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Original Dark Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler had wished to go on a single recording career since back the ’80s, however the opportunity — and moreover, the right band of musicians — was never provided towards the godfather of most rock bassists until 1995 when the musician released Plastic material Planet …

Alongside Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen, Slim Lizzy’s Phil Lynott was among the initial to merge poetry with rock and roll music. Philip Parris Lynott was created in 1949 (his dad was Brazilian and his mom Irish), and grew up mainly by his grandmother, Sarah. After …

The longtime bassist for the groundbreaking rock outfit Dark Sabbath, Terence “Geezer” Butler was created July 17, 1949, in Birmingham, Britain. As a teenager he produced his first music group, Rare Reed, with schoolmate John “Ozzy” Osbourne; in nov 1967, both reunited within the blues quartet Polka Tulk, which also …