Whitesnake started out as a hard rock band that boiled down to Led Zeppelin-meets-Free basically, yet enjoyed success in England in the late 1970s, due in part to the fact that the band was led by former Deep Purple replacement vocalist/Robert Plant clone David Coverdale. Whitesnake started out as a hard rock band that boiled down to Led Zeppelin-meets-Free basically, yet enjoyed success in England in the late 1970s, due in part to the fact. The Purple Tour. Whitesnake 1987 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition. Whitesnake 1987 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition. Pivot Animator For Mac Os X. Released on 2017-10-27.

Microsoft Visio Engineering Shapes. • • • • Website Members • • • • • Michael Devin • Whitesnake are an English band formed in 1978 by, after his departure from his previous band. Their early material has been compared by critics to the of Deep Purple, but they slowly began moving toward a more commercially accessible style. By the turn of the decade, the band's commercial fortunes changed and they released a string of UK top 10 albums, (1980), (1981), (1982) and (1984), the last of which was their first to chart in the US and is certified 2x platinum. The band's 1987 was their most commercially successful worldwide, and contained two major US hits, ' and ', reaching number one and two on the.

The album went 8 times platinum in the US, and the band's success saw them nominated for the 1988 for Best British Group. (1989), was also a success, reaching the top 10 in the UK and the US, and received a platinum US certification. The band split up shortly after this release, but had a reunion in 1994, and released a one-off studio album, (1997). Whitesnake officially reformed in 2002 and have been touring together since, releasing three studio albums, (2008), (2011) and (2015).

In 2005, Whitesnake were named the 85th greatest hard rock band of all time. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History Formation (1978) David Coverdale founded Whitesnake in 1978 in,, north-east England. The core line-up had been working as his backing band The White Snake Band on the (1977) album tour and they retained the title before officially being known as Whitesnake. They toured with Coverdale as his support band and for both of the solo albums he released, White Snake (1977) and (1978), between exiting Deep Purple and founding Whitesnake.