Overview

• Osbourne died on July 22 at age 76, peacefully surrounded by his family after a multi-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.
• On July 5 at Villa Park in Birmingham, he delivered his final performance seated on a throne as Black Sabbath reunited in their original lineup for a charity-driven farewell concert.
• As a founding member of Black Sabbath, he helped define heavy metal’s dark riffs and sold more than 75 million albums over his five-decade career.
• His solo hits such as “Crazy Train” and the MTV series The Osbournes broadened his influence beyond music to mainstream pop culture.
• Bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, along with artists like Elton John and Metallica, have honored his enduring impact on rock music.