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Encyclopedia > Rudy Sarzo

Rudy Sarzo, bass guitar player, was born in Cuba in 1950 and subsequently left that country in 1961. Sarzo is a gifted musician who has played with many bands including Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Ronnie James Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, etc. His recordings with these artists combined have sold over 30 million copies worldwide. The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, whose 1983 & 1984 success contributed to launching the 1980s glam metal scene. ... Ozzy redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Manic Eden were a band featuring former Little Caesar singer Mark Young and former Whitesnake members Adrian Vandenberg, Rudy Sarzo, and Tommy Aldridge. ... Dio is a heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. ... Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in 1967 and still active in 2007. ...


As a member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band, from March 1981 to September 1982, Rudy toured the world in support of the “Blizzard of Ozz” and “Diary Of a Madman” records, where he played on the Speak of the Devil and Tribute live albums, both of which have gone platinum. Sarzo has been quoted as saying he was very pleased to be able to say that he has played with Ozzy Osbourne before his own success as he was a big fan of Black Sabbath. Ozzy redirects here. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ...


As a member of Quiet Riot, from September 1982 to January 1985, Rudy recorded the multi-platinum albums “Metal Health”, the first Heavy Metal debut to reach #1 on the Billboard charts. During this period Rudy headlined worldwide tours, appeared on numerous MTV videos and was voted #1 Bassist in Circus Magazine for 1983. In the 1983 U.S. Festival, Quiet Riot performed two songs from their "Metal Health" album. Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, whose 1983 & 1984 success contributed to launching the 1980s glam metal scene. ...


As a member of Whitesnake, from April 1987 to September 1994, Sarzo recorded the multi-platinum album “Whitesnake” (aka "1987") including the popular Led Zeppelin-esque track “Still of the Night”. During this period Rudy also performed worldwide on headline tours in support of the multiplatinum “1987” and “Slip of the Tongue” albums and appeared on 6 MTV videos. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ...


In February of 2004, Rudy joined Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force for the U.S. 30 city “Attack Tour”. He then joined Dio later in 2004 and has been there ever since. In 2006, Rudy wrote a book named "Off The Rails" which tells the story of his time in the Ozzy Osbourne Band. The book centers mainly on his memories of Randy Rhoads, a guitarist and dear friend to him who died in a plane crash while on the Diary of a Madman tour. Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (IPA pronunciation: //) (born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck on June 30, 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist, composer and bandleader. ... Dio is a heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. ... Ozzy redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Sarzo is also an avid computer digital animator, and when not touring or recording with Dio, he is a 3D technical director and co-executive producer at Ocean Visual FX in Southern California. Rudy demonstrated Acid, Vegas and DVD Architect software at the Sony Pictures booth during the 2004 Winter NAMM Show, released the “Acid for Non Linear Editors” training DVD directed by Douglas Spotted Eagle for the VASST training series and created the “Working Man’s Bass” loop library exclusively for Sony Pictures’ Acid Software. He recently created the concert 3D animated open for the video wall during the last Dio european tour.


Rudy recently guest starred on the DeMarco Bros. Single, "Blood Moon", along with vocalist Dave Brooks. He is currently playing with Blue Öyster Cult, appearing with BÖC during its 2007 summer tour. Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in 1967 and still active in 2007. ...

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Discography

With Ozzy Osbourne

Speak of the Devil is an album by Ozzy Osbourne & Blizzard of Ozz. ... Tribute is a live album by Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads. ...

With Quiet Riot

Metal Health was the breakthrough album for the American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. ... Condition Critical was the follow-up album to Quiet Riots smash hit Metal Health. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

With Whitesnake

album of Steve Vai. ... Whitesnakes Greatest Hits is a compilation of Whitesnakes biggest hits from the 1980s. ...

With Manic Eden

  • Manic Eden (1994)

With Dio

  • Holy Diver - Live (2006)

Holy Diver - Live is a live album by the heavy metal band Dio. ...

External links

  • Rudy Sarzo Official website
  • Ocean Visual FX website
  • Interview at Saviours Of Rock
  • Rudy Sarzo Bass Lessons

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Rudy Sarzo - Biography - Stagepass.com (334 words)
During this period Rudy headlined worldwide tours, appeared on numerous MTV videos and was voted #1 Bassist in Circus Magazine for 1983.
During this period Rudy also performed worldwide on headline tours in support of the multiplatinum “1987” and “Slip of the Tongue” albums and appeared on 6 MTV videos.
In April of 2004 Rudy became a member of the multi-platinum Heavy Metal group DIO and will be embarking on a worldwide tour beginning in July.
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