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Ozzy Osbourne may have been the Prince of Darkness, but he had a soft spot for at least one pop princess, Taylor Swift.
Along with “Blizzard of Ozz,” the album that bore this title track is Osbourne’s best seller. The single, meanwhile, is ushered in with a gripping bass line and an undercurrent of keyboards until Osbourne makes his grand vocal entrance, all sneers and snarls.
Black Sabbath, the band that Osbourne famously fronted, played their first U.S. gig at Rowan University. The school shared a flier from the band's inaugural stop in the states and a cheeky story about the gig. Black Sabbath played their first U.S. gig on Oct. 30, 1970 at the then-Glassboro State University.
The Osbournes is drawing fresh attention as viewers revisit Ozzy Osbourne’s chaotic and iconic family life following his death.