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s, The
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1963
Black Panthers
Birmingham Founder Member of the Black Panthers
1966
Black Sabbath
Birmingham Founder Member of Approach, foreunner of Black Sabbath
1967
Polka Tulk
Birmingham Founder Member of the Polka Tulk Blues Band
1968
Black Sabbath
Birmingham Founder Member of Black Sabbath
1968
Earth
Birmingham Founder Member of Earth
1968
Polka Tulk Blues Band
6th April Tony Iommi & Bill Ward were in a band called Mythology and Geezer Butler with Ozzy in a band called Rare Breed, these groups broke up and formThe Polka Tulk Blues Band
1970
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath releases a first album, "Black Sabbath"
Black Sabbath release the Album, "Paranoid"
1971
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath release the Album, "Masters of Reality"
Black Sabbath release the Album, "Volume 4"
1973
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath release the Album, "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"
1976
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath release the Album, "Technical Ecstasy"
1977
Black Sabbath
Ozzy left Black Sabbath in October of 1977 to try and form the first incarnation of "Blizzard of Ozz"
1977
Dismissal
Ozzy left Black Sabbath in October of 1977 to try and form the first incarnation of "Blizzard of Ozz"
1978
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath release the Album, "Never Say Die"
Rejoins Black Sabbath
1979
Dismissal
Leaves Black Sabbath for a 2nd time
1980
Blizzard of Ozz
Founder Member of Blizzard of Oz
Sep With his new manager and wife Sharon, Osbourne releases the first album, "Blizzard of Ozz," with his new band, Ozzy Osbourne & Blizzard of Ozz - guitarist Randy Rhoads , bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslak
1980
Composition
Ozzy releases Blizzard Of Ozz with the hit "Crazy Train"
1980
Law
Founder Member of Law
1981
Blizzard of Ozz
Blizzard of Ozz tours after the release of "Diary of a Madman.", during a performance, a bat is thrown onto the stage by a fan and Osbourne bites its head off while supposedly thinking it's fake
Ozzy releases Diary Of A Madman with the hits "Flying High Again," "Over the Mountain," and "You Can't Kill Rock & Roll
1981
Composition
The Blizzard of Oz release the Album, "Diary of a Madman"
1982
Arrest
Alamo Ozzy is arrested for urinating on a part of the Alamo in Texas
1982
Black Sabbath
Ozzy releases the live LP Speak Of The Devil with the favorites "Paranoid" and "Iron Man / Children Of The Grave" medley
1982
Blizzard of Ozz
Dec Osbourne is signed to Epic Records after showing up drunk at a meeting and biting the head off a dove
1982
Composition
Diary Of A Madman is certified platinum
1982
Marriage
Marries Sharon Arden, daughter of Black Sabbath's manager
1983
Composition
Ozzy releases Bark At The Moon with the hits "Bark At The Moon" and "Rock 'N' Roll Rebel
1985
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath briefly reunites with Osbourne for a Live Aid concert
1985
Composition
Releases Album, "The Ultimate Sin"
1985
Live Aid
Black Sabbath briefly reunites with Osbourne for a Live Aid concert
1985
Rock In Rio
Ozzy performs at the 'Rock In Rio' concert.
1986
Composition
Bark At The Moon and The Ultimate Sin are certified platinum
Ozzy releases The Ultimate Sin - which became his first Top 10 LP in the USAand had the favorite "Shot In The Dark
1987
Composition
Releases Album, "Tribute", dedicated to Randy Rhodes
1990
Composition
Releases Album, "Bark at the Moon"
Releases Album, "Just Say, Ozzy"
1991
Composition
Releases Album, "No More Tears "
1992
Black Sabbath
15th Nov Iommi, Butler, and Appice back Ozzy Osbourne as part of what's billed as the singer's final live appearance
1993
Composition
A double-live album, "Live and Loud," is released, the live version of "I Don't Wanna Change the World," earns Osbourne a Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance."
1993
Grammy
A double-live album, "Live and Loud," is released, the live version of "I Don't Wanna Change the World," earns Osbourne a Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance."
1995
Composition
Ozzy returns with a new album, "Ozzmosis"
1996
Ozzfest
Osbourne headlines the first "Ozzfest," a summer festival tour that features hard rock and heavy metal bands
1997
Black Sabbath
"The Ozzman Cometh" is released. A double-CD retrospective of Ozzy's work, it includes previously unreleased rehearsal tapes of four classic Sabbath songs
1997
Composition
"The Ozzman Cometh" is released. A double-CD retrospective of Ozzy's work, it includes previously unreleased rehearsal tapes of four classic Sabbath songs
1998
Black Sabbath
Oct Two-CD set "Reunion" is released, featuring all four of Black Sabbath's original members (Iommi, Osbourne, Butler, Ward)
2002
Osbournes, The
Ozzy Osbourne stars in MTV's reality sitcom "The Osbournes " which draws 4.1 million viewers to its regular Tuesday time slot

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