#Guitar Legend

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Alice in Chains Jerry Cantrell on stage with James Hetfield and Metallica • 1996

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"Santana Samba Pa Ti" - Carlos Santana - Live at The House of Blues in Las Vegas - 2016.

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Slash and Rockwood at Sunset Strip Tattoo, circa 1986.

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In tribute to the birthday of Randall William Rhoads (December 6th, 1956 – March 19th, 1982) was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne.

Randy Rhoads Background information:

Born on December 6th, 1956 in Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Died: March 19, 1982 (aged 25) Leesburg, Florida, U.S.

Genres: Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Neo-Classical Metal & Shred

Occupation(s): Musician, songwriter, producer

Instruments: Guitar

Years active: 1972–1982

Labels: Epic, CBS, Sony, & Jet Records

Associated acts Ozzy Osbourne & Quiet Riot

Website: www.randyrhoads.us

Originally educated in classical guitar, Rhoads combined these early influences with heavy metal, helping to form a subgenre later known as neoclassical metal.

With Quiet Riot, he adopted a black-and-white polka-dot theme which became an emblem for the group. He reached his peak as the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne's solo career, performing on tracks including "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley" on the Blizzard of Ozz album. "Crazy Train" features one of the most well known heavy metal guitar riffs.

He died in a plane crash while on tour with Osbourne in Florida in 1982. Despite his short career, Rhoads is regarded as a pivotal figure in metal music, credited with pioneering a fast and technical style of guitar soloing that largely defined the metal scene of the 1980s.

His contributions in Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne's early solo works helped to popularize various guitar techniques now common in heavy metal music, including two-handed tapping, tremolo bar dive bombs, and intricate scale patterns, drawing comparisons to his contemporary, Eddie Van Halen.

The Jackson Rhoads model guitar was originally commissioned by him. He has been included in several published "Greatest Guitarist" lists, and has been cited by other prominent guitarists as a major influence.

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