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Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes dies at 65

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John Sykes died after a "hard fought battle with cancer", his website says.

He appeared on two Whitesnake albums and co-wrote some of the band's best-known songs.

He began his career in 1980 with heavy metal band Tygers Of Pan Tang before joining Thin Lizzy .

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