Friday, May 8, 2015

Ozzy Osbourne Donates $10,000 to Young Percussionists Covering Crazy Train


Nearly 3/4 of a million people have watched the Louisville Leopard Percussionists' unique and thrilling reinterpretation of Ozzy Osbourne's classic song Crazy Train. [You can see it for yourself below] In fact, the Prince of Darkness himself loved it so much that he donated $10,000 from his own pocket to the group.

The Louisville Leopard Percussionists are a youth organization that provide musical education to children between the ages of 7-14 for little to no cost. The organization founded by Diane Downs over two decades ago is comprised of children from 50 different schools in the Louisville area.

Downs says in an interview with NPR:

“I want them to feel like rock starsI want them to realize, ‘Oh, this is why we work so hard in rehearsal.’ I tell them that when you’re presenting something to the public, you don’t want it to be okay — you want it to be great. So, hopefully they’re going to carry that over into their lives once they grow up too.”

This isn't the first time the group has received widespread attention. Back in February the Louisville Leopard Percussionists did their own version of Led Zeppelin's song Kashmir that was shared by guitarist Jimmy Page who said the song was "Too good not to share" when he shared it to his 1.6 million followers.

I think it's great that there are people out there who take the time and effort to help kids realize just how great it can be to play a musical instrument. There is a certain feeling of satisfaction and achievement in being able to do something that not everyone else can. This Crazy Train cover seems to prove just how much of a difference you can make in a kid's life if you give them the chance they need. Kudos to Ozzy for helping to fund such a wonderful program.

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