Bernie Marsden
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bernard John Marsden |
| Born |
7 May 1951 Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Genres | Hard rock, blues-rock, blues, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Castle |
| Associated acts | UFO, Cozy Powell's Hammer, Babe Ruth, Paice Ashton Lord, Whitesnake, The Moody Marsden Band, The Snakes, The Company of Snakes |
| Website | berniemarsden |
| Notable instruments | |
| PRS SE Bernie Marsden, Various PRS guitars, Gibson Les Paul 1959 (The Beast), Gibson SG, Gibson Twin Neck 12/75, Sid Poole Custom | |
Bernard John "Bernie" Marsden (born 7 May 1951) is an English rock and blues guitarist. He is primarily known for his work with Whitesnake, having written or co-written with David Coverdale many of the group's hit songs, such as "Fool for Your Loving", "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues", "Lovehunter", "Trouble" and the multi-million selling chart-topper "Here I Go Again."
After playing with a Buckingham band called Skinny Cat from the age of 17, Marsden got his first professional gig with UFO in 1972. He next played with Glenn Cornick's Wild Turkey in 1973, before he joined drummer Cozy Powell's band Cozy Powell's Hammer. He then joined the Babe Ruth in 1975, and played on two releases, Stealin' Home (1975) and Kid's Stuff (1976), before moving on to Paice Ashton Lord in 1976, with Tony Ashton and ex-Deep Purple members, Ian Paice and Jon Lord.
After Paice Ashton Lord folded, in 1978, Marsden formed a band with former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale, and guitarist Micky Moody. The band became Whitesnake. Bernie played on the first seven albums: Snakebite (1978), Trouble (1978), Lovehunter (1979), Ready & Willing (1980), Live In The Heart Of The City (1980), Come An' Get It (1981) and Saints & Sinners (1982). There was a strong rumour that he formed Whitesnake after turning down a chance to be the guitarist in Wings with Paul McCartney. His time in Whitesnake, and his legacy of songs, remains in the forefront of his musical career.
Following his departure from Whitesnake, Marsden formed a short-lived band called Bernie Marsden's SOS. Not long after, Bernie Marsden's Alaska was formed with Robert Hawthorne on vocals and Richard Bailey on keys. Alaska released two melodic rock albums, Heart of the Storm (1984) and The Pack (1985), before splitting. In 1986, he formed MGM with former-Whitesnake members Neil Murray and Mel Galley. The band, very briefly, included Toto vocalist Bobby Kimball. Recordings were made but remain unreleased. In 1989, Bernie Marsden reunited with Whitesnake guitarist Micky Moody to form the Moody Marsden band recording an acoustic live album in Norway called 'Live In Hell' and an electric live album called 'Never Turn Our Back On The Blues' that featured Zak Starkey on drums. The Moody Marsden Band toured extensively throughout Europe, recording a studio album called 'Real Faith'. Next up for Bernie was the band The Company Of Snakes. The name of the band derives from ex-Bad Company singer Robert Hart and having Marsden, Moody and Neil Murray in the band too. The band released a double-album of Whitesnake songs called 'Here They Go Again', and later produced a studio album called 'Burst The Bubble' that featured Deep Purple keyboard player Don Airey. TCOS evolved into the band M3. This included Bernie, Micky Moody, Neil Murray, drummer Jimmy Copley, keyboard player Mark Stanway and Stefan Berggren. M3 produced a triple-CD DVD called 'Rough 'n' Ready' which features the songs from their Whitesnake legacy.
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