Bernie Marsden

Bernie Marsden, who passed away in August 2023, was the kind of guitarist whose playing tightens my chest. With Whitesnake he wrote or co-wrote with David Coverdale much of the catalog, including Here I Go Again, Fool for Your Loving and Ready an' Willing. That is not just shredding, that is songcraft, the rare guitarist who could also build the song. The golden age of British rock and blues was carried by genuine craftsmen like him, men who wrote the hits while flashier names took the light. I hold real admiration for a player who left melodies that outlive him.

Name (English)

Bernie Marsden

Name (Japanese)

バーニー・マースデン

Reading

ばーにー・まーすでん

Born

May 7, 1951 – August 24, 2023

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

Origin

Buckingham, United Kingdom

Occupation

guitarist / composer / songwriter / singer / record producer

• Official sitehttps://www.berniemarsden.com/bjm/
• Xhttps://x.com/Bernie_Marsden
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie%20Marsden
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q722240

Tags

• guitarist
• composer
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

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