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Singles "Crazy Train" and "Mr Crowley" reached the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart, [5] and the album has been certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [ 6 ] 1981's Diary of a Madman reached the top 20 in the UK, Canada and the US, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA. [ 6 ]
"Crazy Train" is the debut solo single by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released in 1980 from his debut album as a solo artist, Blizzard of Ozz (1980). The song was written by Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, and Bob Daisley. The lyrics deal with the subject of the Cold War and the fear of annihilation that existed during that period. [4]
He reached his peak as the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne's solo career, performing on tracks including "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley" on the Blizzard of Ozz album. "Crazy Train" features one of the most well-known heavy metal guitar riffs. He died in a plane crash while on tour with Osbourne in Florida in 1982. Despite his short career, Rhoads ...
Last month, Ozzy Osbourne took home two trophies at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Rock Album, for his 13th solo LP, Patient Number 9; and Best Metal Performance, for the Tony Iommi ...
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness".
The back cover of the first pressing of the "Crazy Train" single stated that the track came from a forthcoming Jet Records album entitled Ozzy Osbourne/ Blizzard of Ozz Vol. 1. [18] In fact, when the band appeared at the Reading Festival in 1980 they were billed simply as "Ossie Osborne's New Band". [19]
Ozzy Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath on 27 April 1979, primarily due to his problems with alcohol and drug abuse. [2] The vocalist subsequently rehearsed with a range of musicians in an attempt to form his own band, including guitarists Gary Moore of Thin Lizzy and George Lynch of Dokken, [3] [4] bassist Dana Strum, [5] and drummers Dixie Lee of Lone Star and Dave Potts of Praying Mantis.
The Osbourne Family Album was a various artists compilation album based on the television series The Osbournes with the songs selected by the family. It included the theme song "Crazy Train" (Pat Boone's version) as well as contributions by Ozzy and Kelly. The songs were interspersed with dialogue from the show.