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Ronald James Padavona [3] (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), [4] 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.
Jun 9, 2020 · Ronnie James Dio is a titan of metal that joined Black Sabbath after Ozzy Osborne got kicked out of the band in 1979 for unstable behavior resulting from alcohol and drug abuse.
May 16, 2020 · To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Ronnie James Dio's passing, the UG community voted for the 20 best loved Dio songs of all time.
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.
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May 16, 2010 · Ronnie James Dio, the former Elf, Rainbow and Black Sabbath singer who often claimed credit for inventing metal’s chief hand gesture, the devil horns, has died at the age of 67, according to a ...
May 16, 2020 · Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler has revealed he first showed Ronnie James Dio the metal devil horns – with Dio then making the sign famous.
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.
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.
May 17, 2010 · Ronnie James Dio, a singer with the heavy-metal bands Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, whose powerful, semioperatic vocal style and attachment to demonic imagery made him a mainstay of the...
Jun 20, 2023 · When Ronnie James Dio passed away on May 16, 2010, the world lost a true heavy metal icon. Few people get a chance to front one legendary band. He fronted three: 70s rock gods Rainbow, the rejuvenated Black Sabbath in the early 80s (and again in the early 90s), and his own eponymous band, Dio.