It was 1983. On the front page of the Friday, Feb. 25 edition of The News-Press there was a headline that read: “Rocker Osbourne pours on decibels, leaves devil alone.”
The night before, Ozzy Osbourne, who died today (July 22) at the age of 76 and who is considered one of heavy metal’s greatest pioneers, performed in front of a “screaming mass” of 4,630 people at the Lee County Civic Center.
But not before enduring a firestorm of controversy that took place days before the show when the Lee County Commission voted to allow Osbourne to perform…