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The epic life and tragic death of Cozy Powell
By Dave Ling published
Drum legend Cozy Powell passed away on April 5 1998 at the age of 50. This is his story, by the people who knew him best

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

"My man management skills are very poor, but the music that gets made is usually worth it": The story of John Kalodner, the man who made rock stars
By Dave Ling published
He signed Foreigner. He helped Whitesnake go global. Aerosmith owe him. He is music biz A&R legend-cum-rockstarmaker John Kalodner

“We were the original bearded pirates. Nobody gave us a chance”: the epic story of how Whitesnake became the greatest blues rock band of the early 80s
By Geoff Barton published
Before MTV and hair metal, Whitesnake were the greatest blues rock band of the early 80s

"We are bathing in innuendo": Whitesnake's Lovehunter artwork was knee-jerk response to their critics, but the album itself was a game-changer
By Dave Ling published
In 1979 Whitesnake starred three members of Deep Purple’s Mk III line-up, but Lovehunter would set them on a defiant path towards standalone superstardom

10 cover versions absolutely loved by the people who wrote them
By Dave Everley published
Jimi Hendrix, Whitesnake, Heart and Johnny Cash have all performed covers that got the blessing of the people who wrote them

"A superb document of, and tribute to, a brilliant band in its prime": Whitesnake: Live... in the Heart of the City Album Of The Week Club review
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Before all that hairspray, David Coverdale created Whitesnake as a blues-based hard rock band in the classic tradition – and this live album was their greatest moment

"I've read that David wrote it after his marriage broke up, or that it was written on a boat in Venezuela": The story behind Whitesnake's Here I Go Again
By Dave Ling published
Here I Go Again began as a two-track demo, but it propelled Whitesnake from journeyman Brit rockers to US chart-topping stardom
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