Randy Rhoads
December 6, 1956 (67 years old) in Santa Monica, California, USA
Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – 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 · Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman as
- 2012 · Randy Rhoads: The Quiet Riot Years as Himself
- 2011 · Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Randy Rhoads – Six String God as Himself - Guitar
- 1997 · Behind the Music as Self
- 1981 · Ozzy Osbourne: After Hours as Guitars