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Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Ozz 45th Anniversary

Ozzy Osbourne In the Studio for the making of 1980's "Blizzard of Ozz" on its 45th anniversary.

Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Ozz 45th Anniversary 9-15

Ten years after cutting the template with Black Sabbath for all Heavy Metal rock to follow, lead singer Ozzy Osbourne had precious little to show for it: fired from Black Sabbath and left with no band, no record label, and no prospects. But when "Blizzard of Ozz" was released in Osbourne's native UK, not one record company in the all-important North American territory would take a meeting to distribute it, regarding Ozzy Osbourne as washed up. Don't miss the dearly departed Ozzy Osbourne telling the story of "Blizzard of Ozz" on its 45th anniversary the week of September 15.

Ozzy Osbourne on ROCK 103 Memphis 4-28-82

In April 1982, little more than a month after a plane crash had taken the life of his young & talented guitarist Randy Rhoads , Ozzy Osbourne chose my afternoon radio show on Memphis' #1 station , ROCK 103 , to make his first public statements concerning the tragedy.