There has never been a dull moment in Ian Gillan’s career. From his 60s bands The Moonshiners, The Javelins and Episode Six to his three separate stints in Deep Purple, via an unlikely one-album ...
Gillan the band’s forerunners the Ian Gillan Band had come to an end when keyboard player Colin Towns brought in a song called Fighting Man that was ridiculed by the rest of the group. “The end of the ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It’s been 50 years since Deep Purple launched its Mk. II lineup with the album, “Deep Purple In Rock,” and the spirit of those times remains strong as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...
In the heart of the nation's capital, in a courthouse of the U.S. government, one man will stop at nothing to keep his honor, and one will stop at nothing to find the truth.
He had joined the group as a teenager in the early ‘60s and played local concerts before members went their separate ways. “The guys in the band, most of them tickled along at the occasional gig and ...
Bernie Tormé, a guitarist who had played with Ozzy Osbourne and former Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan’s band Gillan, died on Sunday at the age of 66. Mik Gaffney, Tormé drummer, confirmed the news on ...
If there is one thing that is true about Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan, it’s that not everything he says is true. “Somebody once asked me, ‘Are you a truthful person?’ I said yes — except when I’m ...
Deep Purple front man and lyricist Ian Gillan takes the stage at London's Rainbow Theatre in 1977 and lays into a set of hard-rocking hits, including "Clear Air Turbulence," "My Baby Loves Me" and ...