Adrian Vandenberg
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Ad (Adrian) Vandenberg (Born: January 31, 1954, Amsterdam in the Netherlands) is a rock and roll guitarist, best known for his tenure as lead guitarist in Whitesnake during their successful late 1980s period. Previously he was in a band called Teaser, which released a self-titled album in 1978, and then he had his own band, simply named Vandenberg, who released three albums in the 1980s.
Vandenberg (band) is known for the ballad "Burning Heart", a song that features complimenting guitar layers and harmonies. Another notable song from the band is "Friday Night".
After Whitesnake, he played in the band Manic Eden, which also featured singer Ron Young, previously of the band Little Caesar, bassist Rudy Sarzo, and drummer Tommy Aldridge .
He has since turned to painting; further details are available on his website.
| Whitesnake |
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| David Coverdale - Doug Aldrich - Reb Beach - Uriah Duffy - Tommy Aldridge - Timothy Drury |
| Former members: Jon Lord - Dave Dowle - Ian Paice - Cozy Powell - Denny Carmassi - Aynsley Dunbar - Neil Murray - Rudy Sarzo |
| Bernie Marsden - Mel Galley - Micky Moody - John Sykes - Adrian Vandenberg - Vivian Campbell - Steve Vai - Warren DeMartini - Marco Mendoza |
| Discography |
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Studio albums: Snakebite - Trouble - Lovehunter - Ready an' Willing - Come an' Get It - Saints & Sinners - Slide It In - Whitesnake - Slip of the Tongue - Restless Heart - |
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Live albums: Live...In the Heart of the City - Starkers in Tokyo - Live: In The Shadow Of The Blues |
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