What co-writer of the Ozzy Osbourne song about the Cold War died in a plane crash in 1982?
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Ozzy Osbourne discography The discography of Ozzy Osbourne, an English heavy metal musician, consists of eleven studio albums, five live albums, seven compilation albums, five extended plays (EPs), 51 singles, nine video albums and 38 music videos. After being fired from Black Sabbath in 1979, Osbourne started his solo career with a band consisting of guitarist Randy Rhoads, bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake. The group released their debut album "Blizzard of Ozz" in 1980, which reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart, number 8 on the Canadian Albums Chart, and number 21 on the US "Billboard" 200. Singles "Crazy Train" and "Mr Crowley" reached the top 50 of the UK Singles Chart, and the album has been certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 1981's "Diary of a Madman" reached the top 20 in the UK, Canada and the US, and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA. The album was the last to feature Daisley and Kerslake, both of whom were fired before its release and replaced by Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge, respectively, as well as the last to feature Rhoads, who died in a plane crash on 19 March 1982.
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Crazy Train "Crazy Train" is the first single from British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne's debut solo album, "Blizzard of Ozz", released in 1980. A live version of the song recorded in 1981 from the album "Tribute" was also released as a single in 1987 with an accompanying music video. The song was written by Osbourne, Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley. The subject matter of the lyrics is the Cold War and the fear of annihilation that existed during this period.
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Died (song) "Died" is a song by Alice in Chains and the final one recorded with vocalist Layne Staley before his death in 2002. The song was included on the compilation albums "Music Bank" (1999) and "The Essential Alice in Chains" (2006).
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Eminence Front "Eminence Front" is a song written and sung by Pete Townshend of The Who. It appears as the sixth track on the group's 1982 studio album, "It's Hard". The single reached number 68 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It is the only song from the album that the band has opted to play live after the initial post-release tours. Lead singer Roger Daltrey, vocally critical of the album, described "Eminence Front" as the only song on it that he felt was worthy of being released.
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Cliff Burton Clifford Lee "Cliff" Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician and songwriter, best known as the second bass guitarist for the American band Metallica from December 1982 until his death in September 1986.
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Ordinary People: Our Story Ordinary People: Our Story is an autobiography by Ozzy Osbourne and his family. It was published by Simon & Schuster.
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Cold Turkey "Cold Turkey" is a song written by John Lennon, released as a single in 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, catalogue Apples 1001 in the United Kingdom, Apple 1813 in the United States. It is the second solo single issued by Lennon, and it peaked at number 30 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. The song's first appearance on an album was "Live Peace in Toronto 1969" where the song had been performed live on 13 September 1969 with Lennon reading the lyrics off a clip-board.
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Chris Freeman (Australian musician) Christopher James "Chris" Freeman (c. 1950–1992) was an Australian multi-instrumentalist and teacher who specialised in six-string and 12-string guitar for classical and flamenco music. At the age of 17 he severed the fingertip of his left hand middle finger in a car accident. It was replaced by a silver cap, which gave him the nickname "Silver Finger". He released three solo albums, "Thesilger" (1976), "Shifting Sands... Night & Day" (1978) and "Best of Chris Freeman" (1991). He also issued four albums with keyboardist John Shaw, "Chris Freeman and John Shaw" (1981), "Synthesized Orchestration" (1983), "Synthesized Orchestration Vol. 2" (1984) and "The Best of Chris Freeman and John Shaw" (1990). Freeman died in 1992 after an asthma attack, aged 41 or 42. Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described him as a "[g]ifted multi-instrumentalist" who "garnered considerable praise for his work, but he never embraced the notion of mainstream acceptance".
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Dreams Die Hard (song) "Dreams Die Hard" is a song written by Chick Rains, and recorded by American country music artist Gary Morris. It was released in July 1982 as the third single from the album "Gary Morris". The song reached #15 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
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Not Going Away "Not Going Away" is the second single released from Ozzy Osbourne's 2007 album "Black Rain". The single peaked at number 14 on "Billboard'"s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song is about Ozzy saying that he wants to perform until he is physically unable to continue, and telling all his doubters that he is "Not Going Away".
