Bernard John 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", "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues", "Lovehunter", "Trouble" and the multi-million selling chart-topper "Here I Go Again."\n', '

After playing with a Buckingham band called Skinny Cat from the age of 17, Marsden got his first professional gig with UFO in 1972. He next played with Glenn Cornick\'s Wild Turkey in 1973, before he joined drummer Cozy Powell\'s band Cozy Powell\'s Hammer. He then joined the 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 1976, with Tony Ashton and ex-Deep Purple members, Ian Paice and Jon Lord.\n', '

After his time with Paice Ashton Lord, Marsden was recommended to join Paul McCartney\'s Wings by saxophonist Howie Casey, but the position never materialised.\n', '

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