<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Randy-rhoads ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/randy-rhoads Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:36:53 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “He needed to drink to socialize.” Ritchie Blackmore on his backstage encounters with Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ritchie-blackmore-onhis-backstage-encoutners-with-eddie-van-halen g92ftbi2QHmxBXEqWtpVYW Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:36:53 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:08:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy was trying to get backstage to meet him, but Eddie was bouncing off the walls in his underwear.” Kelly Garni sets the record straight on the rivalry between Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/quiet-riot-bassist-on-randy-rhoads-and-eddie-van-halen-rivalry aGZRd2WFMEbFMeCmAZmvBC Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:10:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Something inside me said, ‘This man’s not going to live to be an old guy.’” Ozzy Osbourne on his last conversation with Randy Rhoads ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ozzy-osbourne-on-his-last-conversation-with-randy-rhoads s2Q69eSqoMXVFGUvQpZ49V Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:32:50 +0000 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:07:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy requested a remote switch so he could turn the pedalboard off from the next hotel room.” Randy Rhoads’ constant practice drove Ozzy Osbourne crazy. The solution? A tiny pedalboard designed to please them both ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/randy-rhoads-ozzy-crazy-tiny-pedalboard W2ZtCR3AKoTFhFMKDb2f4F Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:35:53 +0000 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:38:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy turned to George and said, ‘He’s got it. You don’t. You’re fired.’” Jake E. Lee on how he “screwed up” his Ozzy Osbourne audition — but still got the job over George Lynch ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/inside-jake-e-lees-ozzy-osbourne-audition 8mtmm8bTu9qvkP2e7CWZif Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:41:59 +0000 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:53:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was this terrible smell of fuel, and all we could see was fire.” Sharon Osbourne recalls Randy Rhoads and the fiery plane crash that claimed the guitarist’s life on Ozzy Osbourne’s 1982 tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/sharon-osbourne-recalls-randy-rhoads-death dbGmUjovkKReFMfPwjPdPL Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:45:44 +0000 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:50:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even if I played okay, even if I played a nice solo or whatever, if anyone looked at me onstage they thought, It isn’t Randy.” Behind Bernie Tormé’s whirlwind gig with Ozzy Osbourne after Randy Rhoads’ death ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tommy-aldridge-on-getting-bernie-torme-gig-ready-for-ozzy fjJXaL8KK28PQjKbPNeCw3 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You were the only guitar player that said no to me”: A young Nuno Bettencourt believed he would replace Randy Rhoads in Ozzy's band. When the time came, he turned it down ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/nuno-bettencourt-on-turning-down-ozzy-osbourne nsW6UGDXhJsuBu3vpQMRaG Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:40:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Honoring Ozzy and Randy last night. I’ll be damned if it wasn’t fun to play”: Grace Bowers impresses with flawless “Crazy Train” shred as she pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/grace-bowers-covers-crazy-train-live WZi3LojSCKeSuep7zv5ymT Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy told him, ‘Nobody can do that!’ Well, Randy could.” Randy Rhoads proved Ozzy Osbourne wrong with an approach to recording guitar solos that even Eddie Van Halen avoided ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/randy-rhoads-outdid-eddie-van-halen-and-proved-ozzy-osbourne-wrong-about-guitar-solos CLUG5YmYW7SyPRErj5kaPk Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:23:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy gives me this big hug and says, ‘Bradley, I love you. Please pull me through.’” When Randy Rhoads died, Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis found himself hired overnight to become Ozzy Osbourne's new guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/brad-gillis-on-joining-ozzy-osbournes-band-after-randy-rhoads-died wbm5zYps6EfigvdB6vCj6n Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:18:56 +0000 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:59:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Ozzy would say, ‘Bob and I get on like a house on fire. The fire brigade’s just left!’” Ozzy Osbourne’s first two albums created an empire. His former right-hand man reflects on the singer’s greatest decade ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/blizzard-of-ozz-and-diary-of-a-madman-set-up-the-empire-for-everything-that-came-after-he-helped-launched-ozzy-osbournes-solo-career-and-co-wrote-his-biggest-hits-now-bob-daisley-reflects-on-his-new-status-the-last-man-standing 28y755RSQFJsLPLaywyYp4 Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:21:38 +0000 Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:34:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you're into heavy metal, that's your father!” Zakk Wylde and Gus G. on Ozzy Osbourne, the fatherly band leader who turned unknown guitar players into world-class shredders ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/zakk-wylde-and-gus-g-on-ozzy-osbourne-thefatherly-band-leader frfw7T3Vj9s7QkshuT7Q4R Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:46:29 +0000 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:51:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Here