Ronnie James Dio
Biography
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 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 bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose only studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009. He has sold over 47 million copies of albums with all of the bands he has worked with.
He died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, CA. One of the last songs he recorded was titled "Metal Will Never Die".
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-07-10
Place of birth
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Images
Cast
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005
7.60
Dio: Holy Diver Live
2006
7.20
Dio: Evil or Divine
2003
7.00
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
2009
7.75
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
2010
7.00
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022
7.56
Dio: We Rock
2005
0.00
Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
2013
6.30
Dio - Live in Holland
1983
5.20
Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan
1985
0.00
Satan’s Top Forty
2001
0.00
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast
2009
9.00
![Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500//6gVyM8xQAjJpETX3mgY9RRlfmim.jpg "Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY")
Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada
1996
0.00
Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia
1998
0.00
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
1989
8.00
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
2006
7.50
Live Aid
1985
7.89
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
1986
0.00
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006
6.80
Dio: The Singles Collection
2012
7.50
Satan’s Top 40
2001
0.00
Armageddon Over Wacken 2004
2005
0.00