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(left) Ozzy Osbourne performs at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1989. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)(right) Chris Impellitteri performs at the 6th Annual Metal Hall Of Fame Charity Gala at The Canyon, in Agoura Hills, California, January 26, 2023.
Chris Impellitteri reveals his 1988 invitation to become Ozzy's guitarist

By Phil Weller Published

When Jake E. Lee left the band, Impellitteri was at the height of his powers as a virtuoso speed-metal guitarist

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Jake E. Lee and Red Dragon Cartel perform at club Webster Hall in New York City, December 2, 2014.
Jake E. Lee clarifies the events leading up to his shooting and gives a health update

By Phil Weller Published

Lee explains the timeline and verbal altercation that led to his shooting in October

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Wolfgang Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen shreds the rivalry between EVH and Randy Rhoads with a ripping version of "Crazy Train"

By Phil Weller Published

Wolfgang honored the late guitar hero at Osbourne's latest Rock Hall induction ceremony

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Jim DeCola and Randy Rhoads
Jim DeCola talks about modding Randy Rhaods’ polka-dot V backstage minutes before it was played live and the legacy it created

By Phil Weller Published

He was so busy working on the guitar that he missed the support band. But he finished in time to witness an iconic rock moment

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Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd onstage at the Sports Arena in April 1975 in Los Angeles, California.
David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time

By Guitar Player Staff Published

Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player

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Randy Rhoads recording Ozzy Osbourne's 'Blizzard of Ozz' album at Ridge Farm Studio, 1980.
Ozzy bassist Bob Daisley on his first memories of Randy Rhoads and how he knew he was special

By Phil Weller Published

With one rehearsal, the guitarist shattered fears that he was too young and inexperienced to be Ozzy's guitar star

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David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen perform at Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California, September 30, 2015.
Alex Van Halen talks his and Ed's secret jams with Chris Cornell, the Ozzy-fronted Van Halen album and why the David Lee Roth EVH tribute shows fell apart

By Phil Weller Published

The Van Halen drummer unveils fascinating details about three failed Van Halen projects

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Jake E. Lee and Red Dragon Cartel perform at club Webster Hall in New York City, December 2, 2014.
Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee shot in Las Vegas

By Guitar Player Staff Published

The former Osbourne guitarist was shot multiple times. He is currently in the ICU and expected to make a full recovery

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Zakk WYLDE and Ozzy OSBOURNE, Brixton Academy, London in 1992
How Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet and "the Randy Rhoads school of soloing" helped Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde write No More Tears

By Mark McStea Published

Zakk Wylde talks through the making of Ozzy Osbourne’s immortal 1991 track, No More Tears

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Ozzy Osbourne (left) and Randy Rhoads perform onstage at the Gaumont Theatre
"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

By Jas Obrecht Published

The Prince of Darkness discusses what he learned about music from Rhoads, and how the pioneering hard-rock guitarist would find a new guitar teacher in every town he played in, while Osbourne and the rest of his bandmates were "hunkered in the bar."

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