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	Black Sabbath Online: The Ray Gillen Story
		As Ray liked to tell the story, Fitzgerald's response was somewhere along the lines of "Where the hell have you been all of my life?!", and with Fitzgerald's encouragement Ray quickly decided to pursue his vocal studies in earnest.
		She told Ray that it looked like there was going to be a change made in the vocal department of the band's line up, and that he should consider auditioning for the spot.
		Ray was asked to submit a demo tape for consideration, but as he didn't have one Ray volunteered to audition live, saying that tapes could lie anyway.
	www.black-sabbath.com /interviews/theraygillenstory.html (1989 words)

	Ray Gillen - hotshotdigital.com
		Ray Gillen was a gifted rock singer who, out of the blue, was offered a shot at the big time and didn’t duck the responsibility.
		Gillen subsequently worked with John Sykes and in 1988 he formed Badlands with guitarist Jake E. Lee (ex-Ozzy Osbourne) and drummer Eric Singer (from Black Sabbath).
		Ray Gillen continued to record as a guest vocalist and teamed once more with Rondinelli.
	www.hotshotdigital.com /tribute/RayGillen.html (397 words)

	Ray Gillen Biography - hotshotdigital.com
		Born May 12, 1961, in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, singer Ray Gillen was without a doubt one of the best known unknowns to come out of the rock and roll world of the late 80's and 90's before his tragic and untimely death in December of 1993 at the age of 32.
		Ray was quick to contact former Rough Cutt/Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee, and together, along with Ray's former Sabbath bandmate, drummer Eric Singer, they began auditioning a series of bass players before finally settling on ex Steeler bassist, Greg Chaisson.
		Rumors that Ray had contracted the AIDS virus had been floating about since 1990, but by the fall of 1993, there was little doubt that Ray was indeed afflicted with the dreaded disease, and on December 3, 1993, Ray ultimately succumbed to AIDS-related complications, dying at his home in New Jersey.
	www.hotshotdigital.com /WellAlwaysRemember.3/RayGillenBio.html (1068 words)

	Ray Gillen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ray Gillen (May 12, 1959 - December 1, 1993) was a singer best known for his work with the bands Black Sabbath and Badlands.
		Ray was born on May 12, 1959 in New York but was raised in Cliffside Park New Jersey.
		Ray went to New York City to form the band Sun Red Sun with old friends, but died from an AIDS related disease in a New York Hospital on December 1, 1993.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ray_Gillen (346 words)

	No Life Til Metal - CD Gallery - Badlands
		Ray Gillen also sang for Black Sabbath for a short time and also joined up with ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes in Blue Murder.
		Gillen was diagnosed with HIV and on December 3, 1993, he died at his New Jersey home due to AIDS-related complications while suffering pneumonia.
		Apparently this was because the band was respecting the wishes of the Ray Gillen's family who, "...didn't want it to be any kind of 'tribute' or 'dedication." According to Jake, "They said it was a Badlands release, and Ray was a part of Badlands, and not to treat it any differently.
	ultmetal.tripod.com /badlands.html (540 words)

	Ink 19 :: Badlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		I don't know what late Badlands singer Ray Gillen had more of, sex appeal or a kick ass voice -- both ingredients that are somehow missing from the rock scene in tandem now.
		Gillen had stints with Blue Murder and Black Sabbath (no relation to Ian Gillan) and was actually good (i.e.
		But Gillen had a sensuality and urgency to his voice, and he reinterpreted Lee's obvious blues ties differently enough that Badlands became its own entity, worthy of being called an influence.
	www.ink19.com /issues/august2001/wetInk/musicB/badlands.html (431 words)

	Obituaries
		Gillen worked at Yreka schools for many years, first at Phoenix High School, then at the time of his death, was maintenance supervisor for the Yreka Elementary School District.
		Gillen maintained the school's track in addition to building a retaining wall and landscaping the area.
		Gillen, in the U.S. Navy, served two tours of duty in Vietnam during the war, serving in the Seabees.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/98/feb98/22298n6.htm (1624 words)

	My Tribute To Jake e. Lee
		Rumors got to Ray that he was being considered for the Sabbath gig, but he still thought it was a practical joke when he was called for the audition.
		Ray and Greg, two new-found press hounds, are quite excited to reveal bits of their wisdom and take of their sordid past.
		Ray is the pride and joy of his parents, the best vocalist the fraternal group Rondinelli ever had and he has the esteem of being one of many former Black Sabbath vocalists.
	members.tripod.com /~tomolee/badlands.htm (2248 words)

