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Ozzy Osbourne has died at 76. The legendary rocker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath and as a solo artist. The journey of Black Sabbath began with the original lineup consisting of guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. Formed in 1969, the band quickly gained popularity with their heavy blues-influenced sound and dark lyrics. They released their debut self-titled album, “Black Sabbath,” in 1970, which became a platinum hit. Over the next Ozzy Osbourne reveled in being on stage a final time during his final Black Sabbath concert, just weeks before his death. Black Sabbath were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. After adopting the Black Sabbath name in 1969 (the band were previously named Earth, and before that the Polka Tulk Blues Band), they distinguished themselves through occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and down-tuned guitars Black Sabbath Members Pay Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne: ‘Goodbye Dear Friend’ Earlier this month, Black Sabbath reunited for what would become their final performance with Osbourne. Four lineups of Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell: 1973, 1986, 2007, and 2013. Black Sabbath were an English heavy metal band from Aston, Birmingham. Formed in September 1968 under the initial name Earth, the group's first lineup included lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. Where Is Black Sabbath Now? All About the Rock Band's Founding Members, and What They’ve Said About Ozzy Osbourne’s Legacy Following Ozzy Osbourne's death, founding guitarist Tony Iommi wrote Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76, weeks after farewell Black Sabbath concert; follow live updates as tributes pour in from music legends The heavy metal rocker had lived for years with Parkinson's disease. Ozzy, 76, who has Parkinson's disease, sang while seated on a black throne - clapping, waving his arms and pulling wild-eyed looks, just like old times. He appeared overwhelmed at some moments. Weeks before his death at the age of 76, Ozzy Osbourne’s final live performance ended with a heartfelt message to his fans. The Black Sabbath star died ‘surrounded by love’, according to a Black Sabbath are rightly enshrined as one of the forefathers of heavy metal. The band’s original line-up – singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – were responsible for one of the greatest run of albums in music history, stretching from 1970’s self-titled debut to 1975’s Sabotage. Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died The frontman, who with Black Sabbath helped pioneer heavy metal in 1970s England, always found new ways to reinvent himself. By Hank Shteamer Ozzy Osbourne’s journey to heavy-metal stardom Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne has died, is he now in Heaven or in Hell? Your King James Bible has the answer. Osbourne said and he would later rejoin Black Sabbath. "Three days before we were due to go into the studio, Ozzy wanted to come back to the band", Iommi explained. "He wouldn't sing any of the stuff we'd written with the other guy, so it made it very difficult. We went into the studio with basically no songs. OZZY Osbourne died "surrounded by family" at home with his wife Sharon and their children by his side, a source has revealed. His death, aged 76, comes just weeks after the Black Sabbath star took to the stage one final time with his band mates at Villa Park in Birmingham. The first five Black Sabbath albums and Ozzy’s first two solo efforts are masterpieces as timeless and essential as any in rock history. Black Sabbath formed in 1968, when four lads from Birmingham— Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away on July 22, 2025, at age 76 —came together to change music forever. With a dark sound and darker lyrics, the group created what we now know as heavy metal. Ozzy Osbourne, who has died at age 76, made some of the greatest heavy metal and hard rock songs of all time with Black Sabbath and as a solo artist The larger-than-life frontman of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne has died. He was 76.
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