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Part of the proceeds from the event went to fund a memorial music scholarship for the local city high-school in his name. [54] On March 31, 2014, the tribute album Ronnie James Dio This Is Your Life was released. It was organized and produced by Wendy Gaxiola, with album proceeds benefitting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. [55]
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]
On Thursday, the singer's widow, Wendy Dio, and her friends and supporters will hold the annual Bowl for Ronnie celebrity tournament at Pinz Bowling Center in Studio City.
The Encino, Calif. mansion of the late Ronnie James Dio -- the monster-voiced lead singer for Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio -- is on the market for $3.3 million. The five-bedroom, five-bath.
Black Sabbath: The Dio Years is a 2007 compilation CD of material recorded by Black Sabbath during vocalist Ronnie James Dio's tenure in the band. The CD contains remastered tracks taken from the studio albums Heaven and Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981), and Dehumanizer (1992), as well as a live version of the song "Children of the Sea" taken from the live album Live Evil (1982).
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.
Strange Highways is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Dio.It's also their first album since Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice's reunion tour with Black Sabbath.