David Coverdale was born on 22nd September 1951, at
Saltburn-By-The Sea, Cleveland. David found fame as the venerable singer
with UK hard rock groups Deep Purple. He was raised in a family pub
atmosphere as was Ian Glover, where he grew up listening to a variety of
local bands and artists. He started out playing the guitar but decided,
wisely enough, to take up singing instead and sang with a number of local
bands. He also worked in a gentry's boutique selling pants, before
answering an ad in Melody Maker for the job as singer in Deep Purple.
As part of his references, his mother sent along a picture of young David
wearing his scout uniform. After Deep Purple crumbled in the mid 1970s,
David began a solo career with 1977's Whitesnake. Before too long, David
would adopt that album title as the name of his new band.
David gathered future Whitesnake guitarist Micky Moody, keyboardist Tim
Hinckley, bassist De Lisle Harper, and noted session drummer Simon
Phillips. Background singers Liza Strike, Helen Chappelle, and Barry St.
John are prominently featured too. Uncredited horn players also contribute
to the album. Ex-Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover produced the album and
also added some synthesizer parts.
David Coverdale's Whitesnake 1997 comeback album represented a return to
David's R&B heritage. As he told the press on its release, he had
tired of the more cartoonish elements of Whitesnake's image, I've
had enough of the Tarzan impressions. I wanna sing. Less strain on the old
Vocal chords. This direction was also pursued on David's third solo
album, Into The Light, although there was also the occasional lapse into hard rock bluster
mode. Now settled in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, David is set to remain a rock Legend.
