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Ronnie James Dio (10 Jul 1942 - 16 May 2010)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Relationships (14)

Tribute Artists

  1. Black Rainbow (Aug 2010) Ronnie James Dio tribute group
  2. Decibels of Dio Ronnie James Dio tribute band

Collaborator On

  1. Hear ’n Aid

Member Of

  1. Dio (1982 - 1991) original, eponymous, lead vocals
  2. Dio (1993 - 16 May 2010) original, eponymous, lead vocals
  3. Heaven & Hell (Mar 2006 - 16 May 2010) original, lead vocals, keyboard
  4. The Elves original, lead vocals, bass guitar
  5. Elf (1970 - 1975) lead vocals
  6. Rainbow (1975 - 1978)
  7. Black Sabbath (May 1979 - Oct 1982) lead vocals
  8. Black Sabbath (1991 - 13 Nov 1992) lead vocals
  9. Ronnie Dio and the Prophets
  10. Ronnie Dio and the Red Caps

Married

  1. Wendy Dio

Recordings by (10)

  1. Stand Up and Shout 3:37 (1983)
  2. Stand Up and Shout (live) 3:45 (1985)
  3. Do the Oop-Poo-Pah-Doo 2:10 (1994)
  4. Love Pains 1:43 (1994)
  5. Love Is All 2:49 (1997)
  6. Welcome to My Nightmare 5:10 (12 Mar 1999)
  7. Wonderworld 5:04 (26 Oct 1999)
  8. [unknown] ?:?? (02 Jan 2005)
  9. Dream Diver 1:42 (2005) part of “50,000,000 Soulwax Fans Can’t Be Wrong” DJ-mix
  10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 4:04 (14 Sep 2010)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. I’m Coming Back for You 3:28 Elf (1972) bass
  2. Never More 3:51 Elf (1972) bass
  3. Sit Down Honey (Everything Will Be Alright) 3:49 Elf (1972) bass
  4. Dixie Lee Junction 5:11 Elf (1972) bass
  5. Love Me Like a Woman 3:49 Elf (1972) bass
  6. Hoochie Koochie Lady 5:35 Elf (1972) bass
  7. First Avenue 4:24 Elf (1972) bass
  8. Gambler, Gambler 4:27 Elf (1972) bass

Vocals

  1. Never More 3:51 Elf (1972)
  2. Hoochie Koochie Lady 5:35 Elf (1972)
  3. I’m Coming Back for You 3:28 Elf (1972)
  4. First Avenue 4:24 Elf (1972)
  5. Sit Down Honey (Everything Will Be Alright) 3:49 Elf (1972)
  6. Dixie Lee Junction 5:11 Elf (1972)
  7. Love Me Like a Woman 3:49 Elf (1972)
  8. Gambler, Gambler 4:27 Elf (1972)
  9. Sitting in a Dream 3:40 Roger Glover featuring Ronnie James Dio (Dec 1974)
  10. Love Is All 3:15 Roger Glover (Dec 1974)
  11. Homeward 4:13 Roger Glover featuring Ronnie James Dio (Dec 1974)
  12. L.A. 59 4:22 Elf (1974)
  13. Ain’t It All Amusing 5:00 Elf (1974)
  14. Annie New Orleans 3:00 Elf (1974)
  15. Blanche 2:12 Elf (1974)
  16. Happy 5:27 Elf (1974)
  17. Rocking Chair Rock ’n’ Roll Blues 5:37 Elf (1974)
  18. Rainbow 4:00 Elf (1974) lead vocals
  19. Carolina County Ball 4:47 Elf (1974) lead vocals
  20. Do the Same Thing 3:13 Elf (1974)
  21. Black Swampy Water 3:40 Elf (1975)
  22. Good Time Music 4:30 Elf (1975)
  23. Streetwalker 7:06 Elf (1975)
  24. Temple of the King 4:44 Rainbow (1975) lead vocals
  25. Wonderworld 5:03 Elf (1975) lead vocals
  26. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves 3:31 Rainbow (1975) lead vocals
  27. Prentice Wood 4:36 Elf (1975)
  28. Black Sheep of the Family 3:22 Rainbow (1975) lead vocals
  29. When She Smiles 4:55 Elf (1975)
  30. Shotgun Boogie 3:06 Elf (1975)
  31. Self Portrait 3:16 Rainbow (1975) lead vocals
  32. Liberty Road 3:20 Elf (1975)
  33. Man on the Silver Mountain 4:39 Rainbow (1975) lead vocals
  34. Catch the Rainbow 6:36 Rainbow (1975) lead vocals

