John’s next move was Blue Murder project – a power-trio supergroup with Tony Franklin of The Firm on bass and the legendary Carmine Appice on drums. Their self-titled 1989 debut album ...

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The album would prove a massive success, but Sykes left the band before it was released and went on to form the supergroup Blue Murder with Tony Franklin and Carmine Appice.

Sykes joined Whitesnake in 1984 when the band's frontman, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale, asked him to replace founding guitarist Micky Moody while the British band was on tour behind ...

After leaving Whitesnake and returning to the UK, Sykes formed the supergroup Blue Murder featuring Tony Franklin and Carmine Appice.

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After Whitesnake, Sykes formed the group Blue Murder with drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge, then launched a solo career; he also toured with a Lynott-less incarnation of Thin Lizzy.

David Coverdale, lead singer and founder of Whitesnake, posted several photos of him and Sykes on Instagram on Monday. “Just heard the shocking news of John’s passing,” the post read.

After his time with Whitesnake, Sykes formed the hard rock group Blue Murder alongside Tony Franklin and Carmine Appice. Appice shared his sentiments about Sykes’ death on Facebook, saying he “loved ...