John Sykes

Summary

John Sykes is a human^[1]. Born in Reading^[2], he… he was born on July 29, 1959^[3]. He died on December 2024^[4]. He worked as a guitarist^[5], composer^[6], and singer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,784 views/month, #6,579 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Reading^[2], John Sykes…
• John Sykes was born on July 29, 1959^[3].
• John Sykes died on December 2024^[4].
• John Sykes held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• John Sykes worked as a guitarist^[5].
• John Sykes worked as a composer^[6].
• John Sykes's professions included singer^[7].
• John Sykes's field of work was music^[10].
• John Sykes's field of work was guitar performance^[11].
• John Sykes's field of work was singing^[12].
• John Sykes's field of work was composed musical work^[13].
• John Sykes's field of work was music composition^[14].
• John Sykes was a member of Thin Lizzy^[15].
• John Sykes was a member of Tygers of Pan Tang^[16].
• John Sykes was a member of Whitesnake^[17].
• John Sykes was a member of Blue Murder^[18].
• John Sykes is recorded as male^[19].
• John Sykes's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• John Sykes's genre is hard rock^[21].
• John Sykes's record label is recorded as Mercury Records^[22].
• John Sykes's Commons category is recorded as John Sykes^[23].
• John Sykes's family name is recorded as Sykes^[24].
• John Sykes's given name is recorded as John^[25].
• John Sykes's official website is recorded as https://johnsykes.com^[26].
• John Sykes's instrument is recorded as guitar^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1959-07-29^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2024-12-21^[31]

• Genre(s): hard rock, rock^[32]

• Community tags: hard rock, rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 978ae39b-edb8-449f-b53e-d0e7260f7ac5^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Reading^[2], John Sykes… he was born on July 29, 1959^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist^[5], composer^[6], and singer^[7]. Fields of work include music^[10], a type of arts^[35]; guitar performance^[11]; singing^[12], a type of activity^[36]; composed musical work^[13], a type of work of art^[37]; and music composition^[14], an academic discipline^[38].

Death and Burial

John Sykes died on December 2024^[4].

Why It Matters

John Sykes ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,784 views/month, #6,579 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

FAQs

Where was John Sykes born?

John Sykes was born in Reading^[2].

What did John Sykes do for work?

John Sykes worked as guitarist^[5], composer^[6], and singer^[7].