Randolpho Francisco Castillo (December 18, 1950 – March 26, 2002) was best known as Ozzy Osbourne's drummer in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Randy Castillo was born to a Spanish mother, Margaret, and Mexican American father Frank (Kiko). He was one of five children, and his sisters, Frances, Marilyn, Phyllis and Christine, all play music. His first band experience was playing trumpet in a band that his father was also a member of called Los Aguilas,...
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Randolpho Francisco Castillo (December 18, 1950 – March 26, 2002) was best known as Ozzy Osbourne's drummer in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Randy Castillo was born to a Spanish mother, Margaret, and Mexican American father Frank (Kiko). He was one of five children, and his sisters, Frances, Marilyn, Phyllis and Christine, all play music. His first band experience was playing trumpet in a band that his father was also a member of called Los Aguilas, which is Spanish for The Eagles. With his father on guitar, they performed Mariachi music at local weddings and parties, but he soon lost interest when he realized the kind of bands he liked didn't have trumpet players; he decided he wanted a drum kit instead, especially after seeing The Beatles play on the Ed Sullivan Show in early February 1964. However, his father refused to buy him one, thinking he would only lose interest, as he had already done with the trumpet.
After two years of pleading, Castillo received his first drum set at age 14...
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