15. Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot/Ozzy Osbourne)
To this day, rock and heavy metal fans wonder what heights Rhoads could have reached if his life was not taken in a seemingly preventable plane crash in 1982 at age 25. Classically trained on the guitar, Rhoads was a virtuoso of the instrument and taught guitar. Despite co-founding 1980’s pop-metal staple Quiet Riot, the highlight of Rhoads’ short career was with Ozzy Osbourne. His exceptional talent lives on in the popular Osbourne cut “Crazy Train” and equally stellar “Steal Away (The Night).
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