Randy Rhoads

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Randall William “Randy” Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American heavy metal guitarist who is best known for playing with Ozzy Osbourne. Despite his short career, he is cited as an influence by many contemporary heavy metal guitarists. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads often combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. While on tour with Ozzy Osbourne, he would often seek out classical guitar tutors for lessons.
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Early life

Rhoads was born on December 6, 1956 at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California. He was the youngest of three children. His older brother, Doug, is a drummer who goes by the name of Kelle Rhoads. His sister’s name is Kathy.

When Randy was 17 months old, his father, William Arthur Rhoads, left his mother, Delores Rhoads, and the three children. Mrs. Rhoads has owned and operated the Musonia School of Music in North Hollywood, California since 1949. Rhoads started playing guitar at age 7 on his grandfather’s old Gibson “Army-Navy” classical acoustic guitar. According to Rhoads’s mother, he learned to play folk guitar, which was a popular way to learn guitar at the time, although he did not take lessons for very long. Rhoads was always evolving toward a hard rock/metal lead guitar style, but he was heavily influenced by classical music as well. This can be heard on tracks like “Dee” (an instrumental he named for his mother Delores), “Mr. Crowley”, “Diary of a Madman”, “Crazy Train” and “Revelation (Mother Earth).
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  • pawbab

    THE BEST

    last month
  • Re-Kramer

    It's been 30 years already... R.I.P. Randy, we miss you man.

    March 2012
  • wroob_dogg

    [*] R.I.P RR, 19.03.1982

    March 2012
  • rafael_freitas

    85th ??? come on Rolling Stone...

    December 2011
  • pribongiovi

    legend 2 love you randy <3

    September 2011
  • Neue_regel_

    legend

    August 2011
  • mora4ev

    Greatest guitar. No more word...

    June 2011
  • SLivik

    R.I.P.

    March 2011
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