Randy Rhoads was born Dec. 5, 1956 in Santa Monica, California. He died on March 20, 1982 in a plane crash in Leesburg, Florida.
Randy Rhoads guitar playing began at the early age of 6. After a few years of progress he began to form a directions towards rock music that combined elements of heavy metal, blues and most of all, classical. The element that was about to be a big part of his life in the later years.
His 1st success was when he joined an LA band known as Quiet Riot. He recorded two LP's with this band: Quiet Riot and Quiet Riot II. At this point he began showing an awesome guitar style that was still in the growing process. His overall technique as a musician gave him the ability to create such a sound we remember so clearly.