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|'''[[Cracked.com|Robert Brockway]]: [http://www.cracked.com/blog/for-dio-the-only-appropriate-tribute/ For Dio: The Only Appropriate Tribute]''' }}▼
'''Ronnie James Dio''' (born Ronald James Padavona) was a Heavy Metal musician from New Hampshire. He was well known for his powerful singing voice and popularizing [[Warding Gestures|"the horns"]] hand gesture. He worked with Elf, [[Rainbow (
▲{{quote| ''"Because Dio taught me, in part, what it is to be a man. Oh, he did not teach the rational lessons: He did not teach me morality, or responsibility, or restraint. No, Stanley, he taught me that being a man means sometimes ruining things in the most extravagant fashion possible. Because you can, and because it’s awesome."''<br />
▲'''[[Cracked|Robert Brockway]]: [http://www.cracked.com/blog/for-dio-the-only-appropriate-tribute/ For Dio: The Only Appropriate Tribute]''' }}
He unfortunately was diagnosed with stomach cancer in November 2009. He
▲'''Ronnie James Dio''' (born Ronald James Padavona) was a Heavy Metal musician from New Hampshire. He was well known for his powerful singing voice and popularizing [[Warding Gestures|"the horns"]] hand gesture. He worked with Elf, [[Rainbow (Music)|Rainbow]], [[Black Sabbath (Music)|Black Sabbath]], and his own solo band Dio. Near the end of his life, he handled the vocal duties of a reunited Sabbath, under the name Heaven and Hell.
▲He unfortunately was diagnosed with stomach cancer in November 2009. He <s> passed away</s> [[Ascend to A Higher Plane of Existence|ascended into]] [[Trope Pantheons/Music|Rock & Roll Heaven]] May 16th, 2010, at 7:45 AM after a long, hard battle, confirmed by his wife Wendy Dio on his official website.
== Discography: ==▼
'''DIO''':
* ''Holy Diver'' (1983)
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* ''Trying to Burn the Sun'' (1975)
'''[[Rainbow (
* ''Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow'' (1975)
* ''Rising'' (1976)
* ''Long Live Rock 'n' Roll'' (1978)
'''[[
* ''Heaven and Hell'' (1980)
* ''The Mob Rules'' (1981)
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* [[Author Existence Failure]]: [[Tear Jerker|Unfortunately.]] The sadness factor of Dio's death is brought [[Up to Eleven]] when you discover that just about 12 hours before he ''did'' die, a rumor got out that he was gone. His wife said he was hanging in there- not doing good, but alive. This was at about 3:00 AM, May 16th. Flash forward 4 hours, 45 minutes...
* [[Berserk Button]]: Vivian Campbell. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOwZBo8FQvo Observe.] He starts ranting at about 45 seconds in.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: He was normally a pretty nice, calm guy... until you pissed him off. See [[Berserk Button]].
* [[The Cameo]]: [[Tenacious D]] appeared on the music video of "Push". He then appeared on ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'' as himself.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: The words "LOOK OUT!" show up in a ''lot'' of his songs.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: He was 38 when he first sang for Black Sabbath and 67 when he toured for the last time.
* [[Cover Version]]: He and guitarist [[Yngwie Malmsteen]] made a cover of [[
** He contributed vocals to ''Welcome To My Nightmare: An All-Star Salute To [[
** He also sang "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" on the ''We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year'' album.
** He further collaborated with Malmsteen and added [[Judas Priest
* [[Egocentric Team Naming]]
* [[Everything's Better
** He WAS the vocalist of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.
** Making that an example of [[Everything's Better
*
** He sang on couple of songs on Roger Clover's ''The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast'' album.
** He also sang background vocals on Big Band version of "Holy Diver" on Pat Boone's ''In a Metal Mood'' album.
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* [[Old Shame]]: When some of the songs from his earlier years resurfaced in the internet, Dio claimed he would've been happier if they had stayed hidden.
* [[Stage Names]]: Dio took his name from an italian mafia member Johnny Dioguardi. For your information, dio is italian for God.
* [[Start My Own]]: After he left [[
* [[What Could Have Been]]: He wasn't working on one, but ''two'' sequels for the ''Magica'' album before he died. Also, a second Heaven & Hell album was also planned.
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* [[Black Sheep Hit]]: ''Rainbow in the Dark'' is one of his most well-known songs, but after recording it, Dio thought that it sounded too "pop", and would have destroyed the tape, if the other band members had not talked him out of it. He later warmed a bit up to the song, eventually using it as one of his signature songs.
* [[Break Up Song]]: "As Long As It's Not About Love" from ''Magica''.
* [[Concept Album]]: ''Magica''
* [[Epic Rocking]]: "Egypt (The Chains Are On)", "All the Fools Sailed Away", "Lock Up the Wolves", "Strange Highways", "Stay Out of My Mind" and "Eriel".
* [["I Am" Song]]: "I Am" from ''Master of the Moon''. Also, "I" from ''Dehumanizer'', contributing that page's quote.
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* [[Music/Instrumentals|Instrumentals]]: "Magica Theme" from ''Magica'' and "Annica" from the limited edition of the album.
* [[Mascot]]: Demonic Murray, who is always giving the horns.
* [[
* [[Nightmare Dreams]]: ''Dream Evil's'' title song and album artwork.
* [[Power Ballad]]: "All the Fools Sailed Away", "This is Your Life" and "As Long As It's Not About Love"
* [[Song of Song Titles]]: "My Eyes", covering his tenures in [[Rainbow (
* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]
* [[The X of Y]]: ''Master of the Moon''
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