Musician. A guitar prodigy who started at the age of six and taught at his mother's school during his professional career, he was the original guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne's band and he is famous for combining classical and heavy metal together. His work on Ozzy's first two solo albums "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman" is hailed today for their ingenuity, and songs like "Crazy Train" and "Flyin' High Again" are considered heavy metal classics. He gave the inspiration for Grover Jackson, founder of Jackson guitars, to start a guitar company.
Cause of death: Plane Crash
Dec, 6 1956-Mar 19, 1982