Black Sabbath "have lost our brother", says band's co-founder, weeks after farewell gig in their home city Birmingham.

NEW YORK -- There are pioneering music figures, and then there is Ozzy Osbourne, the larger-than-life frontman of Black Sabbath, whose personal mythology is eclipsed only by the strength and immortality of his songs. A godfather and force of heavy metal, Osbourne died Tuesday at 76, just weeks after his last performance.

Here’s a game that can be played at home: how many artists and bands can you name that single-handedly created an entire new genre of music? For all Ozzy Osbourne’s achievements, both famous and infamous,