was the strategy: Keep Ozzy moving. Do not cancel the tour.” Rudy Sarzo says Ozzy Osbourne would have died if they didn’t carry on after Randy Rhoads' death ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ozzy-osbourne-would-have-died-if-he-stopped-for-randy-rhoads-death mi4RFBTLxMFdm2DJH9gfWU Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:28:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy would take what was already recorded and push it to new levels of intensity.” Rudy Sarzo on Randy Rhoads’ relentless drive and unique approach to Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/rudy-sarzo-on-why-randy-rhoads-wasnt-wired-to-play-the-same-thing-every-night 3Xswrj3zu7DN3EDbgsFVuN Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:20:29 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:21:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would hear Randy pick up the classical guitar. I’d say, ‘You can play that!?’ He said, ‘Yeah, that’s my first instrument.’”Rudy Sarzo on Randy Rhoads, Steve Vai and other guitar greats he’s played with ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/rudy-sarzo-on-randy-rhoads-and-80s-guitarists yrodomUpdbj8ehy4TWbVyi Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:36:14 +0000 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:58:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This is the only known footage of a Randy Rhoads soundcheck." The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist shreds pre-show with his Gibson Les Paul and Marshalls on his final tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/randy-rhoads-soundchecks-his-guitar ieabNn7szPfj4FHWkJrhZ7 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:22:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, 'Oh God, I made a big mistake!'” Rudy Sarzo nearly lost the opportunity of a lifetime when he rejected Ozzy Osbourne's offer to join his band ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/rudy-sarzo-on-declining-the-ozzy-gig XrsimCe78AeQyzpGz4aLi5 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:35:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ "You bury the pick with your thumb and you have all the room you need." Leslie West revealed the picking techniques that made him a singularly great guitar hero to Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Pete Townshend ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/leslie-west-explains-his-picking-techniques kRChh9qBrWmurRkk6atFmZ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:23:01 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I said, 'Randy, it sounds like a train, listen!’ " Bob Daisley reveals the origins of Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" and credits Randy Rhoads' faulty equipment for inspiring the career-launching hit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/i-said-randy-it-sounds-like-a-train-listen-bob-daisley-reveals-the-origins-of-ozzy-osbournes-crazy-train-and-credits-randy-rhoads-faulty-equipment-for-inspiring-the-career-launching-hit vzt8AGwA6QsDwJBgToSmoE Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I could be playing 'Mary Had A Little Lamb' with a wah-wah, and he'd be going, ‘Hendrix, Hendrix, Hendrix.” Zakk Wylde says Ozzy Osbourne had some strict rules when it came to the guitarist's gear ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/zakk-wylde-on-ozzys-guitar-rules Ft4VogaeTh8HPbzdQV6mDh Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:09:52 +0000 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:19:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got the fingering from Jimi Hendrix.” Zakk Wylde reveals the origins of the first riff he wrote for Ozzy Osbourne and the benefits of learning from those who came before you ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/zakk-wylde-on-the-first-riff-he-wrote-for-ozzy TAuAN2nzfE49pgwAH64Fe Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:27:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The message said, ‘Me and Ozzy have been checking you outI" Chris Impellitteri reveals his 1988 invitation to become Ozzy's guitarist and how it would have changed the singer's career ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/chris-impellitteri-failed-ozzy-audition Rto9LGvhrzJfFssXJg7nnT Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:37:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were about 50 feet apart when I heard the shots.” Jake E. Lee clarifies the events leading up to his shooting as the former Ozzy Osbourne guitar player gives a health update ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jake-e-lee-details-las-vegas-shooting nb8ETnJcC3ssxansFban6T Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:59:49 +0000 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:09:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got the request from Ozzy, so you don’t say no.” Watch Wolfgang Van Halen shred the age-old rivalry between Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads with a ripping version of Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/wolfgang-van-halen-ozzy-hall-of-fame-performance w2zgSfAcAVEBx3Jay5qVYR Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:15:16 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was an angel playing with the Prince of Darkness and I was just a kid. I was possessed — and obsessed.” Jim DeCola explains how he modded Randy Rhoads’ polka-dot V backstage just minutes before showtime ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jim-decola-randy-rhoads-polka-dot-v-mod fMBUTzvuGUEmHm3baP3eMQ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:16:55 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They sort of appear as if they are out there in the air. The best ones do. But I don’t know how they get there." David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time gviGFZB7g47jARwMjHQS8g Sun, 27 Oct 2024 18:09:56 +0000 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:24:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He said, 'He's unknown, he's young, nobody's heard of him.' But