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David Coverdale is a British and American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer born in 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. He performs in the rock music, blues rock, traditional heavy metal, and glam metal genres, utilizing his baritone voice along with the guitar, bass guitar, and keyboard instrument. His professional career began in 1965, and he is a member of the bands Whitesnake and Deep Purple.
Coverdale has received recognition from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is married to Tawny Kitaen, and they have two children. He holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States, and his native language is English. His copyright representative is the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and he has released music through Purple Records.
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Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England, UK
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer most famous for his work with Whitesnake, the commercially successful hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purplefrom late 1973 to March 15, 1976, when he resigned from the band and established his solo career. A collaboration album with Jimmy Page, released in 1993, was a…
Known for
- Whitesnake – Still Good To Be Bad2023
- Whitesnake: Greatest Hits (Revisited Remixed Remastered MMXXII) — lead vocals2022
- Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary — Self (archive footage)2022
- Whitesnake: The Purple Tour — Himself (Vocals)2018
- Discoverdale — Himself2016
- The Ritchie Blackmore Story — Self2015
- Whitesnake: Live in '84 - Back to the Bone — Vocals2014
- Whitesnake: Made in Japan — Lead Singer2013
- A Passion for the Vine — Himself2012
- Whitesnake: Box 'O' Snakes — Self2011
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1951
Discography
- Whitesnake1977
- Northwinds1978
- Whitesnake / Northwinds1988
- Coverdale · Page1993
- Coverdale • Page1993
- Over Now1993
- Pride and Joy1993
- Shake My Tree1993
- Take a Look at Yourself1993
- Take Me for a Little While1993
Member of
- Deep Purple1973–1976
- Whitesnake1978–1991
- Whitesnake1994–1994
- Whitesnake1997–1997
- Whitesnakesince 2002
- The Brutal Brothers
- Wizard’s Convention
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- 107,691
- Total plays
- 867,716
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David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English retired singer and songwriter best known as the founder and lead singer of Whitesnake. He was also the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976. Coverdale was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, to Thomas Joseph Coverdale and Winnifred May (Roberts) Coverdale. He developed an interest in music at an early age, influenced particularly by his maternal family, and learned to play guitar and piano while also pur
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Saltburn-by-the-Sea
- Spouse
- Tawny Kitaen
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- glam metal
- Instrument
- keyboard instrument
- Record label
- Purple Records
- Official website
- www.davidcoverdale.com
- Image
- Whitesnake San Antonio 2015 6 (Cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Voice type
- baritone
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- David Coverdale
- date of birth
- 1951-09-22
- member of
- Deep Purple
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- name in native language
- David Coverdale
- social media followers
- 342607
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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Encyclopedic overview
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is a retired English singer and songwriter best known as the founder and lead singer of the hard rock band Whitesnake.
Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976. He founded Whitesnake in 1978. Whitesnake gained significant popularity in the UK, Europe, and Asia. In 1987, the band released the Whitesnake album. Featuring the hit singles "Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love", the album went multi-platinum and made the band popular in North America. During Whitesnake's first hiatus from 1990 to 1993, Coverdale collaborated with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page on the album Coverdale–Page, which went platinum. Coverdale has also released three albums as a solo artist.
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