	Ray Gillen - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		By the early '80s, Gillen was fronting several regional cover bands, one of which was called Harlett, and in 1985 he joined the outfit Rondinelli, which was founded by former Rainbow drummer Bobby Rondinelli.
		But just as the new group was off and running, Gillen was diagnosed with HIV and on December 3, 1993, he died at his New Jersey home due to AIDS-related complications.
		A Ray Gillen memorial tribute was organized in February of 1994 by Glenn Hughes, featuring performances by singer Sebastian Bach of Skid Row, former Mariah Carey guitarist Paul Pescoe, and Hughes' own band -- the re-formed Trapeze.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,435685,00.html (709 words)

	The Estate Project
		Although Ray Gillen's career lasted barely a decade, he was widely acclaimed as a hard rock vocalist.
		Gillen toured with Sabbath to promote the Seventh Star album, and began working on their next recording, The Eternal Idol, but decided to quit in 1987 when some other members left the band.
		Ray Gillen died of AIDS in New Jersey at the age of 32 on December 3, 1993.
	www.artistswithaids.org /artforms/music/catalogue/gillen.html (551 words)

	RayGillen.com › Discography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ray appears on tracks 1, 6 (backup vocals), 7, 8 and 9.
		Ray sings backup vocals on select tracks 2, 4 and 6.
		They enjoyed writing and recording this song and Ray seemed to be especially proud of it.
	www.raygillen.com /html/index.php?name=Discography (451 words)

	VH1.com : Badlands : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		Black Sabbath vocalist Ray Gillen, Badlands was one of the most talented bands to spring from the fertile hair band scene of the late '80s.
		Lee accused Gillen of conspiring with their label to push the band in a more commercial direction during the album's sessions -- a backhanded tactic which, when revealed, led to a drag-out, blowout fight and Gillen's immediate sacking.
		Dates honored, however, Gillen was officially out, and although Lee initially claimed that Badlands would continue (even performing a few dates with new vocalist John West), Atlantic had enough and dropped the band soon after.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/badlands/bio.jhtml (547 words)

	RAY GILLEN : 5th Anniversary Memorial Tribute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This memorial collection of songs from Gillen's final recording sessions is a taste of what the man could and would have continued doing had time not run away from him.
		First off, the Sun Red Sun record featured a different vocalist on most tracks leaving Gillen's voice on only five of the eleven tracks, this record is all Ray Gillen.
		This is a good time for Ray Gillen's music and with every listen a little bit of Ray is resurected.
	www.stormbringerwebzine.co.uk /Reviews/R/RayGillen.html (441 words)

	Capital News 9 \| 24 Hour Local News \| Capital Region \| City closes parking garage deal
		The paperwork is complete, as the city of Schenectady and the Metroplex Development Agency closed a $5.6 million deal to hand over the city's parking garage.
		Metroplex chairman Ray Gillen presented Mayor Brian Stratton with the check, thus transferring ownership of the garage and surrounding surface lots with a total of nearly 2,000 parking spaces.
		Gillen said Metroplex is committed to filling the empty slots in the garage and turning the money-losing facility into a revenue-generator.
	www.capitalnews9.com /content/your_news/capital_region/?ArID=81669 (170 words)

	Jake E. Lee
		Gillen was hoping to form a blues-based metal band with Lee, and Lee responded.
		Unfortunately, Ray Gillen would eventually pass away due to complications caused by the AIDS virus.
		Formed in the summer of 1988 when guitarist Jake E Lee contacted vocalist Ray Gillen, the two quickly added bassist Greg Chaisson and drummer Eric Singer and hit the Los Angeles rehearsal studios to polish material for their debut LP, "Badlands" (released on Titanium Records).
	www.celebrityrockstarguitars.com /rock/lee_jake.htm (2972 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The chosen singer was Ray Gillen, who had already toured with Black Sabbath, replacing Glenn Hughes (this one suffered problems with drugs).
		Most of the songs of the record was composed by Lee, Gillen and their productor - O´Neil.
		Gillen worked on a band called "Sun Red Sun", but he died of AIDS in 1993, during the recordings of that band album.
	www.angelfire.com /wa/Rior/badhise.html (354 words)

	All about Ray Gillen... -- Sleaze Roxx
		I seriously doubt Ray abused drugs; somehow that just doesn't fit--tho very little of the man's real and private life is known.
		Ray commented in a late-80s interview that while he drinks his share, he's not excessive and doesn't party because "I want to stay healthy" (he was dead about 5 years later).
		If Ray was in such denial about his disease, as all reports seem to suggest (Glenn commented that Ray "left a lot of unanswered questions for people," and also mentioned that Ray and his girlfriend would visit Glenn's house before Ray died--you have to wonder if Ray transmitted the disease to anyone else.
	www.voy.com /87813/228.html (1058 words)

