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David Coverdale (born September 22, 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Cleveland,
England) is a rock vocalist most famous for his work with the British hard
rock band Deep Purple, and his later band Whitesnake.
Coverdale was largely unknown until he replaced Deep Purple vocalist Ian
Gillan in 1973. His three year tenure with Deep Purple ended in March 1976
due to issues within the band. Moving to Germany, he laid down a vocal track
on a multi-artist project organised by Eddie Hardin, released by RCA Records
as Wizard's Convention.
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Unable to perform in England for contractual reasons, Coverdale then
recorded vocals for both his solo albums in Germany while the backing tracks
were laid down in London. The backing musicians who played on these albums
were retained for touring purposes, and effectively became the original line-up
of Whitesnake, Coverdale's personal group.
Coverdale remained with Whitesnake thereafter until their dissolution in
1994 when Geffen Records elected not to renew the contract. At that time,
Coverdale worked with former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page on the
Coverdale-Page project.
Inevitably, another Whitesnake re-formation was around the corner.
Whitesnake's 1997 comeback album represented a return to Coverdale's R'n'B
heritage. As he told the press on its release, he had tired of the more
cartoonish elements of Whitesnake's image:
"I've had enough of the Tarzan impressions. I wanna sing. Less strain on the
old Calvins."
This direction was also pursued on Coverdale's third solo album, Into the
light, although there was also the occasional lapse into hard rock bluster
mode. Now settled in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Coverdale looks set to remain a
fixture in rock's middle-aged hierarchy.
In December 2002, Coverdale re-reformed Whitesnake for an American and
European tour, with Tommy Aldridge on drums, Marco Mendoza (bass), Doug
Aldrich (guitar), Reb Beach (guitar) and Timothy Drury (keyboards). In
2004-2005 saw Whitesnake embark on a tour of the USA, South America and
Europe.
Coverdale was married to actress Tawny Kitaen from 1989 until 1991. Kitaen
was known for her provocative appearences in Whitesnake's music videos for
"Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love." Currently, he is married to Cindy
Coverdale, a renowned author of books (most recent "The Food That Rocks"). |
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