Originally billed as David Coverdale’s Whitesnake, this was the band that was supposed to debut at the Sky Bird Club in Nottingham, England, on Feb. 23. That show was canceled, and a few weeks later, on March 3, 1978, the group performed its first show at Lincoln Technical College.
The band at the time was
David Coverdale/Vocals Bernie Marsden/Guitar Micky Moody/Guitar Brian Johnston/Keyboards Neil Murray/Bass David Dowle/Drums
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