Produced

  1. Temple of the King 4:44 Rainbow (1975)
  2. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves 3:31 Rainbow (1975)
  3. Catch the Rainbow 6:36 Rainbow (1975)
  4. Still I’m Sad 3:53 Rainbow (1975)
  5. If You Don’t Like Rock ’n’ Roll 2:37 Rainbow (1975)
  6. Self Portrait 3:16 Rainbow (1975)
  7. Man on the Silver Mountain 4:39 Rainbow (1975)
  8. Black Sheep of the Family 3:22 Rainbow (1975)

Credited as (31)

  1. Dog Eat Dog feat. Ronnie James Dio
  2. Geezer & Dio
  3. Deep Purple with Ronnie James Dio
  4. Gregg Bissonette, Paul Taylor, Ronnie James Dio, Stuart Hamm & Yngwie Malmsteen
  5. Roger Glover & Guests feat. Ronnie James Dio
  6. Roger Glover featuring Ronnie James Dio
  7. Ronnie James Dio & Yngwie Malmsteen
  8. Ronnie James Dio feat. Deep Purple
  9. Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Rudy Sarzo & Simon Wright
  10. Roger Glover & Ronnie James Dio
  11. Roger Glover feat. Ronnie Dio
  12. Ronnie James Dio / Accept
  13. Yngwie Malmsteen & Ronnie James Dio
  14. Ronnie Dio / Queensrÿche
  15. Ronnie James Dio, Yngwie Malmsteen, Stu Hamm, Paul Taylor & Gregg Bissonette
  16. Ronnie James Dio feat. Eddie Hardin
  17. Ian Gillan feat. Uli Jon Roth & Ronnie James Dio
  18. Ronnie James Dio & Yngwie J. Malmsteen
  19. Bob Kulick, Phil Soussan, Paul Taylor, Ronnie James Dio, Randy Castillo & Steve Lukather
  20. Ronnie Dio
  21. Roger Glover feat. Ronnie James Dio
  22. Deep Purple feat. Ronnie James Dio
  23. Roger Clover featuring Ronnie James Dio
  24. Deep Purple with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann feat. Ronnie James Dio
  25. Butterfly Ball
  26. Ronnie Dio & Eddie Hardin
  27. Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Rudy Sarzo & Simon Wright
  28. Kerry Livgren & Ronnie James Dio
  29. David Rock Feinstein feat. Ronnie James Dio
  30. Butterfly Ball & Roger Glover & Ronnie James Dio
  31. Ronnie James Dio

Works (309)

Wrote

  1. Shadow of the Wind
  2. Carolina County Ball
  3. Wild One
  4. Born on the Sun
  5. Hey Angel
  6. Between Two Hearts
  7. Night Music
  8. Lock Up the Wolves
  9. Evil on Queen Street
  10. Walk on Water
  11. Twisted
  12. Why Are They Watching Me
  13. My Eyes
All Works Results >>

Composed

  1. Stargazer
  2. Stand Up and Shout
  3. We Rock
  4. Neon Knights
  5. E5150
  6. Night People
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Lyrics

  1. Holy Diver
  2. Wishing Well
  3. Stand Up and Shout
  4. Invisible
  5. Stargazer
  6. Stargazer
  7. Institutional Man
  8. Don't Tell the Kids
  9. Black
  10. Hunter of the Heart
  11. Stay Out of My Mind
  12. Big Sister
  13. Double Monday
  14. Golden Rules
  15. Dying in America
  16. God Hates Heavy Metal
  17. This Is Your Life
  18. Discovery
  19. Magica Theme
  20. Lord of the Last Day
  21. Fever Dreams
  22. Turn to Stone
  23. Feed My Head
  24. Eriel
  25. Challis
  26. As Long as It’s Not About Love
  27. Losing My Insanity
  28. Otherworld
  29. Magica Story
  30. Time to Burn
  31. Rainbow in the Dark
All Works Results >>

Links (20)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134359615
  2. https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Ronnie_James_Dio/4282
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138932979
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92020027
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92020027
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/ronnie_james_dio

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Dio

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/2749891

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/291557
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/312416

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000845775

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0227875/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/37101525

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185151

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/8489

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4M3c7tg4BzLQ5pIOupZL65

Fan Pages

  1. http://www.dio.net/

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRonnieJamesDio
  2. https://twitter.com/OfficialRJDio