I had a premonition people would ask what it was like to play with him." Bob Daisley on how Randy Rhoads got the gig that made him a guitar hero ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/bob-daisley-first-meeting-with-randy-rhoads uAiouVE5hPaLWzbDFn4UE5 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:43:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sparkling like glass and abrasive but still so smooth”: MXR’s Randy Rhoads Distortion+ pedal is finally here – bringing a slice of his legendary “chip pan” pedalboard to market ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/mxr-randy-rhoads-distortion-plus-pedal KWTg44oY9Hh7E7ZngLjEbH Wed, 21 Aug 2024 21:41:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lot of guitarists don’t consider themselves part of the rhythm section. I could always count on Randy to come up with great rhythm guitar parts”: Rudy Sarzo on the magic of Randy Rhoads' rhythm work, and the tonal quirks that set him apart ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rudy-sarzo-randy-rhoads-rhythm-playing 3pXTMk2kRVeXcRava98aN7 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:33:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It will be worth the wait": The design of MXR's still-in-development Randy Rhoads Distortion+ pedal has been revealed ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/mxr-randy-rhoads-distortion-plus-tease iqc9ycB8QsRd978yFX3qvj Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:56:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet and "the Randy Rhoads school of soloing" helped Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde write No More Tears ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/player/zakk-wylde-on-ozzys-no-more-tears 6bfSwoMyCY6oe9CWNE7vPZ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:56:28 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He Was Not Only a Great Rock and Roll Player, But in the Classics, and in Every Other Field, He Was Phenomenal": Ozzy Osbourne Shares His Fond Memories of Randy Rhoads in 1982 GP Interview ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/ozzy-osbourne-randy-rhoads-1982 uJTaCHbjjNYrXuvngy5kee Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:35:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ten Mind-Blowing Rock Guitar Solos Every Player Needs to Know About ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/best-rock-guitar-solos kfjJf3vrWtbq7DGJAXhZiG Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:58:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Have You Exhausted the Possibilities of Open Chords and Barre Chords? Here’s How to Make Your Progressions Sound More Interesting ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/have-you-exhausted-the-possibilities-of-open-chords-and-barre-chords-heres-how-to-make-your-progressions-sound-more-interesting Pd9zNRY5NVZfwy9wkkwQvN Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:25:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-40-most-important-guitar-solos-of-the-20th-century RGtTzStEoDw26KeEmWJ7tW Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:00:15 +0000 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 18:13:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn the Metal Mastery of Randy Rhoads ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/learn-the-metal-mastery-of-randy-rhoads Ti7JaPNRZSaY8e53in29ma Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:45:37 +0000 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:57:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to Stephen Dale Petit’s ‘2020 Visions’ – One of the Most Exciting Guitar Records We’ve Heard This Year ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/listen-to-stephen-dale-petits-2020-visions-one-of-the-most-exciting-guitar-records-weve-heard-this-year D3nkHPg5Hyw8GxqoGNQw7V Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:53:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads Wow American Television Audiences with "Mr. Crowley" in 1981 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-ozzy-osbourne-and-randy-rhoads-wow-american-television-audiences-with-mr-crowley-in-1981 6ppm6xFWkTVmeYY4imEvL8 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:55:12 +0000 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:55:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We Just Thought We Might as Well Make Another Record Because We Sure Weren’t Going to be Doing Any Shows”: Zakk Wylde Talks Black Label Society's Lockdown Album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/we-just-thought-we-might-as-well-make-another-record-because-we-sure-werent-going-to-be-doing-any-shows-zakk-wylde-talks-black-label-societys-lockdown-album kuq6rn9unZijb6ngTMh9y9 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:25:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Randy Rhoads Posthumously Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Musical Excellence Award ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/randy-rhoads-posthumously-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-with-musical-excellence-award HdZE2zkRgDkZdQYTJsbCpc Mon, 01 Nov 2021 21:42:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Randy Rhoads: The Magical Techniques of the Wizard of Ozz ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/randy-rhoads-the-magical-techniques-of-the-wizard-of-ozz 24sWLTvmFuQcTKvsPVgjdi Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:00:06 +0000 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:47:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stolen Guitar Gear Belonging To Randy Rhoads Has Been Recovered ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/stolen-guitar-gear-belonging-to-randy-rhoads-has-been-recovered nrU2ht8gNqtt2cSswSNc49 Fri, 21 May 2021 14:08:30 +0000 Fri, 21 May 2021 15:54:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Randy Rhoads Perform with Quiet Riot in 1979 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-randy-rhoads-perform-with-quiet-riot-in-1979 v7paQJyWkxjGLAqKRk7Ki3 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:04:18 +0000