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Radio WM,23 Jul 2025,12 mins

3. Moving Heaven & Earth

Forging Metal

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In 1968, William ‘Bill’ Ward, Terence ‘Geezer’ Butler, Anthony ‘Tony’ Iommi and the late John ‘Ozzy’ Osbourne performed for the first time as ‘Earth’ at The Crown pub in Birmingham. Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and their first manager Jim Simpson reveals the moment the band knew they needed to change their name.

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