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Ronnie James Dio

Personal information
Birth nameRonald James Padavona
BornJuly 10, 1942
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
DiedMay 16, 2010(age 67)
Houston, Texas, United States
GenresHeavy metal, hard rock, blues-rock
OccupationMusician, singer-songwriter, producer
InstrumentsVocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, trumpet
Years active1957 � 2010
Associated actsElf
Rainbow
Black Sabbath
Dio
Heaven & Hell
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Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 � May 16, 2010) was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose first and only studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009. He died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010.

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Iron Maiden Pay Tribute To Ronnie James Dio At Sziget 2010 - Gigwise Tweet this news
Gigwise--Iron Maiden paid tribute to -Ronnie James Dio- as they headlined the fourth day of Sziget festival on Saturday (August 14). The band dedicated 'Blood ... - Date : Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:31:16 GMT+00:00
IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, RONNIE JAMES DIO Honored At Germany's METAL HAMMER ... - Blabbermouth.net Tweet this news
Blabbermouth.net--The German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine celebrated the second edition of its annual awards at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:18:29 GMT+00:00
Ronnie James Dio Lives On Through Facebook - RockStar Weekly Tweet this news
RockStar Weekly--A nice little bit of music trivia and history appeared on the -Ronnie James Dio- Facebook page today. With a full press photo of the early 1960's band Ronnie ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:58:39 GMT+00:00
HEAVEN & HELL Drummer Schedules California Clinics - Aug. 7, 2010 - Blabbermouth.net Tweet this news
Blabbermouth.net--Surviving HEAVEN & HELL members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice played a very special tribute to their fallen bandmate, -Ronnie James Dio-, ... - Date : Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:31:18 GMT+00:00
Bassist's cancer won't stop Y&T from going on with the show - Examiner.com Tweet this news
Examiner.com--Legendary singer -Ronnie James Dio-, a good friend of Meniketti's and of many in the metal community, lost his bout with stomach cancer on May 16 at age 67. ... - Date : Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:03:01 GMT+00:00
ROB ROCK's Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO: Video Available - July 22, 2010 - Blabbermouth.net Tweet this news
Blabbermouth.net---Ronnie James Dio-, real name Ronald James Padavona, was born in New Hampshire on July 10, 1942. He moved to Cortland, New York at a young age, where he began ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:50:09 GMT+00:00
Geezer Butler Emotional about Heaven & Hell's Ronnie James Dio Tribute - Gibson Tweet this news
Gibson--Proceeds from the show will go to The -Ronnie James Dio- “Stand Up and Shout” Cancer Fund. The first ever High Voltage festival is this month and will be ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:00:45 GMT+00:00
Ronnie James Dio Tribute CD and US Show Coming (Top Story) - antiMUSIC.com Tweet this news
antiMUSIC.com---Ronnie James Dio- Tribute CD and US Show Coming was a top 10 story this week . Here is the recap: Express & Star had big news for -Ronnie James Dio- fans that ... - Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:27:57 GMT+00:00
HEAVEN & HELL's DIO Tribute At UK's HIGH VOLTAGE Festival: More Video Footage ... - Blabbermouth.net Tweet this news
Blabbermouth.net--Surviving HEAVEN & HELL members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice played a very special tribute to their fallen bandmate, -Ronnie James Dio-, ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:39:25 GMT+00:00
Bulgaria's Kavarna sets up committee to raise funds, build monument to Ronnie ... - Focus News Tweet this news
Focus News--An initiative committee has been established to build a monument to -Ronnie James Dio- in the Bulgarian coastal resort town of Kavarna. ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:50 GMT+00:00

Cancer and death :
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The Vegas Kings
(1957 � 1958)

Ronnie and the Rumblers
(1958)
Ronnie (Dio) and the Redcaps
(1958 � 1961)
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(1962 � 1967)

