Bernie torme, who has died from complications arising from pneumonia aged 66, was a prominent figure in britains punk and blues rock scene. Bernie torme interview ozzy osbourne guitarist after randy. Legendary irish guitarist bernie torme called into the guitcast podcast to talk about his new album blackheart, the current state of the music industry and just what happened to that desperado project with twisted sisters dee snider. View bernie tormes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Guitar legend, blues rock psychedelic shredmeister, glam punk sleaze rock frontman. Randy was the reason i ever wanted to play guitar and is the reason i still love playing. Ozzy osbournes former guitarist bernie torme has died at the age of 66. While in london, torme formed a hard rockin trio, scrapyard, which eventually changed its name to the bernie torme band and turned to a more basic, punk style reflective of what was going on at the time in england.
I was a bit down on my luck, agreed, and so torme was born. We at dinosaur rock guitar would like to thank bernie torme for taking the time to answer our questions. Frustrated by a lack of commercial success, torme accepted the invitation of former deep purple vocalist ian gillan in 1979 to join his band gillan, and it was as part of this band that torme is best known. Exozzy guitarist bernie torme releases single come the. Bernie torme has enjoyed a long and remarkable career hit records, world tours and international acclaim came as lead guitarist in gillan, ex deep purple vocalist ian gillans solo project. Bernie torme guitar legend, blues rock psychedelic shredmeister, glam punk sleaze rock frontman. Bernie stepped in for ozzy osbourne in the aftermath of guitar legend randy rhoads tragic death before going on to front electric gypsies and torme. Interview with bernie torme july 2000 hes a real thing, bernie torme, a big league hard rock axe grinder who was the pick of such luminaries as ian gillan and ozzy osbourne, but always had his own, punky way with things. Bernie torme, irish guitarist and sideman to rock heavyweights the. Guitarist bernie torme talks replacing randy rhoads music. Guitar icon bernie torme, best known for his work in deep purple frontman ian gillians solo band and ozzy osbourne, has announced a new triple album. Apr 01, 2017 guitarist bernie torme recounts his time playing with ozzy osbourne april 1, 2017 dana 28 comments martin kielty of ultimate classic rock wrote a feature article on guitarist, berne tome, who played seven shows with ozzy osbourne, after randy rhoads was tragically killed in plane crash. With a new studio album rumoured to be in the offing, the celebrated irish sixstringer will hit the road for a string of dates in novemberdecember. Why the great british rock n rollers havent caught on to bernie torme big time is quite beyond me, he should be playing major headlining tours if some of the acdc motorhead.
Tour for irish guitarist extraordinaire bernie torme. The irish musician died on march 17, after suffering postflu. Emi records soon picked up the rights to the album and released it in europe shortly before the release of bernie s second solo album, look at me. It wasnt long until torme found himself playing in local bands, before leaving for london during the early 70s. Discography bernie torme solo 1976 the hunter soul sister. Dublinborn guitarist bernie torme, formerly guitarist with gillan and ozzy osbourne, has died from compilcations from pneumonia aged 66.
Browse bernie torme tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. While in london, torme formed a hard rockin trio, scrapyard, which eventually changed its name to the bernie torme band and turned to a more basic, punk style reflective of what was going on at. I recall bernie even though numerous people have told me it was not bernie. Hit records, world tours and international acclaim came as lead guitarist in gillan, ex deep purple vocalist ian gillans solo project. I was able to see the igb w bernie torme when they did a club tour, in schaumburg il, at a club called bginnings. Guitarist bernie torme talks replacing randy rhoads. Jun 06, 2018 news riff notes bernie torme gillan ozzy osbourne worldrenowned guitar legend bernie torme will be heading out on tour for the final time in the uk later this year. Bernie torme dublin born guitar legend blues rock psychedelic shredmeister glam punk sleaze rock frontman is known for many things. Martin kielty of ultimate classic rock wrote a feature article on guitarist, berne tome, who played seven shows with ozzy osbourne, after randy rhoads was tragically killed in plane crash.
Sign in to get statistics for your attended concerts. Torme is best known for his work with gillan, as well as his brief stints with ozzy osbournes backing band and atomic rooster. Electric gypsies by bernie torme, released 08 november 2014 1. New album dublin cowboy out april 7th and available for download and preorder now. That didnt work for whatever reason, and i had a couple of nights booked at the marquee.
Torme, who toured with osbourne in the early eighties, died on sunday, a. Bernie torme, who has died in london aged 66, may well be regarded as the last of the great british and irish guitar heroes who once ruled. Torme is also working on a double album titled shadowland and he has started a pledgemusic campaign in that regard. Bernie stepped in for ozzy osbourne in the aftermath of guitar legend randy rhoads tragic death before going on to. When bernie finished with the bernie torme band to join ian gillan in early 1979 i was quite devastated at the time. Bernie torme had a tough gig trying to replace a hero like randy rhoads. May he does need it if he can possibly replace the all mighty randy rhoads. Join facebook to connect with bernie torme and others you may know. Bernie torme interview 2015, ex ozzy osbourne guitarist. Bernie torme, former gillan, ozzy osbourne guitarist dead at 66.
