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Bernie Marsden

バーニー・マースデン　/　ばーにー・まーすでん

Guitarist from United Kingdom

May 7, 1951 – August 24, 2023　・　Buckingham, United Kingdom

guitarist
composer
songwriter

My Take

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.

Overview

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".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: guitarist / composer / songwriter / singer / record producer

2. Background

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.berniemarsden.com/bjm/
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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

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