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How Whitesnake made a cult R&B song their own – and got the blessing of the soul icon who wrote it
By Dave Everley published
In 1978 Whitesnake turned a Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland chestnut into one of blues rock’s greatest anthems

"Hello, cheeky!" How MTV made Whitesnake into megastars
By Jon Hotten published
As MTV announces it will no longer play music videos in the UK and Europe, we look back at the moment it helped reinvent Whitesnake

“They made complex music sound easy. I’m envious”: Adrian Vandenberg’s prog inspirations
By Phil Weller published
The Dutch guitarist lists some British musicians who inspired the world at large, as much for their attitudes as their creations

30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s
By Classic Rock published
From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade

David Coverdale would like to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day
By Fraser Lewry published
Melodic rock's most romantic frontman has a lovin' message to share

Former Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake guitarist John Sykes dead at 65
By Fraser Lewry published
The death of John Sykes, whose contributions to Whitesnake spurred them to become one of the biggest-selling bands of the eighties, has been confirmed

How Whitesnake shed their skin and made a solid gold hard rock classic with the 1987 album
By Dom Lawson published
David Coverdale looks back on the making of Whitesnake’s hair metal-era classic 1987

“Jimmy Page and I went for a walk and stopped traffic”: an epic interview with Whitesnake’s David Coverdale
By Steffan Chirazi published
From Deep Purple to Whitesnake, via his solo career, a union with Jimmy Page and a near miss with Black Sabbath, this is the life and times of David Coverdale
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