Geoff Nicholls

British guitarist and keyboardist (1948-2017) · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Died at 68

Geoffrey James Nicholls was an English guitarist and keyboardist, and longtime member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath until 2004. Nicholls also played in the NWOBHM band Quartz before joining Black Sabbath.

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Tony Iommi Also in Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue (1981)

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In the 1960s/early 1970s, Geoff played lead guitar/Keyboards for the Birmingham bands The Boll Weevils, The Seed, Johnny Neal and the Starliners, Bandy Legs, Jimmy Helms, Cozy Powell, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Martin, Willie Basse and played keyboards for World of Oz.

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