Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden dies aged 72 as bandmate David Coverdale pays tribute to ‘genuinely funny and gifted man’
Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden dies aged 72 as bandmate David Coverdale pays tribute to ‘truly funny and gifted man’
Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden has died at the age of 72, it was announced on Friday.
His bandmate and singer David Coverdale shared the sad news on social media, paying tribute to the “truly funny and gifted guy.”
David, 71, wrote: ‘Good morning…I have just woken up to the terrible news that my old friend and former snake Bernie Marsden has passed away.
My sincere thoughts and prayers for his beloved family, friends and fans. A genuinely funny, talented man, whom I had the honor of getting to know and sharing a stage with RIP, Bernie XXX’
Bernie was a founding member of Whitesnake and played with the band from 1978 to 1982.
He co-wrote some of the band’s best-known hits, including Fool For Your Loving and Here I Go Again, the latter reaching six million US radio plays in 2018.
Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden has passed away at the age of 72, it was announced Friday (pictured in 2018)