Randy Rhoads will be the subject of a tribute concert, “Rhoadsfest,” taking place at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles on December 6. The viruouso guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot would have been 53 on the 6th. As many know, Rhoads died in a plane crash at the age of 25 in 1982. Rhoads’ brother Kelle Rhoads and original Quiet Riot bassist Kelli Garni will perform at Rhoadsfest, with Kelle joining Rhoads To Ozz, a Randy Rhoads tribute band. There will be six bands playing in total, some with members whose names aren’t a variation of “Kelly.” While this is nice, we’re really only running this story to include a photo of the above guy. We’re pretty sure Randy’s dying wish was not to look like Rocky Dennis from Mask on some dude’s back alongside a Tuff and Great White logo, among others.
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