Randy Rhoads (1956-1982)

Randy Rhoads (1956-1982)

Randy Rhoads was an American Heavy Metal guitarist who played with Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne. Randy was born December 6th, 1956 in Santa Monica, California. He began taking Folk and Classical guitar lessons at the Age of 7 at his mother’s music school. His band Quiet Riot quickly became a popular act in the Los Angeles club circuit and were signed to CBS/Sony Records in late 1976. In 1979 he began working with Ozzy Osbourne. However, prior to Randy’s death he had decided that he no longer wanted to be working with Osbourne.

Accomplishments:

Voted “Best New Talent” by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine in December 1981.

Voted “Best Heavy Metal Guitarist” by the readers of the UK-based Sounds Magazine in December 1981.

Placed 36th on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 100 Greatest Guitarists.

Named 26 in Guitar World’s 50 Fastest Guitarists list.

“Crazy Train” and “Mr. Crowley” placed 9th and 28th respectively on Guitar World’s 100 Greatest Guitar Solos readers poll.

“Crazy Train” placed 51 in Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of all Time” list.

Charity:

The RandyRhoads Charitable Trust