Ronnie James Dio
Acting
Born 1942-07-10
Died 2010-05-16
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
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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".
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Filmography
Acting
36 credits
Where Are They Now?
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Live Aid
Armageddon Over Wacken 2004
Satan’s Top Forty
Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
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Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
Dio: Holy Diver Live
Satan’s Top 40
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
Dio: Holy Diver Live
Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia
Dio - Live in Holland
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
Dio: Evil or Divine
Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival
Dio: The Singles Collection
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
Dio | A Special from the Spectrum
Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan
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