PASSINGS: Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath leader and godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
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PASSINGS: Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath leader and godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76

LONDON (AP) – Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that…