The Black Sabbath frontman's last gig was at Villa Park. He meant an awful lot to the people of Birmingham and never forgot his roots

Birmingham’s heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76, just weeks after performing a farewell concert with Black Sabbath. His family confirmed he passed away surrounded by loved ones.

In the late 1960s, Osbourne and Butler first collaborated in the band Rare Breed, and they later joined Iommi and Ward, who had previously played together in Mythology, to form Polka Tulk Blues. They eventually renamed the band Earth, and changed it once more to Black Sabbath.