John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Keith Olsen, Legendary Rock Producer, Dies at 74
billboard.comKeith Olsen, a record producer whose resume spans rock's greatest, died on Monday (March 9) at his home in Genoa, Nevada. He was 74 years old.According to The New York Times, Olsen's daughter Kelly Castady said he died of a cardiac arrest.The rock producer has worked with a number of music icons, including the Grateful Dead, Santana, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake Rick Springfield, Ozzy Osbourne and Scorpions, among others.
Most notably, he produced Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's 1973 collection Buckingham Nicks. Olsen played one of the songs for Mick Fleetwood, and Nicks and Buckingham were soon asked to join Fleetwood Mac.“Mick Fleetwood had asked us to join Fleetwood Mac, sight unseen," Nicks told The Observer in 2011.
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