I saw Neil Murray gigging with Bernie marsden in the summer. He's still got it! One of my first truly inspirational players along with Steve Harris.
Whilst we're talking about whitesnake, I didn't see if anyone had mentioned Colin hodgkinson. What a player!! Between whitesnake and back door there's a good bit of material out there.
I'm encouraged to see mention of stu morrow. I spent a lot of time chatting with him when he was playing with slammer. Top dude, and really encouraging.
Jim smith from cardiacs also gets a vote from me. The lines he plays fit beautifully into the eclectic arrangements of the bands music. I'm wondering whether Tim actually wrote the parts though. Either way the lines, and the tone from that Ricky really work well in the context