On August 19, 1945, Ian Gillan was born.
=== Gillan ===Gillan then formed a new band, simply called Gillan, retaining Towns (who would co-write most of the material), and adding guitarist Steve Byrd, bassist John McCoy and drummer Pete Barnacle
In Christmas 1979 Gillan was visited by Blackmore, who offered him the position of lead vocalist in Rainbow

