirit of the band." How David Coverdale led a fans' choir to create the connoisseur's favourite Whitesnake album

With three studio albums under their belt, Whitesnake unleashed their live sound on the world in a double dose of Hammersmith havoc

Louder · May 5

“We all adored BB, and he asked us to write something for him. But when we listened back to the demo we agreed we should keep it. Sorry, BB!”: The classic song that Whitesnake wrote for the King of the Blues – but didn’t give to him

And they later did the same thing with Tina Turner

MusicRadar · Dec 28, 2025

“It was not only an honour but deeply moving”: Bernie Marsden’s $1million ‘The Beast’ Les Paul was just played on stage by Slash’s favorite current British blues rock guitar hero

Chris Buck paid homage to both his father and the late Whitesnake guitarist with the performance

Guitar World · Nov 5, 2025

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“There were three hundred people there, and two hundred of those sang along to it, even though they’d never heard it before”: How a pre-fame Whitesnake made an overlooked R&B song their own – and finally got the blessing of the cult soul icon who wrote it

In 1978 Whitesnake turned a Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland chestnut into one of blues rock’s greatest anthems

Louder · Oct 26, 2025

“We all adored BB, and he asked us to write something for him. But when we listened back to the demo we agreed we should keep it. Sorry, BB!”: The classic song that Whitesnake wrote for the King of the Blues – but didn’t give to him

And they later did the same thing with Tina Turner

MusicRadar · Sep 27, 2025

“Originally retailed for around $250, they can now fetch up to 2,500 times that”: 1959 Gibson 'Burst Les Pauls sell for a king's ransom, and have been played and cherished by everyone from Jimmy Page to Billy Gibbons – but what exactly makes them special?

Widely considered to be the Holy Grail for guitar enthusiasts and collectors, 'Bursts feature on many of the most important rock albums ever made. So what exactly went into the secret sauce?

Guitar World · Aug 24, 2025

Their ranks have included blues-rock luminary Bernie Marsden, shred god Steve Vai, and journeyman virtuoso Reb Beach – here's the ultimate guide to the A-team guitarists that have shaped Whitesnake's blockbuster, stadium-conquering sound

David Coverdale’s revolving door of talent has included some of the finest rock guitarists of all time. This is how they each contributed to the many-times-platinum band's legacy

Guitar World · Jun 7, 2025

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Featuring Marcus King, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Bernie Marsden and five other sailors on the seven seas of rock

Louder · May 12, 2025

“When we came to England, all the headlines said: ‘Crash-boom-blitzkrieg, the Krauts are here!’”: The epic story of the Scorpions, the German band who smashed through the barriers to conquer America

The Scorpions proved that Britain and the US didn’t have the monopoly on hard rock and heavy metal

Metal Hammer · May 10, 2025

"His Midas touch is confirmed": Bernie Marsden covers the greats on posthumously released album

Classy covers from late guitarist Bernie Marsden on Icons, the fourth album in a series of five

Louder · May 9, 2025

"There has been no better ambassador for the electric guitar": Bernie Marsden, remembered

Best known for co-founding Whitesnake and as a writer of some of their classic songs, Bernie Marsden spent a lifetime walking in the shadow of the blues

Louder · Aug 24, 2024

Watch Cozy Powell and Co. rattle through Dance With The Devil, their iconic glam rock tribute to Jimi Hendrix

Rare 1974 footage of Bedlam featuring Cozy Powell playing the classic Dance With The Devil has appeared online

Louder · Aug 15, 2024

“I got a text off Bernie’s wife asking me if I’d like to play his ’59 Les Paul…” Chris Buck plays Bernie Marsden’s $1 million Beast Les Paul at all-star event in honor of the Whitesnake guitarist

The Cardinal Black ace was invited to play the legendary LP at a recent festival that paid tribute to Marsden's memory

Guitar World · Aug 8, 2024

“Bernie went into the studio with a host of guitars – but ended up using this £125 Squier for 95% of the sessions. It was one of the best Strats he ever played”: Inside the Bernie Marsden guitar auction – featuring rare Strats and a Greeny-esque ES-335

An epic collection of the former Whitesnake member’s guitars, amps and other highly collectable gear has just gone under the hammer – and we got up close and personal with his prized possessions

Guitar World · Jun 11, 2024

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Guitar World · Apr 22, 2024

With Full For Your Lovin’ and Here I Go Again, Whitesnake wrote some of rock’s best-loved anthems – and founding members Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody were a classic guitar partnership

Learn the rhythm and lead style of Whitesnake’s Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody era

Guitar World · Apr 11, 2024

“Bought by Bernie Marsden in New York at the end of the ill-fated Whitesnake, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden USA tour in 1981”: The rescheduled Marsden guitar auction offers insight into the journey of the famed collector

The auction will now take place on June 14, and showcases the enormous variety of the late guitarist’s collection

MusicRadar · Apr 10, 2024

Bernie Marsden auction date confirmed, with over 80 guitars going under the hammer, including Gibson and Ibanez electrics played onstage with Whitesnake – and the Gretsch that Peter Green borrowed

Postponed following the guitar legend's death in August 2023, Gardiner Houlgate will now host the auction on 11 June. Watch auctioneer Luke Hobbs introduce the first half of the collection

Louder · Apr 5, 2024

“I play the drums like I drive – crazy”: the epic life and tragic death of Cozy Powell

Drum legend Cozy Powell passed away on April 5 1998 at the age of 50. This is his story, by the people who knew him best

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MusicRadar · Feb 26, 2024

The cheapest tone upgrade ever or a myth: should you be top-wrapping your guitar bridge like Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons, Derek Trucks, Zakk Wylde and Joe Bonamassa?

Slinky sustain-enhancer or psychosomatic? Let's talk about top-wrapping

Guitar World · Jan 24, 2024

Bernie Marsden was British blues-rock's secret weapon – and his melodic, emotive approach to guitar solos is a must-learn

In honor of the late, great Bernie Marsden, we put his solo style under the microscope with two lead workouts that showcase the former Whitesnake rock legend's chops and phrasing

Louder · Jan 21, 2024

“We were the original bearded pirates. Nobody gave us a chance”: the epic story of how Whitesnake became the greatest blues rock band of the early 80s

Before MTV and hair metal, Whitesnake were the greatest blues rock band of the early 80s

Metal Hammer · Jan 10, 2024

"Ozzy called asking me to help him out because Randy Rhoads had died. I asked for a private jet so he’d turn me down": Michael Schenker on UFO, Scorpions, and snubbing The Rolling Stones, Ozzy and Thin Lizzy

"I've had slaps in the face, but I'm still here, still growing and still learning": an epic Michael Schenker interview

Guitar World · Dec 25, 2023

News of the (guitar) world: the biggest, baddest, weirdest and saddest guitar news of 2023

We track the year’s biggest six-string stories – from landmark gear developments to devastating departures and 2023’s most headline-grabbing players

Louder · Dec 7, 2023

"Two discs, 22 songs, one very worthy epitaph": Bernie Marsden's Working Man

Working Man is the final album by blues aficionado and former Whitesnake star Bernie Marsden

Louder · Nov 27, 2023

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now, including Måneskin, Bernie Marsden, Saxon and more

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