About this episode

The episode explores the connection between Whitesnake and Deep Purple through interviews with key band members.

Part 2 of our fantastic special is here! We dive deeper into the wonderful connection between #Whitesnake and #DeepPurple, featuring a selection of our favorite interviews with: #Glenn Hughes (Former DP bassist and co-lead singer) #DavidCoverdale (Former Deep Purple lead singer) Also included: excerpts of our classic interviews with former Whitesnake guitarists #SteveVai and #DougAldrich. We spoke with Hughes during his 2023 tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Purple album “Burn”. Our interview with Coverdale hails from late 2021 when he discussed the 25th anniversary edition of Whitesnake’s album “Restless Heart.” Enjoy!!

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Kinchen, Shane McEachern

Guests: Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale

Topics covered

• Whitesnake
• Deep Purple
• music interviews
• rock history
• band connections

Keywords

• Whitesnake
• Deep Purple
• Glenn Hughes
• David Coverdale
• rock music
• interviews
• Steve Vai
• Doug Aldrich

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Whitesnake, Deep Purple

Books & works: Burn, Restless Heart

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