Lesser Known Members of Black Sabbath

by Aaron Lefkove

• Dave Walker (replaced Ozzy briefly in 1977 for one TV performance)

• Ian Gillan (ex-Deep Purple, vocals on 1983’s Born Again)

• Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple, vocals on 1986’s Seventh Star)

• Don Airey (ex-Rainbow and Hammer keyboardist, played on Never Say Die)

• Vinny Appice (Tony Iommi look-alike, drums on Mob Rules, Live Evil, Dehumanizer, and several ’90s reunion tours)

• Bev Bevan (ex-The Move, ex-Electric Light Orchestra, ex-Electric Light Orchestra Part II, drummer for 1983’s Born Again tour)

• Terry Chimes (ex-Clash, drummer for 1987–1988’s The Eternal Idol tour)

• Laurence Cottle (bass on 1989’s The Headless Cross)

• Bob Daisley (bass on 1987’s The Eternal Idol)

• Ronnie James Dio (ex-Elf, ex-Rainbow, frontman for Dio, vocals on Heaven & Hell, Mob Rules, Live Evil, and Dehumanizer)

• Ray Gillen (vocals on 1986’s Seventh Star tour)

• Geoff Nicholls (bass at Heaven & Hell rehearsals, off-stage keyboardist for Seventh Star, The Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, and sporadic live stints through 2005)

• Cozy Powell (preeminent British classic rock drummer, played on Headless Cross, Tyr, and Forbidden)

• Eric Singer (current drummer of KISS, played on Seventh Star and The Eternal Idol)

• Dave Spitz (guitar on The Seventh Star)

• Jo Burt (bass for 1987–1988’s The Eternal Idol tour)

• Dave Donato (vocals for 1985 and ’85 rehearsal and demo sessions)

• Tony Martin (vocals on The Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, Tyr, Cross Purposes, Cross Purposes Live, and Forbidden)

• Jed Woodruffe (offstage live keyboardist for the Never Say Die tour)

• Rob Halford (Judas Priest frontman, vocals for various one-off live performances in the 90s)

• Mike Bordin (ex-Faith no More, drums for 1997’s Ozzfest tour)

• Neil Murray (ex-Whitesnake, bass on Tyr and Forbidden)

• Bobby Rondinelli (drums on Cross Purposes and Cross Purposes Live)

Aaron Lefkove would most like to be remembered as the guy who coined the phrase “Summer of Megadeth.”