Name	Rudy Sarzo
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Date of Birth	November 18, 1950
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From March 1981 to September 1982, Sarzo rose to fame as the bassist in ex-Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne's band. He was recruited on the recommendation of guitarist Randy Rhoads, who had previously played with Sarzo in Quiet Riot. Sarzo can be heard on Osbourne's Speak of the Devil and Tribute live albums. The liner notes of Osbourne's 1981 studio album Diary of a Madman list Sarzo as the bassist, though Bob Daisley actually played bass on the recordings. Following Rhoads' death in a plane crash in 1982, Sarzo left Osbourne's band and rejoined Quiet Riot from the period of September 1982 to January 1985. He recorded the multi-platinum album Metal Health with the band, the first Heavy Metal debut to reach #1 on the Billboard charts. During this period Sarzo appeared on numerous MTV videos and was voted #1 Bassist in Circus magazine for 1983.

From April 1987 to September 1994, he was a member of Whitesnake, touring internationally to support the multi-platinum 1987 album Whitesnake. He also recorded the Slip of the Tongue album, and appeared in six MTV videos.

In February 2004, Sarzo joined Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force for the U.S. 30 city “Attack Tour”. He then joined Dio later in 2004.

In 2006, Sarzo wrote a book, 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 who died in a plane crash while on the Diary of a Madman tour. A serious rift developed between Sarzo and Osbourne during the period of Quiet Riot's Metal Health success, primarily due to vocalist Kevin DuBrow's competitiveness and frequent criticism of Osbourne's vocal abilities. Osbourne frequently claimed to have "punched out" Sarzo in a later meeting.

Sarzo also guest starred on the DeMarco Bros. Single, "Blood Moon", along with vocalist Dave Brooks. As of 2008, he is touring with Blue