Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler
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Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne performed his final show July 5 with original band members before his death at 76, closing a chapter in heavy metal history.
Members of Black Sabbath honored Ozzy Osbourne with heartbreaking words and reflected on how four kids from Aston went on to become global music legends. Drummer Bill Ward, bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler,
Black Sabbath are widely regarded as the inventors, or at least leading pioneers of, heavy metal music. The Birmingham band – whose original and final line-up comprised bassist Geezer Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi,
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Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler got the idea for their name from a 60s horror film.
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Bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, lead singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward were all between the ages of 18 and 20 when they began playing together in Birmingham. Naming themselves after an Italian horror film in early 1969,
Black Sabbath's Terence 'Geezer' Butler has said he is 'so glad' he was able to perform one last time with Ozzy Osbourne in their hometown of Aston. The bassist paid a touching tribute to Ozzy, describing the Prince of Darkness as his 'dear friend'.