Ozzy Osbourne: Vocalist Of Many Names Posted By: Tristan Andrews

His real name is John Michael Osbourne, but he has been dubbed Ozzy, The Wizard of Ozz, The Godfather of Heavy Metal, and other monikers. Ozzy and Geezer Butler started the band Rare Breed in 1967, after a split, they initiated Polka Tulk that became Black Sabbath, soon after aligning with Bill Ward and Tony Iommi.Osbourne's career has bridged 50 years of songwriting and moody atmospheric vocalizations. His achievements with Black Sabbath that ended in 1979 lead to a solo gig that reached platinum numerous times in the earlier 80's to the middle 90's. Don Arden stayed as Ozzy's manager and in 1980, after mourning the loss of Black Sabbath Ozzy formed the band Law, but soon switched its name to the Blizzard of Ozz. The other members were Lee Kerslake (drums) and Bob Daisly (bass) formerly of Uriah Heep, and Randy Rhoades (guitar) formerly of Quiet Riot. When the CBS big wigs met with Ozzy he chomped the heads off of two doves and lopped the body of one at the receptionist. Luckily, the contract had been signed previously. Journalists went haywire calling Ozzy crazy and a maniac.black sabbathozzy osbourneheavy metalrock