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Bernie Marsden

1951 - 2023

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Bernard John Marsden (7 May 1951 – 24 August 2023) was 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", "Ready an' Willing", "Lovehunter", "Trouble", and "Here I Go Again". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernie Marsden is the 1,738th most popular musician (down from 943rd in 2019), the 4,598th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,570th in 2019) and the 286th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bernie Marsden ranks 1,738 out of 3,175Before him are Richard Sinclair, Nick Menza, Takeoff, Garrick Ohlsson, Gail Ann Dorsey, and Steve Hillage. After him are Dickey Betts, Matthias Reim, Mary Wilson, Julieta Venegas, J. B. Lenoir, and Dave Navarro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Bernie Marsden ranks 488Before him are Ian Buruma, Vladimir Romashkin, Dariush, Marsha Ivins, Steve Hillage, and Zoltán Ribli. After him are Zeenat Aman, Péter Baczakó, Marielle de Sarnez, Jürgen Hennig, Bill Moseley, and Roy A. Tucker. Among people deceased in 2023, Bernie Marsden ranks 449Before him are Sergio Gori, Viktor Mamatov, James Hartle, Agustí Villaronga, Dario Campeotto, and Max Hardcore. After him are Stéphane Demol, Christian Dalger, Niels Holst-Sørensen, Richard Davis, Faustin Twagiramungu, and Juan Carlos Sarnari.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bernie Marsden ranks 4,599 out of 8,785Before him are Callum Wilson (1992), Geoffrey Unsworth (1914), Alex Kapranos (1972), Charles Rosher (1885), Naseem Hamed (1974), and Phyllis Covell (1895). After him are Herbert Ponting (1870), Archibald Menzies (1754), John Masefield (1878), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Walter de la Mare (1873), and George Clausen (1852).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bernie Marsden ranks 286Before him are Robin Trower (1945), Doug Sampson (1957), Daphne Oram (1925), John Foxx (1948), Richard Sinclair (1948), and Steve Hillage (1951). After him are Jason Orange (1970), Zak Starkey (1965), Jim Capaldi (1944), Hugh Hopper (1945), Rick Allen (1963), and Glenn Cornick (1947).