For many of us who are a bit older and grew up listening to the heavier stuff back in the day, Randy Rhoads had a technique, a style and a sound that was something that many of today's guitarists can still not even come close to. He was a brilliant musician who studied classical music but was able to blend the extreme heavy guitar sounds and his unique riffs into an amazing blend of musical notes peppered with a classical foundation! When he was on tour, he would look up local classical guitar teachers and spend his time learning as much as he could. I got to see Randy Rhoads a year before he was killed and to this day, can still hear the sounds emanating from his Les Paul and ""Flying V"guitars.




25 years ago today Randy was killed when the Ozzy tour bus stopped over for the night in Florida. It had a private airstrip and Randy had gone up with the bus driver who also had a PPL. How the accident happened is still uncertain but it seems the pilot was trying to "buzz" the tour bus and scare the other band members. Tragically the wing clipped the bus and the pilot, Randy and the bands hairdresser Rachael Youngblood were killed.

Today, Randy's mother, family members and many of his devoted fans, will make the pilgrimage to Randy's final resting place at Mountain View Cemetery in San Bernardino, California. Here is where they will pay their respects to this amazing musician who's life was tragically cut short 25 years ago today.

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