David Coverdale

How David Coverdale used glamour and bombast to turn Whitesnake into international superstars

By Classic Rock Magazine published 26 May 26

Between 1984 and 1987, Whitesnake underwent a transformation like no other – and it paid off

How David Coverdale led a fans' choir to create the connoisseur's favourite Whitesnake album

By Paul Elliott published 5 May 26

With three studio albums under their belt, Whitesnake unleashed their live sound on the world in a double dose of Hammersmith havoc

How Whitesnake’s Lovehunter album helped David Coverdale into a star all over again

By Dave Ling published 3 April 26

Whitesnake slithered to success with 1979’s Lovehunter

Every David Coverdale and Whitesnake album, ranked from worst to best

By Neil Jeffries published 14 November 25

David Coverdale has been there, done that, and sung a song of sweet love while doing it

Every Deep Purple album ranked, from worst to best

By Geoff Barton published 15 October 24

Updated Deep Purple's albums ranked, from patchy Purple to purple patches, from iconic albums to the one Ritchie Blackmore dubbed "cattle grazing" to the one with the new chap

“We were gods!”: how Steve Vai ended up joining Whitesnake for Slip Of The Tongue

By James Gill published 15 June 24

The story of guitar icon’s Steve Vai’s brief but eventful union with David Coverdale and Whitesnake for the Slip Of The Tongue album

The forgotten late 70s David Coverdale solo albums that sowed the seeds for Whitesnake

By Neil Jeffries published 5 May 24

David Coverdale’s late 70s solo albums, White Snake and Northwinds, are overlooked – but without them, Whitesnake wouldn’t exist

"It was starting to feel like the band had run its course": Whitesnake entered 1984 on a high, but everything was about to change

By Dave Ling published 20 March 24

Whitesnake's last album before MTV propelled them towards US superstardom, Slide It In marked the end of an era for the band