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Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell.
Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Dio left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice . [1]
Ronnie James Dio was an American singer, songwriter and composer, best known for fronting numerous legendary bands through the years, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell and his own band, DIO.
Mar 3, 2014 · Ronnie James Dio is more than an icon. He is among the most articulate and exhaustive representatives the metal community has ever had. See, even now, some four years after his death, you still think of the man in the present tense. A measure of his continuing impact.
May 16, 2022 · 14 songs that defined the career of Ronnie James Dio. From playing bass with The Vegas Kings, a rockabilly outfit formed in 1957, to his time with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, solo and beyond, Ronnie James Dio had a career like no other. These are 14 songs that defined one of the true greats.
May 16, 2024 · The late Ronnie James Dio may have been small in stature, but the man who fronted Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio was one of rock’s giants. In 2004 Ronnie the rainbow chaser proved he was also a man of letters, as he sat down with Classic Rock to guide us through a revealing A to Z.
Canadian reviewer Martin Popoff describes the album as "quintessential traditional metal", with Ronnie James Dio "almost single-handedly reinventing gothic hard rock for the '80s, incorporating strong melodic hooks and more than the genre's usual share of velvety, classical-based pyrotechnics."
Ronnie James Dio singer-songwriter and composer. Founder or frontman of numerous groups throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven & Hell.
Sep 30, 2022 · Age 22, as a writer for a long-forgotten rock magazine, Ronnie James Dio became the first artist to appear in a feature I’d created in which notable music-makers were asked a series of ...
May 17, 2010 · Ronnie James Dio was a voice of triumph in the pits of heavy metal's bitterness and depravity. An untrained vocalist, Dio possessed a melodic and powerful voice; as much...
