The song's transformation from blues-rock ballad to MTV-era anthem changed the band's career forever.

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The 1982 video features the band performing the song onstage, with drummer Cozy Powell sitting in for Ian Paice, who originally played on the track. This version is more bluesy, raw and understated ...

Whitesnake hasn’t performed live since 2022, when the band was forced to cut short a European farewell tour after frontman David Coverdale was sidelined with a serious respiratory infection. Coverdale ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. In the opening ...

Whitesnake’s career came to a crossroads with the release of their fourth studio album, Come an' Get It, in April 1981 – a crossroads that delineated their fortunes on both sides of the Atlantic. But ...

Bernie Marsden, the original guitarist for English hard rock band Whitesnake, died “peacefully” on Aug. 24, according to a social media post from his family. He was 72. “On behalf of his family, it is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Revered hard rock guitarist John Sykes, who was best known for ...

Cindy Barker is ready for her husband, David Coverdale, to take it slow an’ easy. After the legendary musician, 74, announced his retirement on Thursday, his wife of 28 years revealed that this day ...

Whitesnake have announced the first two dates on what will be their upcoming farewell tour. The band, which was formed in 1978 by singer David Coverdale after the dissolution of Deep Purple, are set ...