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Ronnie James Dio
- Real/full name:
- Ronald James Padavona
- Age:
- 67 (born Jul 10th, 1942)
- R.I.P.:
- May 16th, 2010
- Died of:
- Stomach cancer
- Place of birth:
- United States (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
- Gender:
- Male
Black Sabbath
Vocals (1979-1982, 1991-1992)
| 1980 | Heaven and Hell | Vocals, Lyrics |
| 1981 | Mob Rules | Vocals |
| 1992 | Dehumanizer | Vocals |
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Dio
Vocals, Keyboards (1982-2010)
| 1983 | Holy Diver | Lyrics, Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 1-9), Keyboards |
| 1984 | The Last in Line | Vocals, Songwriting, Keyboards, Lyrics |
| 1985 | Sacred Heart | Songwriting, Vocals, Lyrics |
| 1987 | Dream Evil | Lyrics, Songwriting, Vocals |
| 1990 | Lock Up the Wolves | Songwriting, Vocals, Lyrics |
| 1993 | Strange Highways | Lyrics, Songwriting, Vocals |
| 1996 | Angry Machines | Vocals |
| 2000 | Magica | Songwriting, Vocals, Keyboards |
| 2002 | Killing the Dragon | Vocals, Lyrics, Songwriting |
| 2004 | Master of the Moon | Songwriting, Vocals, Lyrics |
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Elf
Vocals (1972-1975), Bass (1972-1973)
Heaven & Hell
Vocals (2006-2010)
| 2007 | Live from Radio City Music Hall (Live album) | Vocals |
| 2009 | Bible Black (Single) | Vocals |
| 2009 | The Devil You Know | Vocals |
| 2009 | Eating the Cannibals (Single) | Vocals |
| 2009 | Follow the Tears (Single) | Vocals |
| 2010 | Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell (Live album) | Vocals |
Rainbow
Vocals (1975-1978)
| 1975 | Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow | Vocals, Lyrics |
| 1976 | Rising | Vocals, Lyrics, Songwriting |
| 1978 | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll | Vocals |
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Ronnie and the Redcaps
Vocals (1958-1961)
Ronnie and the Rumblers
Bass (1957)
Ronnie Dio and the Prophets
Vocals (1961-1967)
The Electric Elves
Vocals, Bass (1967-1968)
The Elves
Vocals, Bass (1968-1972)
The Vegas Kings
Bass (1957)
Deep Purple
Vocals (additional) (1999-2001)
David Rock Feinstein
| 2010 | Bitten by the Beast | Vocals (track 4) |
| 2010 | Metal Will Never Die (Single) | Vocals |
Deep Purple
| 1999 | In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra (Live album) | Vocals (lead) (tracks 3, 4) |
| 1999 | In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra (Video) | Vocals (lead) (tracks 3, 4) |
| 2001 | Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy: 30th October 2000 (Live album) | Vocals (tracks 3-6, 15) |
| 2009 | Introducing: Deep Purple (Compilation) | Vocals (track 8) |
| 2022 | Live in Tokyo 2001 (Live album) | Vocals (track 5) |
Queensrÿche
| 2006 | Operation: Mindcrime II | Vocals (track 10) |
| 2007 | Mindcrime at the Moore (Video) | Vocals (Disc 2, track 21) |
Black Sabbath
| 1980 | Neon Knights / Children of the Sea (Live) (Single) | Producer (Track 2) |
| 2007 | The Dio Years (Compilation) | Producer (tracks 14-16) |
Dio
| 1983 | Holy Diver | Producer |
| 1984 | The Last in Line | Producer, Cover concept |
| 1985 | Sacred Heart | Producer, Cover concept |
| 1987 | Dream Evil | Producer |
| 1990 | Lock Up the Wolves | Executive producer, Producer |
| 1996 | Angry Machines | Producer |
| 2000 | Magica | Producer |
| 2002 | Killing the Dragon | Producer |
| 2004 | Master of the Moon | Producer |
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Heaven & Hell
| 2009 | Bible Black (Single) | Producer |
| 2009 | The Devil You Know | Producer |
| 2009 | Eating the Cannibals (Single) | Producer |
| 2009 | Follow the Tears (Single) | Producer |
| Added by: Morrigan | Modified by: Mole666 |
| Added on: 2011-04-09 16:18:04 | Last modified on: 2023-09-12 15:51:21 |
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Biography
Ronnie James Dio's first band was The Vegas Kings, formed in 1957. The Vegas Kings soon changed their name to Ronnie and the Rumblers, then changed again to Ronnie and the Redcaps, then to Ronnie Dio and the Prophets. This band, the first band that Ronnie James Dio was in, disbanded in 1967 after releasing many singles and one full-length album.His second band was Elf. At first, they called ...
Trivia
Cousin of David "Rock" Feinstein and Joseph Michael.The "Sign of the Horns" is a Southern Italian superstition called "malocchio," which is used as protection against the "Evil Eye" ("malocchio" means, literally, "evil eye" in Italian). Dio learned this from his grandmother, born in the region of Abruzzo.