In this When Rock Ruled The Charts series episode, we are taking a look at the rock charts for March 19th, 1982. This is an extremely sad day for rock fans all over the world. This is the day Ozzy Osbourne’s brilliant young guitarist Randy Rhoads, was killed in a plane crash.
More About Randy Rhoads:
Randy Rhoads was the brightest guitar hero on the scene in 1982. The son of musician parents, Randy grew up in California and was the guitar player for Sunset Strip band Quiet Riot before leaving to join Ex-Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne as he began to embark on his solo career. Ozzy released two back to back albums featuring Randy Rhoads on guitar which cemented the young guitar hero’s legacy before ultimately perishing in a small plane crash in Florida while on tour.
In the “When Rock Ruled The Charts” series we look at the rock album or singles charts for a specific day in rock history.
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