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Randy Rhoads
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 guita…
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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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2025
Into the Void: Life, Death and Heavy Metal
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2022
Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2014
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2012
Randy Rhoads: The Quiet Riot Years
Movie Himself
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2011
Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2006
Randy Rhoads – Six String God
Movie Self - Guitar
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1997
Behind the Music
TV show Self
- 1988
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1981
Ozzy Osbourne: After Hours
Movie Self (guitars)
