He has worked with an array of notable and iconic people in the entertainment industry. Sarzo seemed numerous mtv videos as well as the readers of circus magazine voted him 1983s top bassist. I am a professional recording and performing artist worldwide for over 35 years. The duo take turns passing a bass back and forth and experimenting with sarzo s insane pedel effects, creating gnarly tones and sounds as bello manages to blow his own mind. Rudy sarzo quiet riot, ozzy, whitesnake, dio talks about his bass academy, randy rhoads legacy, kevin dubrow, reformed quiet riot. Rudy stops by normans rare guitars to chat it up with norm and reminisce about the good old days. Frank bello is the bassist for anthrax, having replaced founding member danny lilker in 1984. Sarzo joined quiet riot in december of 1978 and continued in the group until early 1981. The bassist behind many of rocks legendary marquee bands with 30 million records sold, rudy sarzo has played peavey gear for more than 25 years, through gigs with quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, whitesnake, yngwie malmsteen, dio and blue.
Frank bello has signature basses from both fendersquier and espltd at the same time. Aboard the crazy train in the blizzard of ozz rudy sarzo subject. Famed bassist rudy sarzo joins mitch on episode 151 of one on one with mitch lafon. I watched him jump over the neck, and then proceed to flip his picking hand under the body while they did freeway jam. Randy rhoads and rudy sarzo played sidebyside in quiet riot and ozzy osbournes band. Frank bello is a 54 years old guitarist, who was born in july, in the year of the serpent and is a cancer. Backstage auctions rock memorabilia and collectibles. Rudy sarzo was born on november 18, 1950 in cuba as rudolfo sarzo. Doing what you love for life with bassist rudy sarzo youtube. Jul 28, 2001 the instrument itself inspired me to pick it up. Later, he moved to florida in 1961 and spent rest of his time there.
Interview with legendary testament frontman chuck billy. Purchase rudys book off the rails as talked about in this episode, ri. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. Rudy sarzo designed acoustic bass sawtooth guitars.
The popular 1993 movie rudy told the sentimental, but true, story of rudy ruettiger, a workingclass kid from a family of children who aspired to play football for notre dame despite having little physical ability, and who beat the odds to do so. Sep 01, 2005 rudy sarzo isnt an author and the stories sometimes go off the rails themselves, however, he provides a unique insight that has been missing from the legend of this guitar hero. Anthraxs frank bello talks to lri about new cover recordings, acting and moshing on mars. Crowley by ozzy osbourne 1980 back in the saddle 1999 by mark slaughter, albert lee, rudy sarzo and frankie banali. Rudy sarzo, bassist for quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, and many more, sits down with anthrax bassist frank bello for an intimate chat about their.
He is the older brother of heavy metal guitarist robert sarzo. This is the book sharon osbourne doesnt want you to read. Rudy sarzo bio wiki, affair, married, age, and more. A lot of his efforts have resulted in more underground projects, including stints with manic eden, angel, michael baito, animetal, bass invaders, and geoff tate. Franks birthstone is ruby and birth flower is larkspur. I think theres something wrong in my head, frank bello confesses. It was all the original member of punk meadow, frank dimino, gregg giuffria, and barry brandt. A qualityconscious man, rudy sarzo continued his career with whitesnake from 87 to 94. Jan 15, 2017 genuine, honest, and humble are not words that ordinarily come to mind when discussing music legends that helped change the face of a genre, yet they are all fit descriptors of rudy sarzo. Sep 24, 2012 we have a bit of a fixation with 1970s hard rock and particularly the casablanca records bands like kiss or angel. The episode features rudy sarzo quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, dio, whitesnake and frank bello anthrax. I watched just a lot of music videos as a kid i picked it up when i was ten. Tate split from the group earlier this year and announced the new lineup on the groups website.
Justice for all the truth about metallica, mciver, joel. As a member of ozzy osbournes band, from march 1981 to september 1982, rudy toured the world in support of the blizzard of ozz and diary of a madman records. This is a list of electric bass guitar players that have their own separate article in wikipedia. We recently met up with spector artist, rudy sarzo, to get an intimate look at what makes this legendary musician one of the greatest bass players of all time. Rudy sarzo gets personal about randy rhoads vintage. Get the guaranteed best price on 4 string electric bass like the peavey rudy sarzo signature cirrus series electric bass guitar at musicians friend. Rudy sarzo interviewrandy rhoads, ozzy, quiet riot, animetal. A diminutive yet larger than life and remarkably stalwart knight of the heavy metal round table who could silence a soldout arena with a single note and then elicit a thunderous roar with the flash of a horned hand, the late ronnie james dio is as worthy of veneration as any metal god, and this. Peavey rudy sarzo signature cirrus series electric bass. Frank bello guitarist life, age, zodiac birthday celebs.
