759 - RONNIE JAMES DIO [Rare Recordings]

 

 

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David "Rock" Feinstein ft Ronnie James Dio - Blutengel - Frank Dimino - Marty And The Bad Punch - Eddie Ojeda ft Ronnie James Dio - Queensrÿche ft Ronnie James Dio - The Devils - Sweet Cheater - Pop Evil - Ronnie James Dio - The Rods ft Ronnie James Dio - Buckcherry - Marshal Kane – Gotthard - Black Sabbath ft Ronnie James Dio - Keith Roth - Lord of the Lost- Dorothy ft Slash - DIO ft Ronnie James Dio - Nena - Demons Eye ft Doogie White - Rush - AC/DC - Great White - Magnum - Blackfoot - Jimmy Hendrix - Meat Loaf - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Uriah Heep - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs - Roger Glover ft Ronnie James Dio - Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell

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David "Rock" Feinstein ft Ronnie James Dio - Blutengel - Frank Dimino - Marty And The Bad Punch - Eddie Ojeda ft Ronnie James Dio - Queensrÿche ft Ronnie James Dio - The Devils - Sweet Cheater - Pop Evil - Ronnie James Dio - The Rods ft Ronnie James Dio - Buckcherry - Marshal Kane – Gotthard - Black Sabbath ft Ronnie James Dio - Keith Roth - Lord of the Lost- Dorothy ft Slash - DIO ft Ronnie James Dio - Nena - Demons Eye ft Doogie White - Rush - AC/DC - Great White - Magnum - Blackfoot - Jimmy Hendrix - Meat Loaf - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Uriah Heep - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs - Roger Glover ft Ronnie James Dio - Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell

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"( RONNIE JAMES DIO )"

"“Ronald James Padavona was born on July 10, 1942, known professionally as Ronnie James Dio and 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 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 ex-bandmate Tony Iommi. In November 2009, Dio was diagnosed with stomach cancer and died of the disease six months later on May 16, 2010. Dio is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential heavy metal vocalists of all time. He is known for popularizing the "devil horns" hand gesture in metal culture and his medieval-themed song lyrics. According to a version provided by the singer himself, the act derives directly from the classic Italian apotropaic gesture, which his grandmother often displayed. Dio had a powerful, versatile vocal range and was capable of singing both hard rock and lighter ballads. He was awarded the "Metal Guru Award" by Classic Rock Magazine in 2006. He was also named the "Best Metal Singer" at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards in 2010 and ranked as the genre's best vocalist in 2013 by music journalist Sacha Jenkins. "