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Whitesnake are an English hard rock band formed in London in 1978. The group was originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the band quickly developed into their own entity, Coverdale is the only constant member throughout their history.
- 1978–1990, 1994, 1997, 2003–present
- List of Whitesnake members
- London, England
Nov 4, 2020 · Whitesnake is 1987 all the way, and the band's megahit "Here I Go Again" is perhaps the catchiest hard rock song of all time. Whitesnake has a complex history that stretches over four decades. Here are a few things you probably don't know about the band.
- Jeff Somers
Jan 21, 2024 · “Whitesnake’s music had such a great feeling to it,” says Micky Moody. “The band were all highly rated musicians and it showed in the performances. Of course, we were into the blues – people like the Paul Butterfield Blues Band of the 60s; we listened to that kind of stuff.
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Apr 7, 2020 · Vai left the Alcatrazz gig to join David Lee Roth in spearheading the singer’s wildly successful post-Van Halen solo group, a gig he left in 1989 only to have yet another coveted lead guitar role “fall in his lap” (as he tells it), this time with one of the biggest bands of the '80s: Whitesnake.
- Alan York
- Whitesnake played their first gig at a college in Lincoln. After his reputation-building stint fronting Deep Purple, David Coverdale released two solo albums, 1977’s White Snake and the following year’s Northwinds.
- Fool For Your Loving was written for BB King. Primarily because of the success of their late-80s glam-metal sound and its association with MTV, it’s often forgotten that Whitesnake’s initial iteration was as a blues-inclined rock band whose slowed-down, groove-addled version of Bobby Bland’s Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City often provided the centrepiece of their early live set.
- The original cover art for ‘Come An’ Get It’ has gone missing. Created by Malcolm Horton (who has also painted artworks for Alvin Lee, Ozzy Osbourne, Ian Paice and George Harrison), the memorable cover art for Whitesnake’s fourth album, Come An’ Get It, was a labour of love for the artist.
- David Coverdale relishes criticism. According to a 1984 interview with People’s Steve Dougherty, Whitesnake’s indefatigable frontman enjoys brushing off criticism.
Apr 29, 2023 · Coming out of the darkness (and possibly in from the rain) like a character from a David Coverdale song, Whitesnake’s Good To Be Bad was the surprise studio album from a band who hadn’t released a new record for the best part of a decade.
Feb 24, 2023 · WHITESNAKE explores the group's 2008 return with the upcoming legacy retrospective, "Still Good To Be Bad". The collection will be available in different configurations on April 28, a few days ...
