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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.
Ronnie James "Dio" Padavona was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, [10] 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, [11] and they resided there for only a short time before returning to Cortland.
The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is an American, unaffiliated Primitive Baptist church in Topeka, Kansas, that was founded in 1955 by pastor Fred Phelps.It is widely considered a hate group and a cult, [nb 1] and is known for its public protests against gay people and for its usage of the phrases "God hates fags" and "Thank God for dead soldiers".
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.
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Elf was an American rock band founded in 1967 by singer and bassist Ronnie James Dio, [2] keyboardist Doug Thaler, [3] drummer Gary Driscoll, [2] and guitarists Nick Pantas [3] and David Feinstein [2] (Dio's cousin). [3] The band was originally called the Electric Elves, [2] but was shortened to the Elves in 1968 and finally Elf in 1972. [3]
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Recording of the album commenced in April 1977 at a studio in Château d'Hérouville, France, featuring Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio and Cozy Powell.Keyboards were initially played on a session basis by former Rainbow member Tony Carey, while bass parts were started by Mark Clarke. [5]