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Ronnie James Dio

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Ronnie James Dio

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Also known as Ronald James Padavona, Dio, Ronald Padavona

American heavy metal singer (1942–2010)

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Ronnie James Dio was an American songwriter, composer, and musician. He was a member of the bands Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Heaven & Hell. His vocal range was that of a tenor, and he played the bass guitar and voice. He performed in the genres of heavy metal music, hard rock, blues rock, and traditional heavy metal.

His notable works include Trying to Burn the Sun, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Heaven and Hell, and Holy Diver. He also released Best of Ronnie James Dio Songbook, Rainbow in the Dark, and Best Of Ronnie James Dio. Dio was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, on July 10, 1942. He died in Houston on May 16, 2010, from stomach cancer. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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Person · Open Library

Works
3

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  • Best of Ronnie James Dio Songbook
  • Rainbow in the Dark
  • Best Of Ronnie James Dio

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA

Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona, July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), was an American rock and heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, among others. 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…

Known for

  • Dio: Dreamers Never Die — Self2022
  • Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine — Self (archive footage)2017
  • Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 19932014
  • Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart — Lead Vocals2013
  • Dio: The Singles Collection — Himself2012
  • Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights — Vocals2010
  • Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell — Himself2010
  • Iron Maiden: Flight 666 — Self2009
  • Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival — Himself2009
  • Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast — vocals2009

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1942
Active to
2010
classic rockhard rockheavy metalmetalrock

Discography

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1,487,114
Total plays
42,207,965

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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. The name Dio was chosen because it made sense from a commercial standpoint, as the name was already well known at that time. The band released ten studio albums and had numerous lineup changes over the years, with Dio himself being the only constant member. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dio"

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Portsmouth
Place of death
Houston
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Holy Diver
Genre
traditional heavy metal
Instrument
voice
Discography
Ronnie James Dio discography
Official website
www.ronniejamesdio.com
Image
Ronnie-James-Dio Heaven-N-Hell 2009-06-11 Chicago Photoby Adam-Bielawski.jpg
Voice type
tenor
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end of work period
2010-00-00
place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Commons category
Ronnie Dio
date of birth
1942-07-10
date of death
2010-05-16
cause of death
stomach cancer
member of
Elf
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Ronald James Padavona
start of work period
1958-00-00
pseudonym
Ronnie James Dio
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Encyclopedic overview

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's music career began in 1957 as part of the Vegas Kings (later Ronnie and the Rumblers). In 1967, he formed the rock band Elf, in which he sang and played bass. In 1975, Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore founded the band Rainbow and hired Dio as lead singer; during his tenure, the band released three studio albums. Dio quickly emerged as one of heavy rock's pre-eminent vocalists. In 1979, Dio replaced Ozzy Osbourne as Black Sabbath's lead singer and appeared on three studio albums with the band, all three of which met with success: Heaven & Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and Dehumanizer (1992). In 1982, he left to form the band Dio, which itself had two albums certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2006, he founded the band Heaven & Hell with his prior Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice. In November 2009, Dio was diagnosed with stomach cancer and died of the disease six months later.

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