	Re: All about Ray Gillen... -- Sleaze Roxx
		Glenn Hughes has said that Ray was in >>serious denial about his disease and would always tell >>him he didn't have it, he said they both watched the >>tribute to Freddie Mercury together and Ray told him >>again he didn't have AIDS.
		Hughes said Ray once showed >>him bloodwork to prove it, only later Glenn found out >>it was actually Ray's brother's-in-law--not Ray's.
		>> >>If Ray was in such denial about his disease, as all >>reports seem to suggest (Glenn commented that Ray >>"left a lot of unanswered questions for people," and >>also mentioned that Ray and his girlfriend would visit >>Glenn's house before Ray died--you have to wonder if >>Ray transmitted the disease to anyone else.
	www.voy.com /87813/828.html (900 words)

	Badlands (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Badlands was a short-lived rock band founded by Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee and Black Sabbath members Ray Gillen and Eric Singer.
		He found just that when he met Ray Gillen, a struggling vocalist who had just been separated from Black Sabbath after a short time.
		Ray Gillen from the Badlands discussed here, and John Sykes from the other Badlands briefly played together in an early version of Blue Murder.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Badlands_(band) (543 words)

	Ray Gillen (ray gillen resources) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ray Gillen (July 12 1961 - December 1 1993) was a singer best known for his work with the bands Black Sabbath and Badlands.
		Ray was born on July 12 1961 in New York But he was raised in Cliffside Park New Jersey.
		Ray passed away from an AIDS related disease in a New York Hospital on December 1, 1993.
	1993.en.xanax-buy.be /en/Ray+Gillen (9933 words)

	BADLANDS \| Unique, Detailed Biography \| Rockdetector
		Whilst Free had quickly established that the project was not for him, Gillen stayed slightly longer but was ousted from the band due to record company pressure.
		British shows in mid 1992 had Lee announcing that Gillen was out of the band and that fl female vocalist Debbie Holiday had already usurped his position.
		Sadly RAY GILLEN, who had been working on a SUN RED SUN album project, succumbed to an AIDS related illness and died in December of 1993.
	www.rockdetector.com /officialbio,844.sm (671 words)

	BTC Issue #134
		The video was shot a few months before their singer Ray Gillen (singer of Badlands and Black Sabbath) passed away.
		In the video Ray Gillen talks several times about how George Lynch is the "coolest" guy and how George asked him MANY times to front the Lynch Mob (before George ever put out a Lynch Mob record).
		After doing just a few months of research of Ray's life, the one thing that is safe to conclude is that George Lynch wanted Ray Gillen as his singer.
	www.dokken.net /btc/dokken134.html (1943 words)

	Amazon.com: Voodoo Highway: Music: Badlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ray Gillen's vocals are masterful in their warm, powerful, and passionate soulfulness that made him the best blues singer since Paul Rodgers and he could do "Robert Plant" far better than the Zeppelin legend himself.
		According to me, Ray Gillen was one of the better singers in this genre and he had a voice that easily could match the like of Ronnie James Dio, David Coverdale or Paul Rodgers.
		It is Gillen's voice that saves this album from ending up in a totally mess of rattling guitars and a heavy metal mayhem.
	www.amazon.com /Voodoo-Highway-Badlands/dp/B000007TVZ (1414 words)

	Sleaze Roxx: Badlands
		Constant infighting would destroy the band, and the death of vocalist Ray Gillen would seal their fate.
		Badlands was formed by one time Black Sabbath voice Ray Gillen, and former Ozzy Osbourne axe-slinger Jake E. Lee.
		Ray Gillen went on to join Sun Red Sun, but would pass away from AIDS on December 3, 1993 before recording for the debut album was finished.
	www.sleazeroxx.com /bands/badlands/badlands.shtml (307 words)

	Black Sabbath Online: Ray Gillen Interview - Spring 87
		Ray Gillen didn't give it a second thought.
		It was his ticket out of the obscurity of the Jersey bar circuit and into the big time.
		Ray got his big taste of the big time.
	www.black-sabbath.com /interviews/ray87.html (2379 words)

	Re: All about Ray Gillen... -- Sleaze Roxx
		Ray never told his >>close friends he was sick.
		In my >>seinor year of high school, he taught me that it was >>cooler not to do drugs then it was to do them.
		That little thing made me >>feel, like maybe it was time to let go of a lot of >>feelings that I have bottled up within myself.
	www.voy.com /87813/820.html (902 words)

	Known Audios - ETERNAL IDOL Tour
		Ray Gillen’s vocal performances on these demos leave us very tangible evidence as to how fine a singer he was!
		It's a flattering testament to Ray Gillen's contribution to the ETERNAL IDOL album and is highly recommended.
		The only remaining trace of Ray Gillen’s vocals left on the album was the laughter during the mid-section of “Nightmare”.
	www.sabbathlive.com /lists/87EI-aud.html (2827 words)

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