Birmingham Mourns Death of Native Son Ozzy Osbourne
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KISS frontman Gene Simmons pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne on "CBS Mornings," calling the Black Sabbath legend a "pure human being."
A woman has revealed how Ozzy Osbourne once visited her house to cheer up a student with cerebral palsy who was desperate to meet the legendary singer. IT trainer Sue Williams, from Eccleshall in Staffordshire, managed to arrange the meeting in 1983 while the Black Sabbath frontman, who died on Tuesday aged 76, was living in the area.
Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died July 22 at 76. The rock legend left Des Moines "with bat taste in mouth" after a show in 1982.
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Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne performed his final show July 5 with original band members before his death at 76, closing a chapter in heavy metal history.
Osbourne is known both as a pioneer of heavy metal and as a goofy and lovable father on a hit reality TV show of the early 2000s. He was born John Michael Osbourne on Dec. 3, 1948. 93.3 WMMR DJ Jacky BamBam said, "He started it all … Ozzy was your Prince of Darkness."