John Sykes, best known for his work with popular rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died at the age of 65. The British guitarist died after a bout with cancer, according to a statement posted to his website Monday. The statement did not disclose what type of cancer Sykes had nor did it reveal the musician’s exact death date.

John Sykes, the celebrated guitarist known for his exceptional talent and contributions to bands like Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died at the age of 65 after battling cancer.

Garth Hudson, the organist and multi-instrumentalist whose wizardry enhanced some of the best-known songs of 1960s and 1970s rock group the Band, including "Up on Cripple Creek," "Chest Fever" and "Ophelia,

A cause of death was not announced, but his estate executor said he “passed away peacefully in his sleep” at a nursing home in The Band’s longtime home base of Woodstock, N.Y. According to Variety, Hudson was known as the quiet member of the group that began as the Hawks,

Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Weight” and “Rag Mama Rag,