Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949 in Aston, Birmingham, England) is the founding bassist for heavy metal legends
Black Sabbath. His nickname supposedly arises from his habit as a teenager of referring to everyone as "Geezer". Geezer formed his first band,
Rare Breed, with schoolmate John
Ozzy Osbourne in the autumn of 1967. Separated for a time, Ozzy and Geezer reunited in the blues foursome,
Polka Tulk, along with Guitarist
Tony Iommi and drummer
Bill Ward. They renamed their band
Earth, but after finding a band in the small-time English …
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