Born on this day in 1951 – English singer and songwriter David Coverdale, who, with Whitesnake, scored the 1987 US No.1 & UK No.9 single ‘Here I Go Again’. Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from late 1973 to March 1976. From 1990 to 1993, Coverdale collaborated with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page on the album Coverdale–Page.