Getty Images/Paul Natkin Steve Vai had a great time in the ’80s, playing guitar for ex-Van Halen singer David Lee Roth and with former Deep Purple frontman David Coverdale’s band Whitesnake.

Cruel timing and clashes with David Coverdale kept Sykes from rock’s super-league but he was a top-tier player with a sound ...

David Coverdale: Powerhouse rock singer. Demanding band leader. Cocksman. These are the facts once, now, and always, each evident immediately in his band Whitesnake’s shocking 11th record, Forevermore ...

John Sykes, the world-renowned guitarist, best known for his work with the likes of Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake ... His bitter breakup with frontman, David Coverdale, evolved into one of rock ...

With recording in the can, he set out on the road with another David, this time Coverdale and the rest of Whitesnake, teeing up the second half of his tale. Steve Vai wields his heart-shaped ...

Acclaimed music video director Marty Callner – who helped several of the ‘80s biggest rock bands ... of those artists’ careers. Whitesnake leader David Coverdale responded to Callner ...

John Sykes, a veteran hard-rock guitarist who was a member of Whitesnake ... due to disagreements with frontman David Coverdale, and saw two other guitarists miming his parts in the songs ...