“Bernie never lost his passion for music,” the rocker’s family said in a statement.
My sincere thoughts & prayers to his beloved family, friends & fans.
A genuinely funny, gifted man, whom I was honored to know & share a stage with."
Original Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden.Joby Sessions/Future Publishing via Getty
Coverdale also shared severalphotos and video clips featuring Marsdenon his Twitter account.
“We were lucky to have known you,” the post read.
Marsden was born in Buckingham, England, on May 7, 1951.
Whitesnake.Fin Costello/Redferns
The University of Buckingham awarded Marsden an honorary Master of Arts degree in 2015.
