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Jeff Healey tribute concert was held on May 3. Ian Gillan, Jeff Beck, Randy Bachman, David Wilcox, Colin James, and Alannah Myles were among the musicians who performed at the Sound Academy in Toronto, Canada. Glen Miller reports: Well, they saved the best for last as Gillan was the last major artist to come on […]
Read more »Ian Gillan will be among the artists paying tribute to the late Jeff Healey at the first of the two memorial concerts in Toronto on May 3. This first show, on May 3, will focus on Healey’s contribution to blues and rock and will feature Jack Bruce, Randy Bachman, Colin James, Alannah Myles and Healey’s […]
Read more »While being in Lima, Peru Ian Gillan gave an interview pieces of which appeared today on Bloomberg’s newswire. The interesting bit is about the band’s plans: This is a three-year tour and finishes in Russia and then Germany in November. I guess we’ll have Christmas off and then I hope we shall then go into […]
Read more »Bad news in the family. Canadian blues guitarist Jeff Healey has lost his lifelong battle with cancer. He was 41. Jeff’s uniquely emotional playing earned him respect and admiration from fans and musicians around the globe. For the last few years he had been in ailing health and was a resident player at his blues […]
Read more »Hard on the heels of the successful auction of Jon Lord’s Durham Concerto CD the Linda McCartney Cancer Centre will again be the beneficiary of the sale of a Deep Purple-related item, this time a poster from the Gillan’s Inn tour in 2006 signed by Ian and the band. If you are interested in bidding, […]
Read more »Ian Gillan’s article about his experiences in Moscow Kremlin appeared today in online edition of The Sunday Times: The Kremlin gig wasn’t as straight as all that. The younger guys and more junior staff were all up on their feet, although they were looking nervously over at their bosses to see whether they could loosen […]
Read more »Eric Wiltshire‘s interview with Ian Gillan that was conducted earlier during the Rapture of the Deep tour was posted on Youtube. Eric works for Radio Tatras International, which broadcasts out of Slovakia. Listen to the interview and watch the slideshow:
Read more »This morning, January 3, BBC Radio 4 broadcasted a programme celebrating 40 years of Heavy Metal, focusing on founding fathers: Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. Some short interview clips from the 80s with Robert Plant and David Lee Roth, plus new interviews with the Sab’s first manager and Gillan. Usual stories – why […]
Read more »Intrigued by the daft packaging, priceless misletoe, silly chateaus and stupid seagulls? See more at CarambaTV. Thanks to Steve Campbell for the info.
Read more »Polish TV channel Planete will be showing a program called “Gwiazda autostrady” (Highway Star) about Ian Gillan tomorrow, December 8 at 20:45. Thanks to Joasia Ostrowiecka for the info.
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