Rudy sarzo has earned his net worth by performing in several heavymetal bands such as. In anthrax, frank was briefly replaced by joey vera. Written by journeyman rock bassist rudy sarzo, this is a first hand account of rudy s experience on the road with ozzy and his blizzard of ozz band. Rudy is of cuban origin as he was born in havana of cuba. The dream child 1989 and rudy sarzo rock bass essentials 2006. Rudy was born in 1950s, in the middle of baby boomers generation. When i grew up listening to a lot of rock and metal, rudy was a wellknown figure and had played in a lot of huge bands, like ozzy, quiet riot and whitesnake, just to name a few. Rudy sarzo created november 18, 1950 is a cuban american hard rockheavy metal bassist.
He was catapulted to fame in ozzy osbournes solo band in the 1980s, courtesy of a recommendation from his former quiet riot colleague randy rhoads, and because of that, rudy sarzo also ended up touring the planet with bands such as whitesnake. The stories shared in this book are personal, enjoyable, and are easy to relate to. Rudy sarzo greg smith kasim sulton jimmy wilcox tommy zvonchek. A skilled cubanborn bassist, rudy initially auditioned for quiet riot near the end of randys tenure.
Jan 14, 2018 i tapped his a very long time ago while seeing my hero rudy sarzo on mundo latino. Rudy sarzo is a wellknown name to the people who follow the metal music. In his 1980s heyday though, sarzo struck gold performing on recordings by three of the biggest metal acts of the 80s at their peak. He was hired by ozzy and sharon osbourne, as the original replacement for randy rhoads.
Robert never went on tour with ozzy because jet records don arden. Sarzo could perform with guitar, bass guitar, keyboards and vocals as well. Saul bellow has 3 books on goodreads with 226951 ratings. As a member of ozzy osbournes band, from march 1981 to. The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping or using a. Rudy sarzo born rodolfo maximiliano sarzo lavieille grande ruiz payret y chaumont, november 18, 1950 is a cuban american hard rockheavy metal bassist. The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping or using a pick. Sarzo first played with quiet riot in the late 70s, and then afterwards in september of 1982 he rejoined the group. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. I think that the book that you wrote a little over a decade ago, off the rails, is one of the greatest books about what it is like to actually be on the. Watch the movie, and then read the story behind it. Backstage auctions is a boutique online auction house specializing in authentic rock and roll music memorabilia. He grew up with his brother robert who was also a musician.
Rudy sarzo has had quite the career, playing bass for some of the biggest music stars of the past few decades. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The iconic and criticallyacclaimed bassist found fame with artists such as quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, and whitesnake, and would later be a member of. Backstage auctions has represented an impressive list of notable and. Angel vocalist frank dimino talks new reissues, reunion. Acdc have arguably defined hard rock more than any other band since the 1970s.
Its a fun show with some great ball busting with old friends and a legendary metal band. A fretted and a left handed versions are also available. Jul 21, 2016 rudy sarzo discusses yngwie malmsteen 2008 duration. My story certainly came to me at a time when i needed a boost in my own journey. The addiction of one empire and the corruption of another, and the knights templars. Internationally known author and journalist frank sanello has written 20 critically acclaimed books, among them the opium wars. Rudy sarzo bassist life, age, zodiac birthday celebs. Anthraxs frank bello part 1 conversation with lri 2012. Sarzo speaks with honesty in the book, which was written from journals. Off the rails by sarzo, rudy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The addiction of one empire and the corruption of another sourcebooks, 2002, which after its american release was published in china, which normally despises westerners often biased accounts of chinese history. Although the band has experienced its share of ups and downs with the passing of singer bon scott and the retirement of foundingmember malcolm young due to health concerns, the australian combo has been able to release countless studio, live and compilation albums. Bass player rudy sarzo quiet riotwhitesnakeozzy sits down with nikki to talk metal riffs, finger picking and why they call each other 78.
In the 60s, as a cuban refugee living variously in new jersey and florida, he plucked the bass in garagerock bands. Ronnie was the most musically trained singer ive ever worked with, cause he started out as a concert trumpet player. Rudy sarzo born november 18, 1950 is a cuban american hard. Rudy sarzo e um baixista cubano radicado nos estados unidos famoso por ter tocado em muitas bandas, entre elas quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, whitesnake, dio, blue oyster cult e outras. Rudy sarzo, and frank banali, were in a club band called shatterstar that used to come through chicago. They were a great band, but their multiple music styles confused the diehard fans going from progressive rock to rock to pop to disco. Ive had this for years tucked away and finally got a chance to digitize it. Crowley 2015 by chuck billy, alexi laiho, rudy sarzo and brett chassen feat. Born rodolfo maximiliano sarzo lavieille grande ruiz payret y chaumont, he spent the first decade of his life in havana, cuba, and the remainder of his childhood in florida, u. Frank sings because he loves it, that has been clear ever since the angel days and in. We recently met up with spector artist, rudy sarzo, to get an intimate. Robert sarzo, nicknamed the vudu man is a cubanamerican guitarist. Find great deals on ebay for rudy sarzo and rudy sarzo signed. Rudy sarzo isnt an author and the stories sometimes go off the rails themselves, however, he provides a unique insight that has been missing from the legend of this guitar hero.
