He didnt share any other details.
My sincere thoughts & prayers to his beloved family, friends & fans.
It turned out to be anything but.
Bernie Marsden onstage with Whitesnake in 1981Getty Images
Marsden continued to gig and record with bands including Cozy Powells Hammer and Deep Purple spinoff Paice Ashton Lord.
It was while recording with the latter that he met Coverdale, and the pair hit it off.
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He was like a surrogate brother to me, Marsden told BraveWords.
From left: ‘Ready an’ Willing’-era Whitesnake, from left: Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Mickey Moody, Ian Paice and David Coverdale (Getty ImagesGetty Images
50 in the UK the following year.
But Whitesnake was about to strike on both sides of the pond.
It hit the UK Top 10, spawning the Coverdale-Marsden single Fool for You Loving, which made No.
13 in Great Britain and was an FM hit stateside.
Marsden co-wrote the former, which would become a No.
Marsden also had a long solo career spanning several albums and educational discs.
His final set,Trios,came out last year.
His autobiographyWheres My Guitarwas released in 2017.
Marsden is survived by his wife and two daughters.
