The irish musician Bernie Tormé is dead.
the Musician died yesterday in London surrounded by his family on the day before his 67 birthday.
the Death is reported by, among others, Billboard
a month ago, it emerged that Bernie Tormé was seriously ill and hospitalized in intensive care with double pneumonia.
Guitarist, singer and songwriter from Dublin was known primarily as a replacement for the guitarlegenden Randy Guitarist in Ozzy Osbourne's band. Randy Guitarist died in a plane crash in 1982 during a tour with Ozzy Osbourne. Bernie Tormé stepped in on short notice.
the Star also collaborated with Ian Gillan from Deep Purple, and Dee Snider from Twisted Sister and released a succession of records in his own name and with, among others, Atomic Rooster, and Desperado.
Bernie Tormé and Ozzy Osbourne met for the first time in many years last summer at the festival Sweden Rock in Blekinge.
because of the fear of pneumonia was Ozzy Osbourne also admitted to intensive a few weeks ago, but rockikonet are long printed.
Dee Snider call Bernie Tormé a 'guitargud' in the tribute on Twitter.
Woke up to find out my friend @Bernie_Torme has died. He was a guitar great who played with @OzzyOsbourne & Ian Gillan. We worked together for 3 years, writing over 100 songs for the ill-fated Desperado. I loved that man & today my heart is broken. RIP Bernie. Your guitar weeps.
— Dee Snider (@deesnider) 18. march 2019