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Ronnie James "Dio" Padavona was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Italian-American parents [4] Patrick and Anna from Cortland, New York.His family moved to Portsmouth from Cortland as part of his father's service in the U.S. Army during World War II, [14] and they resided there for only a short time before returning to Cortland.
Ronnie James Dio leads Heaven & Hell in concert at the Forum in Inglewood in 2007. ... But five months later, Davy Kirkwood, an audio engineer and one of the pallbearers at Dio’s funeral, also died.
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010), heavy metal singer and songwriter, member of Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and Dio [1] [11] [23] Roy Oliver Disney (1893–1971), businessman, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company [ 1 ]
Dio was formed in October 1982 by vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice following their departure from Black Sabbath. [1] For the first lineup, the pair worked with Rough Cutt guitarist Jake E. Lee and former Wild Horses and Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain for around six weeks, before parting ways with Lee due to stylistic differences. [2]
The widow of hard rock/heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio discusses his legacy ahead of the release of the Dio: Dreamers Never Die documentary
In May 2010, Westboro picketed the funeral of heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio in Los Angeles, saying it believed the singer worshipped Satan. [26] Dio's widow urged attendees to ignore the protest, saying "Ronnie hates prejudice and violence. We need to turn the other cheek on these people that only know how to hate someone they didn't know.
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Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Dio left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice. [1] The name Dio was chosen because it made sense from a commercial standpoint, [citation needed] as the name was already well known at that time.