Ronnie James Dio
About Ronnie James Dio
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 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 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. Dio is regarded...
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3:40AdvisoryLamb of God - Descending (Live 2007)
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11:27Deep Purple-'First Day Jam'-(Instrumental)-1973
Deep Purple, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, The Who, Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore
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2:46The Last In Line - Children Of The Sea/Last In Line (Reprise) @ BOA 2011 (Ronnie James Dio Tribute)
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3:07The Last In Line - Rock 'n' Roll Children @ Bloodstock 2011 (Ronnie James Dio Tribute)
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5:40The Last In Line - Last In Line/The Temple Of The King @ Bloodstock 2011 (Ronnie James Dio Tribute)
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4:38The Last In Line - Holy Diver/Long Live Rock 'n' Roll @ Bloodstock 2011 (Ronnie James Dio Tribute)
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Lamb of God - Descending (Live 2007)
Nickelback, Deep Purple, Taylor Swift, Japanese metal, Limp Bizkit, Slayer, L.A.B., Head, The Rolling Stones, Tony Iommi, Lady Gaga, Metallica, S-K-O, Ozzy Osbourne, Nightwish, Def Leppard, Guns N Roses, Eminem, Ween, The pink floyd, Metal Church, Burns, Katy Perry, Linkin Park, Nicki Minaj, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Green Day, Pink Floyd, Concert, Frida, Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Sepultura, Christian metal, Judas Priest, Manowar, Ronnie James Dio, Megadeth, Pantera, Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Lil Wayne, Black Sabbath, System of a Down, Nirvana, Sting
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5:23[Video] Slayer - World Painted Blood
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3:48Slayer 2007- Raining blood HD (Live at Rock Am Ring 2007)
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51:48Ep478: The Heavy Metal Moonshot of Tim "Ripper" Owens
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1:07DIO: Dreamers Never Die - In Cinemas Sept 28 – Trumpet Story Clip
Glenn Hughes, Vinny Appice, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Rob Halford, Lita Ford, Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore
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