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Dio
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- New York City, New York
- Status:
- Split-up
- Formed in:
- 1982
- Genre:
- Heavy Metal
- Lyrical themes:
- Heroic Fantasy, Metaphors, Human Issues, Death
- Last label:
- Sanctuary Records
- Years active:
- 1982-1991, 1993-2010
Ronald James Padovana joined/formed his first band in 1957 called The Vegas Kings, which was later changed to Ronnie & The Rumblers, and ultimately Ronnie & The Red Caps; this band called it quits in 1961. Next he formed Ronnie Dio and The Prophets in the Autumn of 1961; the band lasted until 1967. After this Dio formed The Electric Elves (1967-1969) who changed their name first to The Elves ...
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| Last known | |
| Ronnie James Dio | Vocals, Keyboards (1982-2010) |
| (R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heaven and Hell, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Deep Purple (live), ex-Rainbow, ex-Elf, ex-Ronnie and the Redcaps, ex-Ronnie and the Rumblers, ex-Ronnie Dio and the Prophets, ex-The Electric Elves, ex-The Elves, ex-The Vegas Kings | |
| Craig Goldy | Guitars (1986-1988, 1999-2002, 2003-2010) |
| See also: Budgie (live), ex-Craig Goldy's Ritual, ex-Hear 'n Aid, DIO Disciples, ex-M.A.R.S., ex-Giuffria, ex-Rough Cutt | |
| Simon Wright | Drums (1990-1991, 1998-2010) |
| See also: Queensrÿche, ex-A-II-Z, ex-Aurora, ex-Tora Tora, Big Noize, DIO Disciples, ex-Tytan, ex-Tim "Ripper" Owens (live), ex-AC/DC, ex-Rhino Bucket, ex-UFO | |
| Scott Warren | Keyboards (1993-2010) |
| See also: Joshua Perahia, Sledge Leather, ex-Heaven and Hell (live), ex-Type O Negative (live), DIO Disciples, ex-Keel, ex-Berlin, ex-Warrant | |
| Rudy Sarzo | Bass (2004-2010) |
| See also: Dee Snider, Queensrÿche, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-M.A.R.S., Animetal USA, Dio Disciples, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Aleister Wild, ex-Blue Öyster Cult, ex-Dudes of Wrath, ex-Hardline, ex-Manic Eden, ex-Whitesnake | |
| Past | |
| Jimmy Bain | Bass, Keyboards (1982-1989, 1992-1993, 1999-2003) |
| See also: Sledge Leather, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Scorpions, ex-WWIII, ex-Rainbow, ex-Key, ex-Street Noise, ex-Wild Horses | |
| Vinny Appice | Drums (1982-1989, 1992-1998) |
| See also: Kill Devil Hill, Martiria, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heaven and Hell, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Erik Norlander, ex-Minoru Niihara, ex-Power Project, ex-WWIII, ex-3 Legged Dogg, ex-Axis, ex-Circle of Tyrants, ex-Lynch Mob | |
| Vivian Campbell | Guitars (1982-1986) |
| See also: Def Leppard, ex-Hear 'n Aid, Vivian Campbell, ex-Sweet Savage, ex-Thin Lizzy, ex-Whitesnake | |
| Jake E. Lee | Guitars (1982) |
| See also: Beggars & Thieves, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Sexist, ex-Badlands, ex-Enuff Z'Nuff, ex-Ratt, ex-Rough Cutt | |
| Claude Schnell | Keyboards (1983-1989) |
| See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Mark Edwards, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Rough Cutt | |
| Rowan Robertson | Guitars (1988-1991) |
| See also: DC4, ex-Freedom | |
| Teddy Cook | Bass (1989-1991) |
| See also: ex-Virgin Steele, ex-China Rain, ex-Great White | |
