Tony Iommi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

2/19/1948

Place of Birth

Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK

Also Known As

Black SabbathAnthony Frank Iommi

Tony Iommi

Biography

Anthony Frank Iommi (/aɪˈoʊmi/) (born 19 February 1948) is a British musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader and primary composer and sole continuous member for nearly five decades. Iommi was ranked number 25 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". On his last day of work in a sheet metal factory, as a teenager, Iommi lost the tips of the middle and ring fingers of his right hand in an accident, an event which crucially impacted his playing style. He briefly left Black Sabbath (then know...

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