Hub · 1945
Ian Gillan
London, UK · Vocals
Deep Purple Mark II scream; brief Black Sabbath vocal on Born Again (1983).
Why this hub
Deep Purple ↔ Black Sabbath vocal bridge via the Born Again year.
Born 1945. Mark II vocal on Child in Time and Highway Star. Leaves Purple 1973; sings Black Sabbath’s Born Again (1983); returns to Purple reunions. Scream sits above Lord’s Hammond without melisma fashion. Citation eras: 1969–73 Mark II, then the one-album Sabbath hitch.
Tenures
1969–1973
Vocals
Open band →1983–1984
Vocals
Born Again album/tour only.
Open band →1984–present
Vocals
Reunion eras with gaps.
Open band →