| Bernie Marsden |
|
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Bernard John Marsden |
| Born |
7 May 1951 (1951-05-07) (age 58)
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Genres |
Hard rock, blues-rock, blues, heavy metal |
| Occupations |
Musician, singer-songwriter, producer |
| Instruments |
Guitar, vocals |
| Years active |
1973 – present |
| Labels |
Castle |
| Associated acts |
UFO, Babe Ruth, Paice, Ashton & Lord, Whitesnake, The Snakes, The Company of Snakes |
| Website |
berniemarsden.co.uk |
| Notable instruments |
| Gibson Les Paul |
Bernard John "Bernie" Marsden (born 7 May 1951) is an English rock guitarist. Having played with Glenn Cornick's Wild Turkey in 1974, he then played with Babe Ruth, from 1975-76, before becoming an original member of Paice, Ashton & Lord in 1977 and then joining the hard rock band, Whitesnake. In more recent years, Marsden has toured with his bands Company of Snakes, M3 ( both formed with fellow former Whitesnake members Micky Moody and Neil Murray) and Bernie Marsden's Whitesnake, and performed with Elkie Brooks. Over the years he has taken part in a number of sessions and has released a handful of solo albums (And ABout Time, Too!, Look At Me Now, Green & Blues, Stacks). He has also collaborated with Micky Moody on a number of Marsden-Moody live and studio projects.
Discography
With UFO
- 1973 Give Her The Gun (single)
- 1993 The Decca Years
With Cozy Powell's Hammer
With Wild Turkey
- 1974 Don't Dare To Forget
With Babe Ruth
- 1975 Stealin' Home
- 1976 Kid's Stuff
With Paice, Ashton & Lord
- 1977 Malice in Wonderland
- 1993 BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert '77
- 2007 Live In London '77 (DVD)
With Whitesnake
With Alaska
- 1984 - Heart Of The Storm (as Bernie Marsden's Alaska)
- 1985 - The Pack
- 1986 - Alive (VHS)
- 2002 - Live Baked Alaska
- 2003 - Anthology 1
With The Snakes, Company Of Snakes & M3
- 1998 - Once Bitten (Japan)
- 1998 - Live in Europe
- 2001 - Here They Go Again
- 2002 - Burst The Bubble
- 2005 - Classic Snake Live
- 2005 - Rough An' Ready (CD)
- 2007 - Rough An' Ready (DVD)
Solo
- 1979 - And About Time Too Bernie Marsden|And About Time, Too!
- 1980 - Look At Me Now Bernie Marsden|Look At Me Now
- 1992 - The Friday Rock Show Sessions '81
- 1992 - Never Turn Your Back on the Blues (live album, with Micky Moody)
- 1994 - Live In Hell - Unplugged (live album, with Micky Moody)
- 1994 - The Time Is Right For Live (the two above albums released as one)
- 1994 - Real Faith (with Micky Moody)
- 1995 - Tribute to Peter Green: Green and Blues
- 2000 - The Night The Guitars Came To Play (with Micky Moody)
- 2001 - Ozone Friendly (with Micky Moody)
- 2005 - Stacks Bernie Marsden|Stacks
- 2006 - Blues 'N' Scales: a Snakeman's Odyssey 1970-2004 (compilation)
- 2007 - Big Boy Blues Bernie Marsden|Big Boy Blue... Live' (live album)
- 2008 - Sampler (compilation)
- 2009 - Bernie Plays Rory (live album)
- 2009 - Going To My Hometown (acoustic, ltd. ed.)
- Radioland - CD Sampler of the Live Show (not released officially)
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)
- 1981 Tilt (Cozy Powell)
- 1982 Before I Forget (Jon Lord)
- 1982 Reading Rock '82 (VA)
- 1988 Guitar Speak 2 (VA)
- 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)
- 1998 Still Crazy - Soundtrack
- 2000 Snakebites - The Music Of Whitesnake (Tribute)
- 2002 Blues for Harlem (Larry Johnson)
- 2002 I Eat Them for Breakfast (Micky Moody)
- 2007 Booze, Brawds and Rockin' Hard (Chris Catena)
- 2007 Human Spirit (Gary Fletcher)
- 2007 Ian Paice and Friends Live In Reading 2006 (DVD)
- 2008 The Original - The Audiolab Sessions 2002 (Les Castle)
- 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)
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