Teenagers Bill Ward (drums), Tony Iommi (guitar) and Terry "Geezer" Butler (bass guitar) met while they were in school in industrial Birmingham. In 1968, they met singer John 'Ozzy' Osbourne and formed 'Earth', a pop-rock, jazz-blues group. The following year, they began playing hard metal-rock and changed their name to 'Black Sabbath'. They became one of the most popular of the early heavy metal outfits, although they had only one hit single -'Paranoid'.
Butler, Geezer
Terence 'Geezer' Butler born Jul 17, 1949 in Birmingham, England.
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Iommi, Tony
Tony Iommi - born Feb 19, 1948 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
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Trading
Sites for people interested in trading live recordings of Black Sabbath.
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Ward, Bill
Bill Ward, born May 5, 1948 in Birmingham, England.
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