Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell.. Though his parents were from Cortland, New York, Dio was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where his family …

Historia. Ronnie James Dio nació en Portsmouth, Nuevo Hampshire, Estados Unidos, el 10 de julio de 1942, con el nombre de Ronald James Padavona.Dio sus primeros pasos en el rock and roll hacia 1956-57, cantando y tocando el bajo y la trompeta, en bandas como Red Caps y Ronnie and the Prophets.Durante la década de los sesenta, su música evolucionó del rock …

Ronnie James Dio (* 10.Juli 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire als Ronald James Padavona; † 16. Mai 2010 in Los Angeles) war ein US-amerikanischer Hard-Rock- und Heavy-Metal-Sänger der Bands Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio und Heaven and Hell.Er gilt in diesem Bereich der Musik als einer der bedeutendsten Rocksänger. Er machte die Mano-cornuta-Handgeste im …

Ronnie James Dio, pseudonimo di Ronald James Padavona (Portsmouth, 10 luglio 1942 – Houston, 16 maggio 2010), è stato un cantautore statunitense.. Figura centrale nella storia dell'heavy metal, è stato il frontman dei Rainbow, dei Black Sabbath e infine dei Dio, da lui stesso formati. La sua voce è considerata una delle migliori del genere e lui stesso è ritenuto …

Ronnie James Dio, de son vrai nom Ronald James Padavona, est un chanteur et auteur-compositeur de heavy metal américain né le 10 juillet 1942 à Portsmouth et mort le 16 mai 2010 à Houston à l'âge de 67 ans. Il a fait partie des groupes Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath et Heaven & Hell, ainsi que de sa propre formation, Dio.Il a été à plusieurs reprises cité comme l'un des …

Ronnie James Dio, właśc.Ronald James Padavona (ur.10 lipca 1942 w Portsmouth, zm. 16 maja 2010 w Houston) – amerykański muzyk, kompozytor i wokalista heavymetalowy.. Zaliczany do grona osób mających duży wpływ na rozwój muzyki hard rock i heavy metal.Zasłynął swoim „dzikim głosem”, rozpropagował symbol do dziś znany i używany wśród fanów metalu – corna …

Studio albums: 3: Live albums: 8: Compilation albums: 4: Singles: 11: This is a list of Ronnie James Dio releases. Some of his early appearances on 45 rpm singles are collected on several volumes of the LP series The History of Syracuse Music, released in the 1980s.A complete discography with lyrics can be found here.

"Rainbow in the Dark" is a song by heavy metal band Dio. Released from the band's double platinum-selling 1983 debut album, Holy Diver.Assisted by a popular MTV music video, it reached #12 on US Billboard Album Rock Tracks in early October.. The song was covered by Corey Taylor, with support from Roy Mayorga, Satchel, Christian Martucci and Jason Christopher for …

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).

I Dio sono stati un gruppo musicale hard rock/heavy metal formato nell'ottobre 1982 da Ronnie James Dio, in precedenza già noto per essere stato il cantante di altre famose heavy metal band quali Elf, Rainbow e Black Sabbath.. Nell'arco della carriera, il gruppo ha pubblicato dieci album in studio e la sua formazione ha subìto negli anni svariati cambiamenti, con l'eccezione del …