Randy Rhoads
This goo was worth a point in October 2023.
publication date: Friday, October 13, 2023 (part of October 2023)
category: 
Music
clue: This heavy metal guitarist didn't live to see Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, but his name sounds like what one of them traverses, his best-known riff was in a song about another of them being mentally ill, and he met his unfortunate death in the other one while on tour.
explanation: Rhoads was the lead guitarist for Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne, celebrated for his performances in such songs as "Crazy Train." He died in a plane crash in 1982 while on tour with Osbourne. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Erik Bates
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