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Ozzy Osbourne was photographed for the final time at his Black Sabbath farewell show in England on July 5 before he died at age 76 on July 22. The England native got his start in 1967 when he joined bassist Geezer Butler ’s first band, Rare Breed, as a vocalist. Although the group didn’t last long, the duo formed Black Sabbath in Today (July 5), music history will be made as Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, will take to the stage for his final ever live performance, joined by the original Black Sabbath lineup for the first and last time in two decades, in the biggest metal event of all time. Legendary photographer Ross Halfin has It's impossible to narrow down Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's most important and influential songs to just 15, but these are a good point of entry. History of Ozzy Osbourne in Timeline John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is a prominent English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He achieved fame in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the influential heavy metal band Black Sabbath. During this time, he gained the moniker " Prince of Darkness" due to the band's dark and heavy sound. Ozzy Osbourne’s music career began in 1968 when he co-founded the hard rock and heavy metal band Black Sabbath in Birmingham, England, helping to pioneer the heavy metal genre. Ozzy Osbourne, who became a heavy metal icon as the singer of legendary rock group Black Sabbath and later as a solo artist, died on Tuesday, the BBC reported. He was 76. Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal pioneer, dies at age 76 Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal legend who rose to fame in the pioneering group Black Sabbath, has died, his family said in a statement to CBS News. 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. Despite being mentored by Tony Iommi and nearly chosen as Ozzy Osbourne's first solo band, the planets never quite aligned for the band Necromandus. Ozzy, Kelly and Sharon Osbourne pose backstage following Kelly Osbourne’s first night of “Chicago” at the Cambridge Theatre on September 10, 2007, in London, England. 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. Upon hearing the first hit single of the Beatles at age 14, he became a fan of the band and credited their 1963 song "She Loves You" with inspiring him to become a musician. [16][25] In the 2011 documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, Osbourne said that the Beatles made him realise that " [he] was going to be a rock star the rest of [his] life". [26] Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025) was an English heavy metal singer. Osbourne was born in Marston Green Hospital in Marston Green, England. [2] He grew up in Aston, Birmingham, England. He has dyslexia. [3] He was convicted of burglary when he was a teenager, [3] for which he was fined. But that first life ended on the fateful day in 1968 when Osbourne pinned a classified ad to the noticeboard of a Birmingham music shop (‘Ozzy Zig needs gig’). That act set in motion Ozzy’s ascent as the singer for Earth, soon renamed Black Sabbath, the band that fired the starting pistol for heavy metal: an unholy new genre that in the hands of guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman for Black Sabbath and a pioneer of heavy metal music, has died. He was 76. Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal legend who dominated rock for decades as a solo artist and member of Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 76. These are all of the supergroups playing at Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's 'Back to the Beginning' farewell concert in Birmingham. Ozzy Osbourne. Actor: Little Nicky. One of the pioneers of heavy metal and one of its most commercially successful and iconic artists, Ozzy Osbourne was born in Birmingham, England, as John Michael Osbourne. After leaving school and having many odd jobs, he ended up in a band with Geezer Butler. This group then split, leading Ozzy and Geezer to join Tony Iommi and Bill Ward in a new band that After being fired from his band Black Sabbath, English heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne began his solo career in 1979. His initial band comprised himself, guitarist Randy Rhoads (formerly of Quiet Riot), bassist Bob Daisley (formerly of Rainbow) and drummer Lee Kerslake (formerly of Uriah Heep). Keyboardist Don Airey was brought in temporarily to record on Osbourne's first album, Blizzard of
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