David Coverdale Coverdale was born on 22 September 1951, in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Riding of Yorkshire, England. Around the age of 14, he began performing professionally and developing his voice. "I don't think my voice had broken," he explained to "Sounds" in 1974. "And that's when I first learnt how to sing with my stomach, which sounds silly, but it's totally different from a normal voice." Coverdale started performing with local bands Vintage 67 (1966–68), The Government (1968–72) and Fabulosa Brothers (1972–73). In 1973, Coverdale saw an article in a copy of "Melody Maker", which said that Deep Purple was auditioning for singers
Graham Bonnet the Danish heavy metal band Pretty Maids' "Future World" and numerous session work for Forcefield, appearing on "To Oz and Back" and "Let The Wild Run Free". In 1988, Bonnet joined Impellitteri, for their album "Stand in Line". An appearance on Eddie Hardin and Pete York's musical adaptation of "Wind in The Willows", performed live in Germany in 1991, saw Bonnet sing on around six of the songs alongside fellow musicians Jon Lord, Don Airey and Ray Fenwick amongst others. Fenwick and Airey also featured heavily on Bonnet's 1991 solo album "Here Comes The Night" which includes several covers as