Ronnie James Dio
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".
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
(Dio)
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
(Self)
Dio: Holy Diver Live
(Vocals)
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
(Vocals)
Dio: Evil or Divine
(Himself - Vocals)
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
(Self)
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
(Vocals)
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
(Self)
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
(Himself)
Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival
(Himself)
Dio: We Rock
Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
(Lead Vocals)
Dio | A Special from the Spectrum
(Self)
Dio - Live in Holland
(Self / Vocalist)
Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993
Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan
(Self)
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
(Himself)
Satan’s Top Forty
(Self)
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast
(vocals)
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
(Himself)
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
(Self)
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
(Vox)
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
(Vox)
Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada
(Vox)
Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia
(Vox)
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
(Self)
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
(Vocals)
Live Aid
(Self)
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
(Self [Dio])
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
(Self)
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
(himself)
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
(Vocals)
Dio: The Singles Collection
(Himself)
Satan’s Top 40
(Self)
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
(Vocals)
Armageddon Over Wacken 2004
(Singer)
South Park
Where Are They Now?
(Self)
Rockpalast