Whitesnake is a British rock band, active primarily in the 1980s.
Whitesnake was formed by David Coverdale (of Deep Purple fame) after he released two solo records, David Coverdale's Whitesnake (1976) and Northwinds (1977).
During the band's early years, its music was primarily blues-oriented hard rock (although, Coverdale himself pointed the Whitesnake's style as "progressive R&B"). Members of the band include Jon Lord and Ian Paice (of Deep Purple), Cozy Powell and Neil Murray. The band has featured many talented guitarists over the years, including; Bernie Marsden, Micky Moody, John Sykes, Adrian Vandenberg, Vivian Campbell and Steve Vai. Read more about ...
