Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Rhoads died, news of Gillis's achievement was passed to Ozzy's drummer, Tommy Aldridge, via mutual friends. Within a few days ...

After the tragic death of Randy Rhoads in 1982 – and after Bernie Tormé very briefly stepped in to join Ozzy Osbourne's band on tour – Brad Gillis found himself being recruited as the Prince of ...

Brad Gillis leaped to the forefront of heavy metal in the spring of 1982 when he became Randy Rhoads’ first full-time replacement in Ozzy Osbourne’s band. Following Rhoads’ untimely death — and the ...