Ronnie James Dio
Born July 10, 1942 (Age: 83)
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
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".
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".
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Filmography
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
2010
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as Himself
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Age: 68
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
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as Dio
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Age: 64
Armageddon Over Wacken 2004
2005
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as Singer
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Age: 63
No Image
Satan’s Top Forty
2001
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as Self
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Age: 58
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
2000
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as Self
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Age: 57
No Image
Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia
1998
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as Vox
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Age: 56
No Image
Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada
1996
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as Vox
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Age: 54
![Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/6gVyM8xQAjJpETX3mgY9RRlfmim.jpg)
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
1992
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as Vox
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Age: 50
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
1992
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as Self
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Age: 50
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
1992
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as himself
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Age: 50
No Image
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
1992
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as Vox
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Age: 49
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
1989
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as Self
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Age: 46
Live Aid
1985
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as Self
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Age: 43
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
1981
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as Vocals
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Age: 39
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
1974
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as Vocals
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Age: 31