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Re: RIP Ronny James Dio. \m/
Legendary Heavy Metal Vocalist RONNIE JAMES DIO Dies - May 16, 2010
Wendy Dio, wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW), has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
"Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. [on Sunday] 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away.
"Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all.
"We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us.
"Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss.
"Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever."
It was only a month ago that Dio, 67, spoke about his battle with cancer with the Artisan News Service on the "black carpet" of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place on April 8 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. When asked about how he had been feeling since he was diagnosed with the disease late last year, Dio said, "Well, I feel good and bad at times. It's a long process. Chemotherapy is a... I never realized what a difficult thing it was to go through. It's a real cumulative effect '” the more you have, the more it piles up on top and it takes longer and longer to get over it. I find it very difficult to eat. I don't like to eat anyway, so I guess that's OK. But I know I have to. But this makes it very, very hard. But if you're determined to beat it, then you have to go with what you believe is going to beat it for you, and in this case it's that. I go to a great hospital in Houston called M.D. Anderson, which I think is the best hospital in the world, I have the best doctor in the world, Dr. Ajani, who I really trust and I really believe in, so I think I've done all the right things. It makes me feel positive about my life and positive that there is a lot more of it to live."
Earlier this month, HEAVEN & HELL canceled its summer tour plans in Europe due to Dio's treatment for stomach cancer. The band said in a statement that Dio wasn't "well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time."
Born Ronald James Padavona in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Ronnie James Dio had performed with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, and his own band DIO. Other musical projects included the collective fundraiser "Hear 'n Aid". He is widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He was most recently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a project which also included former BLACK SABBATH bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Their first and only studio album, "The Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009.
In April, Dio appeared at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles to accept the award for "Best Vocalist." As members of ALICE IN CHAINS presented the award to him, the crowd chanted, "Dio! Dio! Dio! Dio!"
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all kinds of musicians have released statements about dio and his influence
Re: RIP Ronny James Dio. \m/
While not a massive fan, definitely one of the icons of metal.
Back in the late 90s, I was at the Wherehouse buying the Stones album Bridges to Babylon. Before going to the cd section, I had been looking through their huge selection of 99 cent cassettes as my Camaro still had a tape player. Anyways, some kid came in there looking at those tapes and I heard him say he was looking for Dio's Lock Up the Wolves. I remembered spotting that earlier in their pile of tapes. Now under usual circumstances I wouldn't give a fuck, but he reminded me of when I was a kid hanging out in record stores looking through the treasure. Since finding that would have been a needle in a haystack, I walked over there, told him I saw it, and helped him look for it.
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Re: RIP Ronny James Dio. \m/
While not a massive fan, definitely one of the icons of metal.
Back in the late 90s, I was at the Wherehouse buying the Stones album Bridges to Babylon. Before going to the cd section, I had been looking through their huge selection of 99 cent cassettes as my Camaro still had a tape player. Anyways, some kid came in there looking at those tapes and I heard him say he was looking for Dio's Lock Up the Wolves. I remembered spotting that earlier in their pile of tapes. Now under usual circumstances I wouldn't give a fuck, but he reminded me of when I was a kid hanging out in record stores looking through the treasure. Since finding that would have been a needle in a haystack, I walked over there, told him I saw it, and helped him look for it.
Did you find it? 
Dio is one of the all-time great voices in rock. So powerful and unique.
Rest in peace, Ronnie.
Re: RIP Ronny James Dio. \m/
Heard this on Eddie Trunk's show last night. Pretty good stuff.
http://www.eddietrunk.com/index.cfm/pk/ … pid/400512
27-Sep-10
FREE, EXCLUSIVE Download - "Hymn To Ronnie" by Mike Tramp (White Lion)
Mike Tramp and his Rock’n’Roll Circuz band have created a beautiful tribute of epic proportion, to the late Ronnie James Dio. The song, clocking in at almost 9 minutes long, takes you through a magical journey of RJD’s life, and you will be left breathless at the end. The track will premier September 27th on Eddie Trunks satellite Radio show in USA and Canada. And immediately following the broadcast, fans will be able to download the 9 minute track EXCLUSIVELY HERE, at EddieTrunk.com!
Re: RIP Ronny James Dio. \m/
Yeah, that Buckethead tribute is fantastic. It evokes so much emotion without any words, which says a lot. This is obviously a different kind of tribute song, in it's pretty much all about the words. He takes lyrics, song titles, and events of Ronnie's life and ties them all in one. I think it's pretty good. I listened to it twice today in my car. I'm not even a huge Dio fan, so I'm sure I'm missing out on a lot of the references in the lyrics. But what I do understand, paints a pretty good picture.
