david coverdale played in deep purple in 1982.
david coverdale played in deep purple in 1982.
when did david coverdale play in deep purple?
1982
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david coverdale (born 22 september 1951) is an english rock singer best known for his work with whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. before whitesnake, coverdale was the lead singer of deep purple from 1973 to 1976, after which he established his solo career. a collaboration with jimmy page resulted in a 1993 album that was a commercial success. in 2016, coverdale was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a member of deep purple, giving one of the band's induction speeches. coverdale is known in particular for his powerful blues-tinged voice.
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section::::deep purple (1973–1976).









































the first lineup of deep purple width david coverdale and glenn hughes released two studio albums – "burn" and "stormbringer", both in 1974 – before founding member blackmore left the band, reportedly due to the new influences of funk rock presented by coverdale and hughes. mark iv of the band, featuring tommy bolin in place of blackmore, released their only album "come taste the band" in 1975, before breaking up the following year.









































section::::david coverdale backing bands - transformed into whitesnake (1976–1978).
list of band members in david coverdale's bands