Headbangers shed tears and piled flowers as they mourned the Black Sabbath star and heavy metal showman, who remained a “Brummie lad” even after moving to Beverly Hills.

A hearse containing the musician's body traveled along Birmingham's Broad Street and made its way to the Black Sabbath Bridge and bench.

Birmingham, England said goodbye to its most beloved son on Wednesday (July 30) as Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession passed through the Midlands city. The Black Sabbath singer died last week (July 22) at age 76,