Bernie was great in gillan and on some of his solo work. After he was fired from black sabbath earlier in the year, osbourne formed a solo band initially known as blizzard of ozz in november 1979 with guitarist randy rhoads, bassist bob daisley and drummer lee kerslake. Hes a real thing, bernie torme, a big league hard rock axe grinder who was the pick of such luminaries as ian gillan and ozzy osbourne, but always had his own, punky way with things. Bernie torme is a rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, record label and recording studio owner. Bernie torme was an irish rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, record label and recording studio. After a short break headliner bernie torme hits the stage with his 3 piece band, opening with wild west from his electric gypsies days and continues with a set made up of songs from new release flowers and dirt his postgillan projects and solo releases, plus numbers performed with gillan during his 197981 stay in the band. Retrowrek records rtrk204 dublin cowboy is the new threedisc album from former gillan guitar legend, bernie torme, comprising an electric disc, an acoustic disc and a live disc. The veteran musician had been very active, releasing a new album late last. I always wanted to do a triple album and also an acoustic. Interview with bernie torme and ozzy osbourne guitarists.
More recently hes teamed up with longtime friend john mccoy and robin guy to form gmt. Bernie torme, who has died in london aged 66, may well be regarded as the last of the great british and irish guitar heroes who once ruled rock music. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover bernies connections and jobs at similar companies. I think it was a no win situation for him, even though he is a talented player. Exozzy guitarist bernie torme releases single come the revolution from new double album. Ozzy osbourne is an english heavy metal vocalist from aston, birmingham. He also released two tracks on the legendary live at the vortex 1977 punk compilation. Bernie torme, who saved ozzy osbournes career in the early80s, has died at age 66, just a few days short of his birthday the irishborn guitarist torme passed away sunday, according to a post on his facebook page that was later confirmed by his drummer, mik gafney torme was hospitalized in february with virulent double pneumonia. He saved ozzys butt in a pinch on short notice, but quit soon after knowing the gig wasnt for him. The best show i ever saw bernie played phenomenal and i thought did a fine job standing in a couple weeks after tragedy. Exgillan and ozzy osbourne guitarist bernie torme has released a single titled come the revolution which you can listen to via distrokid. He recorded his debut solo album towards the end of his time with gillan in early 1981 and then recorded as electric gypsies 198284 and torme 198587 as well as under his own name. Sep 22, 2017 view bernie tormes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Interview with guitarist bernie torme who has played with ian gilland band,ozzy osbourne and atomic rooster. In my opinion, there was nobody that could replace rhoads. Apr 04, 2017 the third disc, recorded live in south shields in january 2016, contains live versions of classics that span bernie tormes career, including old favourites wild west and new orleans. A post on his official twitter account at the time. Those who dwell on the veterans stint with ian gillan and ozzy osbourne surely miss the the point which bernie keeps on stating on and on. Mar 18, 2019 new album dublin cowboy out april 7th and available for download and preorder now. Full details of these years can be found on bernies own site. Torme, who joined ozzys band after randy rhoads death in 1982, was recently hospitalized with double pneumonia. Bernie torme interview former ozzy osbourne guitarist 2017.
If i dont have something to concentrate on, ill do nothing. First released in japan on the japanese label trashtrio in 1979, and about time too became the number one import into the uk. Listen to bernie d soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create winstonsalem. Bernie torme has enjoyed a long and remarkable career. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Torme, whos early career included stints with ian gillan deep purple, ozzy osbourne and dee snider twisted sister, is assisted on blackheart by fellow. Ozzy osbourne remembers guitarist bernie torme as gentle soul with. Not sure of the exact year but it was a few years before he replaced randy for a few weeks with ozzy. Ozzy osbourne has paid tribute to his former guitarist bernie torme following the musicians death at the age of 66.
Ozzy osbourne once told total guitar that if it wasnt for bernie torme he might never have got. I prefer to judge him on his own merit, not on cover material. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from bernie torme. I was able to see the igb wbernie torme when they did a club tour, in schaumburg il, at a club called bginnings.
Stream tracks and playlists from bernie d on your desktop or mobile device. Bernie torme has had an interesting career, playing with the ian gillan band, mammoth, ozzy osbourne amongst others. Since their inception, the groups personnel have changed regularly. Best known for playing on ian, former purple crooner gillans biggest hits, bernie has had a long and often over looked solo career. Ozzy osbourne, 2018 last orders at the bar worldrenowned guitar legend bernie torme will be heading out on tour for the final time in the u. Currently were finishing mixing and mastering a download guy mccoy torme ep for itunes and other download. I had been doing gmt with john mccoy and robin guy and that kind of ground to a halt because john had a couple of health issues and wanted time out to record a solo album, so i was kind of stuck, last year.
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