Whitesnake

Whitesnake was a British band, active primarily in the 1980s. The band was formed by David Coverdale (of Deep Purple) and was originally popular only in Europe and Japan.

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1980s - David Coverdale - Deep Purple - Europe - Japan

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During the first years, their music was primarily blues-oriented hard rock. Members of the band include Jon Lord and Ian Paice of Deep Purple as well as Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody. The band also featured many talented guitarists - including Adrian Vandenberg, John Sykes, future Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell as well as Steve Vai.

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Hard rock - Jon Lord - Ian Paice - Bernie Marsden - Micky Moody - Adrian Vandenberg - John Sykes - Def Leppard - Vivian Campbell - Steve Vai

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After a major personnel shift, Whitesnake released 1984's Slide It In, a platinum album. The following album, Whitesnake 1987, was another huge success, driven by the power ballad "Is This Love" and the hit single, "Here I Go Again".

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1984 - Slide It In - Platinum album - Whitesnake - 1987 - Power ballad

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The band was reformed again for Slip of the Tongue (1989), which featured Steve Vai; the record did not sell well in spite of that. 1990 saw a Greatest Hits album, but other than that the band was dormant until 1997. In that year, an album called Restless Heart was released, though not in the United States. Since then Whitesnake has only released an unplugged Japan show Starkers In Tokyo.

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Slip of the Tongue - 1989 - Steve Vai - 1990 - 1997 - Restless Heart - United States - Starkers In Tokyo

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In 2003 Coverdale reactivated Whitesnake for a 25-year celebration tour. Joining Coverdale were:

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Doug Aldrich (guitar), Reb Beach (guitar), Marco Mendoza (bass), Tommy Aldridge (drums), and Timothy Drury (keyboards). This line-up remained stable until early 2005, when Mendoza left to pursue other projects, and was replaced by Uriah Duffy.

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Doug Aldrich - Reb Beach - Marco Mendoza - Tommy Aldridge - Timothy Drury - Uriah Duffy

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