Ronnie James Dio
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Ronnie James Dio

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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".

Films Featuring Ronnie James Dio

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

20066.8

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

20057.6

Dio: Holy Diver Live

20067.2

Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall

20077.2

Dio: Evil or Divine

20037.0

Iron Maiden: Flight 666

20097.7

Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights

20107.0

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

20227.6

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992

200210.0

Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival

20095.0

Dio: We Rock

2005

Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart

20136.3

Dio | A Special from the Spectrum

19845.7

Dio - Live in Holland

19835.2

Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993

20148.0

Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan

1985

Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra

20008.4

Satan’s Top Forty

2001

Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell

2010

Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY

1992

Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy

1992

Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour

Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour

1992

Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia

Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia

1998

Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada

Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada

1996

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1

19898.0

Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977

20067.5

Live Aid

19857.9

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

1986

Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life

20066.8

Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue

19816.0

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two

19928.2

Dio: The Singles Collection

20127.5

Satan’s Top 40

Satan’s Top 40

20018.0

The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast

19743.0

Armageddon Over Wacken 2004

2005

Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine

20177.0

Dio: Holy Diver Live