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Randall William “Randy” Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982)

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-MARCH 19, 2019…

IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE IT’ WAS 37 YEARS YEARS AGO RANDY RHOADS DIED IN A PLANE CRASH AT THE AGE OF 25.

AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH RHOADS WAS TOURING WITH OZZY OSBOURNE AND THE BAND HAD STOPPED OFF IN LEESBURG FLORIDA TO GET SOME REST AND GET SOME REPAIRS DONE TO ONE OF THE TOUR BUSES. THAT MORNING, ANDREW AYCOCK THE BAND’S TOUR 36 YEAR OLD BUS DRIVER AND EX-COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH AN EXPIRED LICENSE, SPOTTED A SMALL AIRCRAFT AT A NEARBY LANDING STRIP AND BOARDED PLANE AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT FOR A SPIN. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF FLYING, HE LANDED THE PLANE AND ASKED IF ANYONE WANTED A RIDE. RHOADS, WHO HAD A FEAR OF FLYING, SUGGESTED THAT THEY BUZZ OZZY’S TOUR BUS TO WAKE HIM UP AFTER OZZY’S LONG NIGHT OF PARTYING. RHOADS, BAND SEAMSTRESS RACHEL YOUNGBLOOD, AND AYCOCK TOOK TO THE SKIES.

AYCOCK ATTEMPTED TO FLY OVER THE TOUR BUS OSBOURNE AND THE REST OF THE CREW WERE SLEEPING. NOT SATISFIED WITH THE FIRST PASS, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO BUZZ THE BUS 2 MORE TIMES, GETTING FASTER AND LOWER EACH TIME. ON THE FOURTH PASS, FLYING IN EXCESS OF 150 MILES PER HOUR, THE WING OF THE PLANE CLIPPED THE TOP OF THE TOUR BUS, SENDING THE PLANE OUT OF CONTROL.

THE PLANE HIT A TREE, AND EVENTUALLY THE SIDE OF A NEARBY HOUSE EXPLODING INTO A FIREBALL. ALL THREE PASSENGERS WERE INSTANTLY KILLED AND BURNED SO BADLY THEY HAD TO BE IDENTIFIED BY DENTAL RECORDS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS.

THIS IS A CRAZY ASS VIDEO OF RANDY RHOADS PLAYING WITH OZZY DURING THE BLIZZARD OF OZZ TOUR, THAT REALLY SHOWCASES HOW GREAT OF A GUITARIST HE WAS. ENJOY ! REST IN PEACE RANDY RHOADS

HERE’S THE NEWS REPORT THAT AIRED FOLLOWING THE CRASH AND DEATH OF RHOADS