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On Thursday, July 24, the alt-rock musician — whose real name is Dominic Harrison — shared an Instagram post where he revealed his plans to play Black Sabbath's 1972 track "Changes" each night "for the rest of my life" following the rock icon's death on Tuesday, July 22 at age 76.
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PRIMETIMER on MSNWho wrote War Pigs? Meaning behind Black Sabbath’s iconic song explained amid T-pain’s Ozzy Osbourne tributeT-Pain also honored Osbourne, sharing a glimpse of the legend lauding him for performing the best cover of War Pigs. He remembered the royalty in heavy metal by sharing a clip of himself performing a powerful cover of War Pigs. Adding to the moment, he highlighted Ozzy Osbourne’s appreciative remark:
If you saw Black Sabbath's first ever gig, you wouldn't have recognised greatness. Back in 1968, they had the decidedly less sinister name of The Polka Tulk Blues Band, and came complete with a saxophonist and bottleneck guitar player.
While Ozzy never had country ambitions, nor did he ever dabble in the genre in any way, he was friends with Johnny Cash, and at the aforementioned, recent farewell show, the queen herself Mrs. Dolly Parton left him a special message, saying:
Bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, lead singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward were all between the ages of 18 and 20 when they began playing together in Birmingham. Naming themselves after an Italian horror film in early 1969,
Hundreds of rock and heavy metal fans will gather together to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham on Saturday. A memorial meet-up will be held in Victoria Square at 13:00 BST, and they have been invited to share their stories about the Black Sabbath singer,
Ozzy Osbourne died on Tuesday at the age of 76, less than three weeks after he sat on a throne on stage — not far from where he was born — and performed a final show with Black Sabbath.