Former vocalist for the Javelins and Episode Six, Ian Gillan joined Deep Purple in 1969. They recorded the legendary albums Deep Purple In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head and Who Do We Think We Are, as well as a number of live albums.He left Deep Purple in 1973 due to differences with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, as well as exhaustion for excessive touring with Purple. He then formed The Ian Gillan Band around late 1975/early '76. They released two studio albums: Child in Time (1976), which inc ...[Read Story]