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Ozzy Osbourne made a musical genre. For millions of metal fans, Ozzy and Black Sabbath came up with the sound which influenced countless others.
Heavy metal will always be linked with Birmingham – Ozzy’s home city, where he returned to perform in early July.
On this Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson looks at how a working-class lad from Aston became a cultural icon and gave the city its own musical identity.
Niall speaks to Sky News entertainment reporter Gemma Peplow who covered the "Back To Beginning" gig and to Jez Collins, a historian at the Birmingham Music Archive.
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Editor: Paul Stanworth
Date: July 23, 2025