On the day of frank bellos birth, i cant get no satisfaction by the rolling stones was the number 1 song on the billboard hot 100 and lyndon b. Bello also had a signature squier electric jazz bass. Rudy sarzo and frank bello featured in latest episode of. Hosted by eddie trunk, don jamieson and jim florentine, the series features three hosts interviewing musicians from the hard rock and heavy metal genre in addition to artists and nonmusicians who are metal fans while various. Along with joe belladonna and dan spitz, frank returned to the band in 2005. Marie sklodowskacurie fellow, trinity college dublin. List of bass guitarists academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. It features pj style pick up combination and a skull inlaybody graphic. See more ideas about hair metal bands, music photography, bassist. In the 1970s, rudy sarzo made his bones with quiet riot, pioneers of hollywoods hairmetal scene. Rudy sarzo interview ozzy hated final mix on diary of a. Anthrax bassist frank bello talks to graham gruhamed hartmann for one of the best rounds of wikipedia. With the band he recorded the multiplatinum album slip of the tongue. Easy to reach 24 frets, incredible acoustic tone and the latest fishman preamp are just a few of the many features.
The anthrax bassist sat down with rudy sarzobassist for ozzy osbourne and quiet riot. Today rudy continues to tour and record as a solo artist and with such bands as animetal usa, project rock and gunzo. In the 70s, he made his bones with quiet riot, pioneers of hollywoods hairmetal scene. Rudy sarzo is a lifelong heavy metal bassist, actively rocking for 40 years straight. Rudy sarzo of the guess who on their new cd, the future is. Rudy sarzo is a cuban american hard rockheavy metal bassist. Athena author, drummer of krunk, and tv star talks about her show, her childhood and her family. Rudy sarzo on joining the guess who, playing with ozzy. Rudy sarzo and randy rhoads shared a unique musical kinshipthey.
Former beatle paul mccartney is a wellknown bass guitarist, singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist. I cant wait for you all to play this amazing acoustic bass i designed with sawtooth guitars. Quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, whitesnake, manic eden, and blue oyster cult. He left the band for unexplained reasons in 2004, and joined helmet 2. That metal show is a talk show that premiered on vh1 classic on november 15, 2008 and ended on may 9, 2015 with a span of 14 seasons. The rosewood fretboard even features the classic snakeeye inlays from rudy s original peavey signature bass. Trujillo has a signature warwick bass, but will often use fernandez or fender on stage. Though hes pictured on the cover of the groups 1978 album quiet riot ii, he will not perform about it. The guys from anthrax give us an update on their new album, their side projects, and share stories about their longtime relationship with eddie. Find out is frank bello dating anyone right now and who at celebscouples. This is the inspiration i needed, and i personally feel this book will inspire anyone attempting to make their dreams happen. He is an actor, known for office christmas party 2016, a nightmare on elm street 5.
The esp frank bello and ltd fb4 are both based on the esp vintage4 model, customized to bello. Scorpions world wide live original footage duration. Frank dimino was the lead singer for angel and is still singing actively today out in las vegas with a band called vinyl tattoo which features members of stryper and great white as well. See all books authored by frank sanello, including the opium wars.
They became friends, and randy recommended him to play on ozzys diary of a madman tour. Rudy sarzo is a professional recording and performing artist worldwide with a career spanning over 35 years. Sarzo remains best known for his work with quiet riot, ozzy osbourne, whitesnake, has played with several well known heavy metal and hard rock acts including manic eden, blue oyster cult, geoff tates queensryche and devil city angels, he is the bass player for the guess who. Rudy sarzo and frank bello experiment with gnarly effects.
Rudy sarzo biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. This week frank bello, charlie benante, and scott ian of anthrax stop by the acclaimed hard rockheavy metal talk show, hosted by eddie trunk, don jamieson, and jim florentine. From 97 to 03 he was a member of the reunited quiet riot, and, in 04, sarzo became a member of the multiplatinum heavy metal group dio. The other day when i was on tb, i saw an ad banner with rudy sarzo, who i really havent heard or thought about in years. Rudy sarzo is a famous bass player who played with ozzy, quiet riot, whitesnake, etc. I would just watch tons of mtv and the bass players always stuck out to me it sounded cool i loved the low end and look. Frank sanello books list of books by author frank sanello.
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