| Jens Johansson | Keyboards (1989-1991) |
| See also: Mastermind, Stratovarius, Timo Tolkki's Avalon, Russell Allen's Atomic Soul (live), ex-Johansson, ex-Jens Johansson, ex-The Johansson Brothers, ex-Silver Mountain, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Kotipelto (live) | |
| Jeff Pilson | Bass (1993-1994, 1996, 1997, 2004) |
| See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, Cinema, Flesh And Blood, Foreigner, Freakshow, Lynch Mob, Lynch-Pilson, M.S.G, Rock Justice, T&N, War & Peace, ex-Dokken, ex-Minoru Niihara, ex-Power Project, ex-Tooth and Nail | |
| Tracy G. | Guitars (1993-1999) |
| See also: Eightball Cholos, ex-The Warning, ex-WWIII | |
| Jerry Best | Bass (1995-1996) |
| See also: ex-Freak of Nature, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield | |
| Doug Aldrich | Guitars (2002-2003, 2005) |
| See also: Burning Rain, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield, Doug Aldrich, Whitesnake, ex-Bad Moon Rising, ex-Brunette, ex-Hurricane, ex-Foreigner (live) | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Larry "Bones" Dennison | Bass (1996-1997, 1998-1999) |
| See also: Country Bones, ex-Tony MacAlpine | |
| James Kottak | Drums (1997) |
| See also: Scorpions, ex-Black Sheep, Kottak, ex-Ashba, ex-Buster Brown, ex-Kingdome Come, ex-McAuley Schenker Group, ex-Montrose, ex-Warrant, ex-Wild Horses, ex-Michael Lee Firkins (live) | |
| Bob Daisley | Bass (1998) |
| See also: Planet Alliance, Stream, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Rainbow, ex-Chicken Shack, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Kahvas Jute, ex-Mecca, ex-Mungo Jerry, ex-Uriah Heep, ex-Widowmaker | |
| Chuck Garric | Bass (1999, 2000) |
| See also: Alice Cooper, ex-Eric Singer Project, ex-The Druts, ex-Turd, ex-L.A. Guns (live) | |
| Doug Aldrich | Guitars (2005) |
| See also: Burning Rain, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield, Doug Aldrich, Whitesnake, ex-Bad Moon Rising, ex-Brunette, ex-Hurricane, ex-Foreigner (live) | |
| Ronnie James Dio | Vocals, Keyboards (1982-2010) |
| (R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heaven and Hell, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Deep Purple (live), ex-Rainbow, ex-Elf, ex-Ronnie and the Redcaps, ex-Ronnie and the Rumblers, ex-Ronnie Dio and the Prophets, ex-The Electric Elves, ex-The Elves, ex-The Vegas Kings | |
| Craig Goldy | Guitars (1986-1988, 1999-2002, 2003-2010) |
| See also: Budgie (live), ex-Craig Goldy's Ritual, ex-Hear 'n Aid, DIO Disciples, ex-M.A.R.S., ex-Giuffria, ex-Rough Cutt | |
| Simon Wright | Drums (1990-1991, 1998-2010) |
| See also: Queensrÿche, ex-A-II-Z, ex-Aurora, ex-Tora Tora, Big Noize, DIO Disciples, ex-Tytan, ex-Tim "Ripper" Owens (live), ex-AC/DC, ex-Rhino Bucket, ex-UFO | |
| Scott Warren | Keyboards (1993-2010) |
| See also: Joshua Perahia, Sledge Leather, ex-Heaven and Hell (live), ex-Type O Negative (live), DIO Disciples, ex-Keel, ex-Berlin, ex-Warrant | |
| Rudy Sarzo | Bass (2004-2010) |
| See also: Dee Snider, Queensrÿche, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-M.A.R.S., Animetal USA, Dio Disciples, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Aleister Wild, ex-Blue Öyster Cult, ex-Dudes of Wrath, ex-Hardline, ex-Manic Eden, ex-Whitesnake | |
| Jimmy Bain | Bass, Keyboards (1982-1989, 1992-1993, 1999-2003) |
