While rock and blues guitarist Bernie Marsden – born on May 7, 1951, in
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England – had an extensive solo career, he is best
known for his work with Whitesnake as well as Deep Purple offshoot band Paice
Ashton Lord and several others. His musical journey began in his teens when he
played with several local Buckingham bands before briefly joining UFO in 1972.
His tenure with the band was brief – he was out in 1973 - and he then joined the
band Wild Turkey the following year. His next project was as a member of drummer
Cozy Powell’s Hammer, which lasted u...