David Coverdale is an icon of British hard rock, having fronted the band Deep
Purple for several years during the 1970s before forming his own
platinum-certified act, Whitesnake, in 1978. He was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea,
England, on September 22, 1951, and raised by a family of artists. After singing
with several local bands and attending art college for a handful of semesters,
he joined Deep Purple's lineup in 1973, replacing previous frontman Ian Gillan.
Burn, the band's first album featuring Coverdale's vocals, reached number 9 in
the US and number 3 in the UK, eventually g...