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May 16, 2022 · last updated 16 May 2022. The great Ronnie James Dio died on May 16, 2010. Classic Rock magazine paid tribute to his legend in its next issue. (Image credit: Mark Weiss/Getty Images) With the death of Ronnie James Dio on May 16, 2010, rock music lost an iconic figure. The man whose mighty voice lit up the music of Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio ...
May 17, 2010 · Mon 17 May 2010 12.59 EDT. Ronnie James Dio, who has died aged 67 from stomach cancer, was the lead singer with the heavy metal bands Rainbow (in which he starred alongside the guitarist...
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...
Sep 30, 2022 · Ronnie James Dio first met Tony Iommi at the Rainbow Bar & Grill, the famous and infamous rock-biz hangout on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. Invited to join Black Sabbath following the sacking of...
F ew musicians ever get the chance to be part of a genuinely classic album. But in the case of the late Ronnie James Dio, history was made – he was involved with three: each incredible and truly ...
'From ’50s doo-wop crooner to heavy-metal legend': The ultimate Ronnie James Dio story - Metal Edge Magazine. Wendy Dio and others dive deep into new documentary ‘Dio: Dreamers Never Die’. Matt Wake. Gene Kirkland. How did a ’50s doo-wop crooner end up an ’80s heavy-metal legend onstage in arenas with a laser-sword and animatronic dragon?
Biography. 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.
