In the collection
9 records
Rainbow Rising
Blackmore’s Rainbow, 1976
Heaven And Hell
Black Sabbath, 1980
Mob Rules
Black Sabbath, 1981
Hardrock ‘83
Various, 1983
Holy Diver
Dio, 1983
Live Evil
Black Sabbath, 1983
Dream Evil
Dio, 1987
In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra
Deep Purple, The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Paul Mann, 1999
Under Cöver
Motörhead, 2017
Played with
Black Sabbath
4 records together
Vinny Appice
4 records together
Dio
3 records together
Geezer Butler
3 records together
Tony Iommi
3 records together
Geoff Nicholls
3 records together
Martin Birch
3 records together
Ritchie Blackmore
3 records together
Jimmy Bain
3 records together
Bill Ward
2 records together
Ozzy Osbourne
2 records together
Ian Gillan
2 records together
About
Born as Ronald James Padavona in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on July 10th 1942. Ronnie adopted the surname “Dio” sometime in the early ’60s, taking inspiration from mobster Johnny Dio. He is known for his fantasy-based lyrics and “sword and sorcery” image. His career stretched back to the mid ’50s when he performed and recorded with local rockabilly, doo wop, and rock and roll groups in his native upstate New York. Known for fronting the bands Elf, Rainbow and joining Black Sabbath as their new vocalist in 1979. Dio later departed the group, forming his own band, Dio with Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice.
In late 2009, Ronnie was diagnosed with stomach cancer, and passed away in Houston, Texas, due to complications from this disease on May 16th, 2010.
He was married to Wendy Dio who also was his manager.