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Ronald James Padavona, Dio, Ronnie Dio
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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1942-07-10
- event Death Date 2010-05-16
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 2.1
- info Birth Place Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Ronnie James Dio
6.8
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006-11-22
7.6
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005-09-14
7.2
Dio: Holy Diver Live
2006-04-17
7.1
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
2007-08-28
7
Dio: Evil or Divine
2003-07-01
7.7
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
2009-04-21
7
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
2010-01-01
7.5
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022-09-28
10
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
2002-12-10
5
Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival
2009-03-11
0
Dio: We Rock
2005-08-05
6.3
Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
2013-05-27
0
Dio: Holy Diver Live
2006-07-06
5.7
Dio | A Special from the Spectrum
1984-12-31
5.2
Dio - Live in Holland
1983-12-04
8
Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993
2014-05-12
0
Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan
1985-08-10
8.8
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
2000-02-07
7.3
Dreaming the Reality
1991-07-18
0
Satan’s Top Forty
2001-04-24
9
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast
2009-06-18
0
Heaven & Hell - Live at Wacken Open Air 2009
0
Black Sabbath: [1992] Monsters of Rock Italy
1992-09-12
0
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
1992-10-14
0
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
1992-06-30
0
Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada
1996-11-12
0
Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia
1998-09-20
8
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
1989-01-01
7.5
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
2006-06-13
7.9
Live Aid
1985-07-13
0
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
1986-01-01
6.8
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006-01-01
7.3
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
1992-09-01
4.7
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
1981-10-01
7.5
Dio: The Singles Collection
2012-09-11
0
Satan’s Top 40
2001-01-01
3
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
1974-01-01
8.4
South Park
1997-08-13
7.5
Where Are They Now?
1999-06-07