1978 – Present 📍 Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Whitesnake

hard rock Hard Rock Glam Metal Blues Rock Heavy Metal blues rock

British hard rock institution formed by Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale, conquering MTV and world arenas with John Sykes’ incendiary guitars on Whitesnake (1987).

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👥 Personnel & Lineage (18)

Members

Michele Luppi

2015 – Present

David Coverdale

Lead Vocals

Also Played In:

Coverdale and Page ➔ Deep Purple ➔ Deep Purple ➔

Tommy Aldridge

Drums

1987 – Present

Also Played In:

Ozzy Osbourne ➔ Thin Lizzy ➔

Reb Beach

Guitar

2002 – Present

Uriah Duffy

Tommy Aldridge

2013 – Present

John Sykes

Also Played In:

Tygers of Pan Tang ➔ Blue Murder ➔ Thin Lizzy ➔

Vivian Campbell

Guitar

Also Played In:

Sweet Savage ➔ Hear 'n Aid ➔ Def Leppard ➔ Dio ➔ Thin Lizzy ➔ Riverdogs ➔ Shadow King ➔

Jon Lord

Organ, Keyboards

Also Played In:

Paice, Ashton & Lord ➔ Deep Purple ➔ Deep Purple ➔

Dino Jelusić

Adrian Vandenberg

Guitar

Also Played In:

Vandenberg ➔ Manic Eden ➔

Dave Dowle

Also Played In:

Streetwalkers ➔

Reb Beach

2002 – Present

Also Played In:

Winger ➔

Micky Moody

Bernie Marsden

Also Played In:

Paice, Ashton & Lord ➔ The Company of Snakes ➔

Tanya O'Callaghan

Also Played In:

Adler's Appetite ➔

Steve Vai

Also Played In:

Alcatrazz ➔

Aynsley Dunbar

Also Played In:

The Mothers of Invention ➔ Journey ➔ John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers ➔ The Jeff Beck Group ➔ Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation ➔

⏳ Past Members (13)

Micky Moody

1978 – 1983

Jon Lord

Organ, Keyboards

1978 – 1984

Paice, Ashton & Lord Deep Purple Deep Purple

Bernie Marsden

1978 – 1982

Paice, Ashton & Lord The Company of Snakes

John Sykes

Guitar, Backing Vocals

1983 – 1987

Thin Lizzy

Rudy Sarzo

Bass

1987 – 1994

Quiet Riot Dio Ozzy Osbourne Quiet Riot

Vivian Campbell

Guitar

1987 – 1988

Sweet Savage Hear 'n Aid Def Leppard Dio Thin Lizzy Riverdogs Shadow King

Steve Vai

Guitar

1989 – 1991

Adrian Vandenberg

Guitar

1987 – 1999

Vandenberg Manic Eden

Ian Paice

Drums

1979 – 1982

Deep Purple Paice, Ashton & Lord Deep Purple

Cozy Powell

Drums

1982 – 1985

Michael Schenker Group Black Sabbath Rainbow The Jeff Beck Group

Doug Aldrich

Guitar

2003 – 2014

Bad Moon Rising Burning Rain Dio

Tommy Aldridge

1987 – 1990

Neil Murray

1978 – 1987

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