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Ozzy Osburne’s camp reissues their illustrious ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ and ‘Diary of a Madman’ albums today (May 31), and to commemorate the release, Ozzy bass players of the past and present Bob Daisley is truly one of the titans of rock bass. His lengthy and impressive career reads like a who’s who of hard rock, and includes such names as Widowmaker, Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Uriah Heep, Gary Moore, Yngwie Malmsteen, Bill Ward, Mother’s Army, Hoochie Coochie Men and Living Loud. The history of the Ozzy Osbourne band is best understood as a series of distinct musical eras, each defined and architected by its lead guitarist. While Osbourne’s vocals provided a constant, iconic presence, the guitarist role was that of a primary co-writer and sonic visionary, fundamentally reshaping the band’s sound with each new arrival. An agent of change In 1969, from the ashes of various bands, Geezer Butler (bass), Tony Iommi (guitar), Bill Ward (drums) and Osbourne formed the band Earth. Realising the name was taken, they quickly changed their name to Black Sabbath, an homage to the 1963 Italian horror anthology film. Robert John Daisley (born 13 February 1950) is an Australian musician and songwriter. A bassist, he is perhaps best known for his intermittent relationship with vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, for whom he contributed bass, co-production and songwriting throughout the 1980s. Daisley has also worked with prominent rock acts including Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Gary Moore, Chicken Shack and Uriah Heep Phil’s resume spans Ozzy Osbourne, Vince Neil, Johnny Halladay, Simon Kirke, Gilby Clarke, Toto (as a songwriter), and Michael Schenker, to cite a very select few. An Ampeg endorser, Soussan’s weapons of choice include Ernie Ball MusicMan, Spector, Fender, Roger Griffin, and extended range Fernandes Guitars. Phil Soussan Sound & Vision The Prince of Darkness is gone. Ozzy Osbourne's career spanned decades and featured some of the most iconic bassists in rock history. Chris Wyse (born July 15, 1969) is an American bassist and vocalist. He is best known for his performances with The Cult, Ozzy Osbourne, Ace Frehley and Hollywood Vampires. [1][2] He is also the vocalist and bassist for Owl, a band he founded in 2007. [3] “People had warned me how Ritchie chewed up and spat out musicians. Rainbow had already auditioned 40 bass players!” From Ritchie Blackmore to Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Daisley has worked with rock’s heaviest heroes In this classic interview from the GW archives, the Prince of Darkness speaks candidly about bandmates past and present – from Randy Rhoads to Zakk Wylde – and what he looks for in a guitarist List of Ozzy Osbourne members Current and former members of Ozzy Osbourne's solo band performing live in 2009 (top) and 2018 (bottom) Ozzy Osbourne is an English heavy metal vocalist from Marston Green, Warwickshire. Since 2003, Blasko has been the bassist in Ozzy Osbourne’s band, touring the world and enjoying the heavy metal life. You can listen to the entire interview, below. Daisley noted that while the other musicians were “nice enough blokes,” they weren’t “world-class” players, which he felt Osbourne needed. Ozzy took Daisley's advice and fired them on the spot. Rock bass icon Rudy Sarzo shares details on playing bass for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final show, touring with Quiet Riot, and his love of playing afro-Cuban bass. The heavy metal legend, whose death at age 76 was announced Tuesday, was arrested in 1982 for peeing in front of the Alamo. Black Sabbath 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. Trujillo was a member of Ozzy Osbourne's band for a number of years starting in the late 1990s. In contrast to his earlier jazz and funk inspired playing, Osbourne's band was more straightforward hard rock and metal. [8] Bassist Bob Daisley looks back on his many collaborations with Ozzy Osbourne, and his time with Rainbow, Dio, and Black Sabbath. Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez, who began his career playing in Ozzy Osbourne's solo band, shared a tribute to his former boss. Rob Nicholson (born November 24, 1969) also known as Blasko, is an American bassist, musician and manager. He is the bassist and backing vocalist of Rob Zombie and former bassist for Ozzy Osbourne, and is also a manager for Black Veil Brides. He is also the former bassist of Cryptic Slaughter and live bassist for Danzig.
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