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Ronnie James Dio

Name in Native Language: "Ronald James Padavona" (English/EN)
Composer / Songwriter | * 07/10/1942 († 67, 05/16/2010) | Portsmouth, New Hampshire (United States of America (USA))
Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell. Though his parents were from Cortland, New York, Dio was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where his family resided for his father's service in the U.S. Army during World War II. The family returned to Cortland when Dio was very young, and he lived there until graduating from high school in 1960. 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, which became a regular opening act for Deep Purple. In 1975, Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore founded the band Rainbow and hired Dio to be the 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 were 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. I... ()
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Ronnie James Dio(bornRonald James Padavona, July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), was an Americanrockandheavy metalvocalist andsongwriter. He performed with, among others,Elf,Rainbow,Black Sabbath,Heaven & Hell, and his own bandDio. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiserHear 'n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal,renowned for his consistently powerful voice. He is credited with popularizing the "metal horns" hand gesture in metal culture. Before his death, he was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmatesTony Iommi,Geezer Butler, andVinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose only studio album,The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009.Dio died ofstomach canceron May 16, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, CA.One of the last songs he recorded was titled "Metal Will Never Die".Ronnie James Dio has sold over 47 million copies of albums with all of the bands he has worked with.

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Full Name: Ronald James Padavona
Born: Friday, 07/10 1942 (July) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 05/16 2010 (May) in Houston (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Member of: Dio, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, Elf
Record Label: Warner Bros.
Spouses (current/former): Loretta Berardi, Wendy Walters
Children: Dan Padavona
Related to: David Feinstein
Other names for Ronnie James Dio (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ronald James Padavona"
"Dio"
"Ronnie Dio"
Ronnie James Dio frequently works together with these people:
Vinny Appice (10x, Actor)
Trey Parker (9x, Crew)
Matt Stone (8x, Actor)
Geezer Butler (7x, Actor)
Tony Iommi (7x, Actor)
Sam Dunn (6x, Crew)
Adrien Beard (6x, Crew)
Jack Black (5x, Actor)
Jimmy Bain (5x, Actor)
Scot McFadyen (5x, Crew)
Kyle Gass (4x, Actor)
Bruce Howell (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:65879, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024