| See also: Sledge Leather, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Scorpions, ex-WWIII, ex-Rainbow, ex-Key, ex-Street Noise, ex-Wild Horses | |
| Vinny Appice | Drums (1982-1989, 1992-1998) |
| See also: Kill Devil Hill, Martiria, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heaven and Hell, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Erik Norlander, ex-Minoru Niihara, ex-Power Project, ex-WWIII, ex-3 Legged Dogg, ex-Axis, ex-Circle of Tyrants, ex-Lynch Mob | |
| Vivian Campbell | Guitars (1982-1986) |
| See also: Def Leppard, ex-Hear 'n Aid, Vivian Campbell, ex-Sweet Savage, ex-Thin Lizzy, ex-Whitesnake | |
| Jake E. Lee | Guitars (1982) |
| See also: Beggars & Thieves, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Sexist, ex-Badlands, ex-Enuff Z'Nuff, ex-Ratt, ex-Rough Cutt | |
| Claude Schnell | Keyboards (1983-1989) |
| See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Mark Edwards, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Rough Cutt | |
| Rowan Robertson | Guitars (1988-1991) |
| See also: DC4, ex-Freedom | |
| Teddy Cook | Bass (1989-1991) |
| See also: ex-Virgin Steele, ex-China Rain, ex-Great White | |
| Jens Johansson | Keyboards (1989-1991) |
| See also: Mastermind, Stratovarius, Timo Tolkki's Avalon, Russell Allen's Atomic Soul (live), ex-Johansson, ex-Jens Johansson, ex-The Johansson Brothers, ex-Silver Mountain, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Kotipelto (live) | |
| Jeff Pilson | Bass (1993-1994, 1996, 1997, 2004) |
| See also: ex-Hear 'n Aid, Cinema, Flesh And Blood, Foreigner, Freakshow, Lynch Mob, Lynch-Pilson, M.S.G, Rock Justice, T&N, War & Peace, ex-Dokken, ex-Minoru Niihara, ex-Power Project, ex-Tooth and Nail | |
| Tracy G. | Guitars (1993-1999) |
| See also: Eightball Cholos, ex-The Warning, ex-WWIII | |
| Jerry Best | Bass (1995-1996) |
| See also: ex-Freak of Nature, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield | |
| Doug Aldrich | Guitars (2002-2003, 2005) |
| See also: Burning Rain, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield, Doug Aldrich, Whitesnake, ex-Bad Moon Rising, ex-Brunette, ex-Hurricane, ex-Foreigner (live) | |
| Past | |
| Larry "Bones" Dennison | Bass (1996-1997, 1998-1999) |
| See also: Country Bones, ex-Tony MacAlpine | |
| James Kottak | Drums (1997) |
| See also: Scorpions, ex-Black Sheep, Kottak, ex-Ashba, ex-Buster Brown, ex-Kingdome Come, ex-McAuley Schenker Group, ex-Montrose, ex-Warrant, ex-Wild Horses, ex-Michael Lee Firkins (live) | |
| Bob Daisley | Bass (1998) |
| See also: Planet Alliance, Stream, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Rainbow, ex-Chicken Shack, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Kahvas Jute, ex-Mecca, ex-Mungo Jerry, ex-Uriah Heep, ex-Widowmaker | |
| Chuck Garric | Bass (1999, 2000) |
| See also: Alice Cooper, ex-Eric Singer Project, ex-The Druts, ex-Turd, ex-L.A. Guns (live) | |
| Doug Aldrich | Guitars (2005) |
| See also: Burning Rain, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield, Doug Aldrich, Whitesnake, ex-Bad Moon Rising, ex-Brunette, ex-Hurricane, ex-Foreigner (live) | |
| Added by: RhapsodyRules | Modified by: theunrelentingattack |
| Added on: 2002-07-18 00:12:37 | Last modified on: 2013-04-28 21:10:34 |
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