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Johnny 99 (song) "Johnny 99" is a song written and recorded by rock musician Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on Springsteen's 1982 solo album "Nebraska".
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Blood Song Blood Song (also known Dream Slayer) is a 1982 American horror film directed by Robert Angus and Alan J. Levi, produced by Frank Avianca and Lenny Montana, and starring Frankie Avalon and Donna Wilkes. The film was shot in Coos Bay and Coquille, Oregon.
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Mama, I'm Coming Home "Mama, I'm Coming Home" is the third song on the 1991 album "No More Tears" by the English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. Sharon Osbourne has previously claimed that the song was written by Ozzy in tribute to her, however, the song was actually co-written by Lemmy Kilmister, Zakk Wylde (Osbourne's long-time guitarist) and multi-platinum producer/engineer Tom Fletcher. Lemmy was brought in as a songwriter for the "No More Tears" album, providing lyrics for the tracks "Mama I'm Coming Home" , "Hellraiser", "Desire", and "I Don't Want to Change the World."
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Wilfred McClaughry Air Vice Marshal Wilfred Ashton McClaughry, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (26 November 1894 – 4 January 1943), born Wilfred Ashton McCloughry, was an Australian aviator and air commander who served in the Australian Flying Corps during the First World War and Royal Air Force in the Second World War. His senior commands included: British Forces Aden (1930s), and; No. 9 Group RAF, and Air Officer Commanding Air Officer Commanding Allied Headquarters Egypt (both during the Second World War). McClaughry was killed, while a passenger, in a flying accident in Cairo in 1943.
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Gene Price Gene Price (born February 27, 1944-died August 13, 2013), also credited as Willard Eugene Price and Willard E. Price, is an American songwriter, primarily noted for his songwriting association with Buck Owens.
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David Coke David Arthur Coke, DFC, ( ; 4 December 1915 – 9 December 1941) was a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War, and is credited with 2 destroyed, 2 probables and 2 damaged aircraft during his service. He is known in popular culture for his friendship with the author Roald Dahl while serving in the Royal Air Force.
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War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too) "War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)" is a song written by Curly Putman, Bucky Jones and Dan Wilson, and recorded by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. It was released in July 1982 as the first single from the album "Perfect Stranger". The song was Sheppard's 11th No. 1 song on the Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1982. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.
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White Light (George Michael song) "White Light" is a song by English singer George Michael. It was released to radio on 29 June 2012, in order to commemorate the 30-year anniversary since his first single (co-written by Andrew Ridgeley) entered the British charts in 1982. The song was inspired by Michael's illness in late 2011 with pneumonia and the resulting near-death experiences. The song received its debut live performance (alongside "Freedom! '90") at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony on 12 August 2012 and subsequently entered the UK Singles Chart at number 15. This was his final original song released before his death in December 2016. The song samples the BBC News theme tune.
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The Lebanon (song) "The Lebanon" is a song by the British synthpop group The Human League, released as a single in April 1984. Written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey and keyboard player and guitarist Jo Callis, it was the first single from the band's fourth album "Hysteria", and was recorded at AIR Studios between 1983-1984.
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Sarkis Soghanalian Sarkis Garabet Soghanalian (Armenian: Սարգիս Սողանալեան ; February 6, 1929 – October 5, 2011), nicknamed Merchant of Death, was an international private arms dealer who gained fame for being the "Cold War's largest arms merchant" and the lead seller of firearms and weaponry to the former government of Iraq under Saddam Hussein during the 1980s.
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David Box Harold David Box (August 11, 1943 – October 23, 1964) was an American rock musician in the early 1960s. Box was influenced by fellow Texan Buddy Holly, and even took his place as singer of his group, the Crickets, for a short time after Holly's death. Box also collaborated with Roy Orbison, and found local success with his group, the Ravens. Box died on tour in a plane crash in 1964 at the age of 21, coincidentally in a similar manner to Holly.
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Stan Rogers Stanley Allison "Stan" Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983) was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter.