Randy Rhoads Birthday Celebration Plans Announced
RANDY RHOADS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE OPEN HOUSE & LIVE MISIC BY SURPRISE GUESTS - DECEMBER 6 & 7, 2013
FREE EVENT – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - 4PM TO 9PM
HOLLYWOOD, CA (December 1, 2013) – Come celebrate the Late, Great Randy Rhoads birthday with his family this week at Kathy Rhoads D’Argenzio and her husband Richard D’Argenzio’s wine tasting room in Burbank.
The Randy Rhoads Birthday Tribute weekend starts Friday, December 6th and ends Saturday, December 7th – open from 4pm to 9pm daily. This will be a weekend to remember for all fans and friends alike. You will get to meet members of the Rhoads family, taste the Randy Rhoads wine, rock out to live music and see personal memorabilia that has not been shown for public viewing.
A special note from the Rhoads family:
The Rhoads family wishes to thank you all for all the heartfelt support and love for Randy. We also thank you for keeping his memory alive.
Happy Birthday to my loving son and our dear brother~
Delores Rhoads, Kelle Rhoads and Kathy Rhoads D’Argenzio~
Randy Rhoads is best known for his tour of duty with Ozzy Osbourne and his band, then known as The Blizzard of Ozz. Once Rhoads had officially joined, the band headed into the studio to record their debut album, titled Blizzard of Ozz. Propelled by Rhoads' neo-classical guitar work, the album was an instant hit with rock fans, particularly in the USA. They released two singles from the album: "Mr Crowley" and the hit "Crazy Train". Rhoads left us March 19th, 1982 in a tragic plane crash leaving us a huge void in music. His legacy of brilliant music will live forever in the hearts of the people – He was a true hero and legend.
Please join us December 6th through December 7th and pay respects to Randy Rhoads and his family for his birthday at the:
D’Argenzio Tasting Room
1204 W. Burbank Blvd
Burbank, CA 91506
818 846 8466
4pm to 9pm
Reader Comments (11)
Quiet Riot I & II are glam metal classics in my book.
I feel the same way about the "Randy Rhoads Years" compilation that came out back in 1993. Half the CD is rare unreleased stuff. I still to this day play the hell out of those CD's.
I also have a Quiet Riot concert on DVD from 1979 at the Starwood & it's amazing, I watch it all the time. It blows my mind that they could only get the first two albums's released in Japan.
Also,during the day, on Randy's birthday Dec 6th, there is usually quite a gathering at Randy's gravesite at Mountain View Cemetery - San Bernadino, CA
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Shadowbox from the the 2010 event
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Randy's brother, Kelle...
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an out-take from the Quiet Riot II photo session
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I also love the fact that it was Dana Strum, of Vinnie Vincent Invasion and Slaughter fame, who introduced Randy Rhoads to Ozzy. A criminally underestimated producer, it's amazing how Strum's introduction altered the course of Rock & Roll History for all eternity.
p.s. I was reading about Rhoads earlier and discovered Brent Woods from WILDSIDE was one of Randy's students. Check out Wildside's flawless 1992 debut, "Under The Influence", where you can hear Rhoads' influence on Woods. It's also interesting to note that album was the first outside project to be recorded at Eddie Van Halen's 5150 studio. And it's producer was none other than Andy Johns. Do you know Brent Woods, Ace?
What a backhanded compliment...Hilarious Stuff!!!
As for Dana's involvement, Do you know who suggested Rhoads to Dana? Runaways bassist Jacquie Fox. For a time Dana thought he was gonna be in Blizzard. It was Sharon's doing that he got shafted.
P.S. For all the montion of Randy's sister Kathy, I forgot to post a picture of her earlier. Since they were so close in stature, I expect if Randy was still alive, he'd still look as similar to her as he always did.
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