Randy Rhoads
December 6, 1956 (68 years old) in Santa Monica, California, USA
Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 โ March 19, 1982) was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. He died in a plane accident while on tour with Osbourne in Florida in 1982. Despite his short career, Rhoads, who was a major influence on neoclassical metal, is cited as an influence by many guitarists and is included in several "Greatest Guitarist" lists.
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- 2022 ยทRandy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Iconas Self (archive footage)
- 2020 ยทThe Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourneas Self (archive footage)
- 2014 ยทOzzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madmanas
- 2012 ยทRandy Rhoads: The Quiet Riot Yearsas Himself
- 2011 ยทOzzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzardas Self (archive footage)
- 2006 ยทRandy Rhoads โ Six String Godas Himself - Guitar
- 1997 ยทBehind the Musicas Self
- 1981 ยทOzzy Osbourne: After Hoursas Guitars