Bernie Marsden

Bernie Marsden

Bernie Marsden 2014
Background information
Birth name Bernard John Marsden
Born (1951-05-07) 7 May 1951
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Genres Hard rock, blues-rock, blues, heavy metal
Occupation(s) Musician, singer, songwriter, producer
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Years active 1973 – present
Labels Castle
Associated acts UFO, Cozy Powell's Hammer, Babe Ruth, Paice Ashton Lord, Whitesnake, The Moody Marsden Band, The Snakes, The Company of Snakes
Website berniemarsden.co.uk
Notable instruments
PRS SE Bernie Marsden, Various PRS guitars, Gibson Les Paul 1959 (the beast), Gibson SG, Fender Stratocaster, Sid Poole Custom

Bernard John "Bernie" Marsden (born 7 May 1951) is 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" and "Here I Go Again."[1]

Early career

After playing with a Buckinghamshire band called Skinny Cat, Marsden got his first professional gig with UFO. He next played with Glenn Cornick's Wild Turkey in 1974, before he joined Babe Ruth in 1975, and played on two releases, Stealin' Home (1975) and Kid's Stuff (1976), before moving on to Paice Ashton Lord in 1977, with Tony Ashton and ex-Deep Purple members, Ian Paice and Jon Lord.[2]

Whitesnake

After Paice Ashton Lord folded, in 1978, Marsden joined the hard rock band, Whitesnake, playing on eight albums, from Snakebite (1978) to Saints and Sinners (1983). He reportedly turned down the possibility of playing with his boyhood hero, Paul McCartney, in Wings, to join Whitesnake.[2]

Alaska

Following his departure from Whitesnake, Marsden formed a new band, initially called Bernie Marsden's SOS, which featured Marsden (guitar), Tommy Jackson (vocals), Brian Badham (bass), Richard Bailey (keyboards) and John Marter (drums). Shortly after, Jackson was replaced by Rob Hawthorn and the band was renamed Bernie Marsden's Alaska. They released two melodic rock albums, Heart of the Storm (1984) and The Pack (1985), before splitting.[2]

Discography

With UFO
  • 1973 "Give Her the Gun" (single)
  • 1993 The Decca Years
With Cozy Powell's Hammer
  • 1974 Na Na Na (single)
With Wild Turkey
  • 1974 Don't Dare to Forget
With Babe Ruth
  • 1975 Stealin' Home
  • 1976 Kid's Stuff
With Paice Ashton Lord
With Whitesnake
With Alaska
  • 1984 – Heart of the Storm (as Bernie Marsden's Alaska)
  • 1985 – The Pack
  • 1986 – Alive (VHS, DVD – 2005)
  • 2002 – Live Baked Alaska
  • 2003 – Anthology 1
With The Moody Marsden Band
  • 1992 – Never Turn Our Back on the Blues
  • 1994 – Live in Hell – Unplugged
  • 1994 – The Time Is Right for Live (the two above albums released as one)
  • 1994 – Real Faith
  • 1999 – In Concert & Studio Outtakes Mainly Guitars (Live Sampler)
  • 2000 – The Night the Guitars Came to Play
  • 2001 – Ozone Friendly
  • 2004 – The Best Of
With The Snakes, Company of Snakes & M3
With The Little House Band
  • 2000 Christmas 2000 (COS line up as The Little House Band) Unreleased Promo, Cover Versions
With The Majesticaires
  • 2001 Solid Rock (COS line up as The Majesticaires) Unreleased Promo, Cover Versions
Solo
  • 1979 – And About Time Too! (reissue: 2000)
  • 1981 – Look at Me Now (reissue: 2000)
  • 1992 – The Friday Rock Show Sessions '81
  • 1995 – Tribute to Peter Green: Green and Blues
  • 2002 – Blues Rock (Bad Ass'd Boogie Driven Hot Licks) Industry Only Sampler
  • 2003 – Big Boy Blue (Advance Edition)
  • 2003 – Big Boy Blue (2CD Edition)
  • 2005 – Live at the Granary
  • 2005 – Stacks
  • 2006 – Blues 'n' Scales: A Snakeman's Odyssey 1970–2004 (compilation)
  • 2007 – Big Boy Blue... Live (live album)
  • 2007 – The Ironworks Session (Sampler Available Gigs Only)
  • 2008 – Radioland (compilation)
  • 2009 – Bernie Plays Rory
  • 2009 – Going to My Hometown (live album)
  • 2011 – Ballyshannon Blues for Rory
  • 2012 – Very Local Boy (compilation)
  • 2013 – Stages Live (Maryport Blues Festival Edition)
  • 2014 – Shine
Other recordings
  • 1973 You & Me (Chick Churchill)
  • 1974 Jumblequeen (Bridget St John)
  • 1978 Ain't That Just the Way (Barbi Benton)
  • 1979 Over the Top (Cozy Powell)
  • 1980 Why (K2)
  • 1981 Tilt (Cozy Powell)
  • 1982 Before I Forget (Jon Lord)
  • 1982 Reading Rock '82 (VA)
  • 1988 Guitar Speak 2 (VA)
  • 1988 "South Africa" (Ian Gillan, writer)
  • 1990 Perfect Crime (Blonde on Blonde, as producer only)
  • 1991 Forcefield IV: Let the Wild Run Free (Forcefield)
  • 1992 Instrumentals (Forcefield)
  • 1992 First of the Big Band – BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert '74 (Tony Ashton & Jon Lord)
  • 1994 Tellin' Stories (Walter Trout Band)
  • 1994 Line Up (Borderline)
  • 1995 Frankie – Soundtrack
  • 1998 Still Crazy – Soundtrack
  • 2000 Snakebites – The Music of Whitesnake (Tribute)
  • 2000 Popmodel (Mama's Jasje)
  • 2002 Blues for Harlem (Larry Johnson)
  • 2002 I Eat Them for Breakfast (Micky Moody)
  • 2003 Freak Out! (Chris Catena)
  • 2007 Booze, Brawds and Rockin' Hard (Chris Catena)
  • 2007 Human Spirit (Gary Fletcher)
  • 2007 Ian Paice and Friends Live in Reading 2006 (DVD)
  • 2007 Little Hard Blues" (Andrea Ranfagni, "Everybody Knows", "May Day", "New Baby", "Easy Woman")
  • 2008 The Original – The Audiolab Sessions 2002 (Les Castle)
  • 2008 Slap My Hands (Jimmy Copley)
  • 2008 Live and Rocking! – Live at the Hell Blues Festival 2000 (Micky Moody & Friends)
  • 2009 Endangered Species – Live at Abbey Road 2000 (CD/DVD, Tony Ashton & Friends)
  • 2011 All Out (Don Airey)
  • 2014 Where Blues Meets Rock ("Linin' Track')
  • 2014 Silver Rails (Jack Bruce)
  • 2014 Celebrating Jon Lord (VA)
Film and television appearances
  • 1989 Runaway Dreams (musical director)
  • 1995 Rock Family Trees (interviewee)
  • 1998 Still Crazy (performer, song "A Woman Like That")
  • 2006 Heavy Metal – Louder Than Life (interviewee)
  • 2013 Dance with the Devil: The Cozy Powell Story (interviewee)
  • 2013 A Day in the Delta (host)
  • 2014 Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall (interviewee)

References

  1. ↑ Prato, Greg. Bernie Marsden at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 3 Greg Prato. "Bernie Marsden Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

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