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David Coverdale (born September 22 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire) is an England|English rock vocalist most famous for his work with the English hard rock band Deep Purple, and his later band Whitesnake.

Career

Coverdale, briefly a student at Cleveland College of Art & Design|Middlesbrough Art College, was largely unknown until he was selected to replace Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan (who had resigned) in September 1973. He was living in Marske-by-the-Sea and working in a clothes shop in Redcar, Teesside fronting a local group called Government which had supported Deep Purple.

With Deep Purple advertising for a vocalist, he sent them a demo tape of his vocals. Impressed by his deep blues timbre, Coverdale was recruited to the band, sharing vocal duties with bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes. Coverdale immediately became an international rock superstar with the million selling albums Burn, Stormbringer (album)|Stormbringer, and Come Taste the Band. In April 1974, he sang to over 200,000 music fans in his first trip to America at the California Jam. He also sang on Jon Lord's Windows and Roger Glover's Butterfly Ball. His tenure ended in March 1976 when Deep Purple (in that incarnation) finally split up.

Coverdale soon formed Whitesnake and during the late seventies and early eighties, with ever changing line-ups, recorded a series of well-... read all