Dio

Studio albumsHoly Diver * The Last in Line * Sacred Heart * Dream Evil * Lock Up the Wolves * Strange Highways * Angry Machines * Magica * Killing the Dragon * Master of the Moon
EPsThe Dio E.P.
Live albumsIntermission * Inferno: Last in Live * Evil or Divine - Live In New York City * Holy Diver - Live
CompilationsDiamonds � The Best of Dio * Anthology * Master Series * The Very Beast of Dio * Anthology Volume Two * Holy Dio: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio * Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology
Singles"Holy Diver" * "Rainbow in the Dark" * "The Last in Line" * "We Rock" * "Mystery" * "Rock 'n' Roll Children" * "Hungry for Heaven" * "Dio Live" * "King of Rock and Roll" * "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" * "All the Fools Sailed Away" * "Hey Angel" * "Electra"
VideosA Special From The Spectrum * Time Machine * Evil or Divine - Live In New York City * Sacred Heart "The Video" * We Rock * Holy Diver - Live
Related articlesDiscography * Black Sabbath * Rainbow * Elf * Hear 'n Aid * Heaven & Hell (tour)

Rainbow

Studio albumsRitchie Blackmore's Rainbow * Rising * Long Live Rock 'n' Roll * Down to Earth * Difficult to Cure * Straight Between the Eyes * Bent Out of Shape * Stranger in Us All
EPsJealous Lover
Live albumsOn Stage * Finyl Vinyl * Live in Germany/Live in Europe * Live in Munich 1977 * Rainbow Live at Cologne SportsHalle * Rainbow Live at Dusseldorf Philipshalle * Rainbow Live at Nurnberg Messezentrum
Compilation albumsThe Best of Rainbow * The Very Best of Rainbow * 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow * Classic Rainbow * Pot of Gold * All Night Long: An Introduction * Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology * Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow
Video albumsLive Between the Eyes/The Final Cut * Live in Munich 1977
Related articlesDiscography * Deep Purple * Elf * Blackmore's Night * Black Sabbath * Martin Birch

Black Sabbath

Studio albumsBlack Sabbath * Paranoid * Master of Reality * Black Sabbath Vol. 4 * Sabbath Bloody Sabbath * Sabotage * Technical Ecstasy * Never Say Die! * Heaven and Hell * Mob Rules * Born Again * Seventh Star * The Eternal Idol * Headless Cross * Tyr * Dehumanizer * Cross Purposes * Forbidden
Live albumsLive Evil * Cross Purposes Live * Reunion * Past Lives * Live at Hammersmith Odeon
CompilationsWe Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll * The Collection * The Sabbath Stones * Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970 �1978 * Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970 �1978) * Greatest Hits 1970 �1978 * The Dio Years * The Rules of Hell
Unofficial albumsClub Sonderauflage * Live at Last * The Sabbath Collection * The Ozzy Osbourne Years * Under Wheels of Confusion * The Best of Black Sabbath
Singles"Evil Woman" * "N.I.B." * "Paranoid" * "Iron Man" * "War Pigs" * "Fairies Wear Boots" * "Sweet Leaf" * "Children of the Grave" * "After Forever" * "Changes" * "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" * "Symptom of the Universe" * "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" * "Dirty Women" * "Never Say Die!" * "Neon Knights" * "Die Young" * "The Mob Rules" * "Turn Up the Night" * "Trashed" * "No Stranger to Love" * "TV Crimes" * "Psycho Man" * "The Devil Cried"
VideosNever Say Die * Black and Blue * The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 1 * The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 2 * The Last Supper * Inside Black Sabbath - 1970-1992 * Black Sabbath's Paranoid * Rock Review * In Their Own Words * Hangin' with Heaven and Hell
Related articlesDiscography * Members * Heaven & Hell (tour) * Mythology * In These Black Days * Nativity in Black * Rob Halford * Martin Birch * Born Again Tour 1983

Heaven & Hell

Studio albumsThe Devil You Know
Live albumsLive from Radio City Music Hall
Singles"Bible Black"
Tours2007 Tour * Metal Masters Tour * Bible Black Tour
Related articlesBlack Sabbath * Dio * Scott Warren * Glenn Hughes * Jørn Lande * "Heaven and Hell" * The Rules of Hell



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