Ronnie James Dio was a larger-than-life performer, renowned for his powerful voice, ... Alfred Brendel, pianist renowned for refined playing of Beethoven, dies at age 94 ...

Ronnie James Dio died 15 years ago, on May 16, 2010, less than six months after announcing he was battling stomach cancer. Classic Rock's Paul Elliott, who first saw Dio onstage at the Hammersmith ...

Ronnie James Dio, who was born Ronald James Padavona in New Hampshire and raised in Cortland, N.Y., ... and a 1982 plaque from Syracuse radio station 94 ROCK - WSYR-FM. ...

Central New York native Ronnie James Dio never forgot where he came from, even as he played sold out shows at Madison Square Garden or was mobbed by fans in Japan as if he was one of the Beatles ...

When 40-year-old Ronnie James Dio stormed out of Black Sabbath in 1982, finally defeated by the rampant drug abuse of guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, the world’s greatest heavy ...

Ronnie James Dio is one of heavy metal’s most legendary lead vocalists, and undoubtedly its most well-traveled, having fronted no less than three classic bands, including the one that took his ...

Ronnie James Dio's 1993 passport was one of the many items from his estate that were available at auction. (Julien's Auctions) It was her good friend Ahmet Zappa , the son of late singer Frank ...

Ronnie James Dio Hated "Rainbow In The Dark" The Heaviness Wasn't Heavy Enough . Part of what led to the formation of the band Dio was Ronnie's departure from his previous group, Rainbow.

The long-awaited autobiography titled “Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography” was co-written by British music journalist Mick Wall and Ronnie James Dio’s widow, longtime manager Wendy Dio.

Ronnie James Dio — the influential heavy metal singer who performed in Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell as well as fronting his own eponymous supergroup — will be the subject of a ...

Saturday in Germany the Ronnie James Dio hologram debuted alongside the band Dio Disciples in preparation for an upcoming tour. Visit the post for more. Sound+Vision. Sound+Vision Awards Annual ...

When 40-year-old Ronnie James Dio stormed out of Black Sabbath in 1982, finally defeated by the rampant drug abuse of guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, the world’s greatest heavy ...