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.
David Coverdale is an English singer,songwriter and musician,best known as the founder and lead singer of hard rock band Whitesnake. Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976,after which he released two solo studio albums White Snake and Northwinds before forming Whitesnake in 1978.
Snakebite is the first official release by the British hard rock band Whitesnake. The original EP initially featured only four tracks and was released in the UK in June 1978 and never published in the US. Snakebite was re-released in September 1978 as a Double Extended Play containing four extra studio tracks taken from David Coverdale's second solo album Northwinds. The EP sleeve is entitled David Coverdale's Whitesnake and features photographs of the live band in concert. All tracks from the original EP also were used as bonus tracks on the 2006 remaster of Whitesnake's debut studio album Trouble.
Slide It In is the sixth studio album by British rock band Whitesnake,released in 1984. It was the first Whitesnake album to be released by Geffen Records in the US,but was remixed for the release. Because of this,two different editions of the album exist,each with its own unique qualities. It was their fourth top 10 album in the UK,peaking at number 9. It includes their first breakthrough hits in the United States,"Love Ain't No Stranger" and "Slow an' Easy". In 1988 the album re-entered the US charts due to the success of the self-titled Whitesnake album (1987),and is certified double platinum. It was the final Whitesnake recording to use the band's original "snake" logo. The band delivered a harder sound than their previous albums,and marked the band's change to a glam metal sound.
Trouble is the debut studio album from British hard rock band Whitesnake,led by former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale. It reached No. 50 on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in October 1978. This followed the four track EP Snakebite,later available in the US as an import album from continental Europe.
Lovehunter is the second studio album by British band Whitesnake,released in 1979. It charted at No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart.
Come Taste the Band is the tenth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple,released on 7 November 1975. It was co-produced and engineered by the band and longtime associate Martin Birch.
Live...in the Heart of the City is a 1980 live album by English rock band Whitesnake. Originally released as a double-vinyl album,and double-play cassette,it utilises recordings made in 1978 and 1980. The album charted at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart,and number 146 on the Billboard 200.
When We Rock,We Rock,and When We Roll,We Roll is a compilation album by Deep Purple featuring some of their most popular songs from 1968 to 1974.
Starkers in Tokyo is a live acoustic album by English rock band Whitesnake,released only in Japan on 9 September 1997. It is performed in the style of the Unplugged series and simply features David Coverdale on vocals and Adrian Vandenberg on acoustic guitar. The performance was recorded at the EMI studios in Japan for a small audience of fans in support of the most recent album "Restless Heart". This recording was also released on VHS and Laserdisc in Japan only. This CD was released outside Japan almost a year later in June 1998.
Michael Joseph Moody is an English guitarist,and a former member of the rock bands Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake. He was also a founder-member of Snafu. Together with his former Whitesnake colleague Bernie Marsden he founded the Moody Marsden Band,and later,The Snakes,having previously collaborated with unofficial 5th Status Quo member Bob Young in Young &Moody. Along with Marsden and ex-Whitesnake bassist,Neil Murray,he formed The Company of Snakes and M3 Classic Whitesnake with which they mainly performed early Whitesnake songs. From 2011 to 2015,Moody toured and recorded with Snakecharmer,a band he co-formed.
Bernard John Marsden was an English rock and blues guitarist. He is primarily known for his work with Whitesnake,having written or co-written with David Coverdale many of the group's hit songs,such as "Fool for Your Loving","Walking in the Shadow of the Blues","Ready an' Willing","Lovehunter","Trouble",and "Here I Go Again".
White Snake is the first solo album by David Coverdale,released in May 1977. Coverdale would use the album title as the name of his future band,first known as "David Coverdale's Whitesnake" and soon afterwards shortened to Whitesnake. The album was released as a part of a compilation album Whitesnake/Northwinds in 1988,was reissued alone in 2000,and released again as part of a double compilation album now titled as The Early Days (2003).
Line-Up is the third album released by English singer,Graham Bonnet,formerly of Rainbow. The album made extensive use of backing musicians and writers who,at the time,belonged to the bands Whitesnake and Status Quo.
The Early Years is a double CD compilation album released in 2003 by David Coverdale of Deep Purple and Whitesnake,not to be confused with the Whitesnake compilation album The Early Years released in 2004. It contains his first two solo releases,White Snake,and Northwinds,released in 1977 and 1978,respectively. Both albums retain the bonus tracks found on the Spitfire reissues from 2000.
"Now You're Gone" is a song by the English hard rock band Whitesnake from their 1989 album Slip of the Tongue. It was written by singer David Coverdale and guitarist Adrian Vandenberg. The power ballad follows an alternately slow/fast-paced rhythm,and the lyrics tell about longing for the woman after a break-up.
"Slow an' Easy" is a song by the English rock band Whitesnake from their 1984 album Slide It In. The album provided the group with a commercial breakthrough in the United States,and this specific song,which was released as a promo single,became a hit on rock radio. "Slow an' Easy" and "Love Ain't No Stranger" reached #17 and #34 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,respectively.
Whitesnake is the seventh studio album by British rock band Whitesnake,released on 23 March 1987 by Geffen Records in the United States,and by EMI Records in the UK one week later. It was co-written and recorded for over a year in what would be the first and final collaboration between vocalist David Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes,as well as the final album to feature longtime bassist Neil Murray. The album,besides its commercial success,is remarkable for the band's change to a more modern glam metal look and sound,and the first recording to use the band's new logo which would characterise them in the future.
Live... In the Still of the Night is a live concert DVD by the band Whitesnake. The concert was filmed on 20 October 2004 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. It was released in 2006 featuring most of Whitesnake's biggest hits. The limited edition includes a bonus CD with selected songs from the same show.
