Ep309: The Records & Music of Randy Rhoads
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we celebrate the induction of Randy Rhoads into the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
In his short time in the spotlight, Randy Rhoads left behind an amazing body of music that continues to inspire musicians worldwide. Today we talk to his brother Kelle and sister Kathy about some of the lesser known recordings and vinyl records that were pivotal to Randy's creative life.
Topics include:
- The records Randy owned and inspired him
- They type of music he would listen to
- Randy's travels before and with Ozzy
- The "Magic Wand" record
- A rare "Killer Girls / Slick Black Cadillac" vinyl record
- The origin of the cream coloured Les Paul
- Creating the Concorde guitar
- Quiet Riot I & II records from Japan
- When Randy left Quiet Riot and joined Ozzy
- Randy's plans after Ozzy
- Other recordings of Randy
- Recording "Blizzard of Oz" and "Diary of a Madman"
- Randy in concert
- Randy, George Lynch & Eddie Van Halen
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
- Musonia School of Music
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| 0:28.5 | And with that, on with the show. Well, hey everyone, it's Nate. Welcome to episode 309 of the vinyl guide the podcast for record collectors |
| 0:40.2 | and music nerds and today we are celebrating this week's induction of Randy Rhodes to the |
| 0:47.1 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by discussing the records the music and legend of Randy with his |
| 0:53.0 | brother and sister Kathy and. And they'll be sharing |
| 0:56.9 | stories and talking about musical memories of their brother. And I must say, we are absolutely |
| 1:02.3 | honored to have them here on the show today. It was so sweet of them to take some time and come on |
| 1:07.6 | and talk about Randy's records, the ones he bought, the ones he made. |
| 1:11.3 | We talk about some of the key events in his musical life. We settle some of the mysteries |
| 1:15.1 | and conjecture on Randy's career, and of course we celebrate his life and musical contribution |
| 1:20.4 | to all our lives. Randy Rhodes is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this week, |
| 1:26.6 | and as family and fans, |
| 1:28.1 | we couldn't be more proud. I'm sure there's going to be lots of videos and pictures online of |
| 1:33.3 | the event. However, if you want to get some great behind-the-scenes news in real time, make sure |
| 1:39.1 | to follow Kathy's Instagram, Dargmama, for pictures, items, personal stories, and more. |
| 1:45.5 | And for all you Patreon supporters of the Vinyl Guide, we've put up a special video version |
| 1:51.8 | of this interview that's only available at patreon.com slash vinyl guide. |
| 1:57.8 | Repeat, this video is only for Patreon.com slash vinyl guide supporters. So if you're a |
| 2:03.0 | supporter of the show, head up there now and enjoy the visuals. If you're not a Patreon supporter at |
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