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David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the founder and lead singer of the hard rock band Whitesnake.He was also the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after which he released two solo studio albums, White Snake (1977) and Northwinds (1978), before forming Whitesnake in 1978.
May 9, 2021 · By John Connor Coulston - May 9, 2021 10:11 am EDT. Tawny Kitaen's ex-husband David Coverdale, the lead singer of Whitesnake, has spoken out about her death. Kitaen died on Friday, with news soon spreading to social media. Coverdale woke up on Saturday morning to learn of the news, which was then unconfirmed. He was obviously taken aback by the ...
- John Connor Coulston
Coverdale had originally wanted the group to be simply called Whitesnake, but was forced to use his own name as it still carried some clout as the former lead singer of Deep Purple. In a 2009 interview with Metro, Coverdale jokingly stated that the name "Whitesnake" was a euphemism for his penis. In fact, it came from the song of the same name ...
Nov 11, 2021 · The flamboyant rock singer talks about his career, from joining Deep Purple to writing 'Here I Go Again', and his plans for retirement. He also reveals the story behind his iconic photo as a Boy Scout and the tragic death of his ex-wife Tawny Kitaen.
After reforming Whitesnake in the late ‘90s, why was there such a long lag between Restless Heart and Good to Be Bad? David Coverdale: Well, I did have the solo album in 2000 [Into the Light], which was basically a Whitesnake album if you listen to some of the songs. But by the time I had put the revamped version of Whitesnake back together ...
In the wake of the breakneck success of Whitesnake (1987), David Coverdale embarked on a journey that would send him to the highest of highs before meeting the lowest of lows. No one—including David Coverdale—could have predicted the success of Whitesnake’s classic ’87 self-titled affair. Considering Coverdale was 36 years old at the ...
Jan 21, 2024 · After a pair of low-key Coverdale solo albums – Whitesnake (1977) and Northwinds (1978), both of which featured Micky Moody on guitar – a fully fledged band emerged, and a modest EP called Snakebite was recorded and released in summer 1978. But David Coverdale’s Whitesnake, as they were then billed, looked like a band out of time.
