<Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Coverdale Page </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> whitesnake.com </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 and critical 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources . Please help by adding reliable sources . Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately . Find sources: "David Coverdale"--news newspapers books scholar JSTOR (January 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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