![]() ![]() ![]() ^ a b "Discographie Black Sabbath" (in German).^ "Discographie Black Sabbath" (in German)."Black Sabbath's Geoff Nicholls dies aged 68 as Ozzy Osbourne remembers 'great friend' ". ^ McGeorge, Alistair (28 January 2017)."Geoff Nicholls, Longtime Keyboardist For Black Sabbath, Dies Aged 72". "Geoff Nicholls, Black Sabbath Keyboardist, Dies at 68". "Former BLACK SABBATH Keyboardist GEOFF NICHOLLS Dies After Battle With Lung Cancer". "Black Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nicholls dies". "I will miss him dearly and he will live in my heart until we meet again." Albums Studio albums with Black Sabbath Year "Geoff was a real true friend and supported me all the way for nearly forty years," said Tony Iommi. Nicholls died from lung cancer on 28 January 2017, aged 72, surrounded by his family. Nicholls has performed on Martin's first two solo albums Back Where I Belong and Scream, and their support tours. Until his death, Nicholls played keyboards with former Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin, in his band Tony Martin's Headless Cross. Nicholls' touring involvement with the band ended when Adam Wakeman (a member of Ozzy Osbourne's solo band) was chosen to play keyboards during Sabbath's 20 tours as part of Ozzfest, and Scott Warren ( Dio) handled keyboard duties on the 2007 Heaven & Hell tour. Although his main role with Sabbath was on the keyboard, Nicholls also played some rhythm guitar on the reunion tours, e.g., during Iommi's solo in " Snowblind" and a few tracks during the Headless Cross (1989) and Forbidden (1995) tours. He was an unofficial member once again since the reunion with Ozzy Osbourne in 1997. He remained an official member until 1991, then regained member status from 1993 to 1996. Nicholls' first appearance on a Black Sabbath album was on Heaven and Hell (1980), and he was credited as keyboardist on every Sabbath release from that time until 13 (2013), although he was not an official member until 1986. Nicholls then switched to bass when Geezer Butler left briefly, and then became the band's keyboardist upon Butler's return and the decision to keep the Sabbath name. ![]() Nicholls was originally brought in as a second guitarist when Black Sabbath doubted whether they would even continue under that name. ![]()
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