Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padovana, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, July 10, 1942 - May 16, 2010) was a heavy metal vocalist, bassist, and trumpeter. Dio formed his first band in 1957. Between 1957 and 1960, the band was known as "The Vegas Kings," "Ronnie and the Rumblers," and "Ronnie and the Redcaps." In 1960, Padovana first used the name "Dio," a reference to Johnny Dio of the Italian mafia. The band then adopted the name "Ronnie Dio and the Prophets," which it used until 1967 when it rebranded as the Electric Elves. In 1975, Dio and other members joined Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple in creating Rainbow. Dio remained with Rainbow until 1979 when he left to replace Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath. Three years later, he and Vinny Appice left and formed Dio. From 2006 until 2010, Dio was also a member of Heaven & Hell. Dio passed away on May 16, 2010 of stomach cancer.
These are photos from concerts where Ronnie James Dio played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Heaven and Hell / Tony Iommi / Geezer Butler / Vinny Appice / Lamb of God / Iced Earth / Ronnie James Dio Nov 14, 2007 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom Uploaded by Huwernie
Heaven and Hell / Ronnie James Dio / Vinny Appice / Geezer Butler / Iced Earth / Lamb of God / Tony Iommi Nov 6, 2007 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Uploaded by A T
Heaven & Hell / Vinny Appice / Down / Ronnie James Dio / Geezer Butler / Tony Iommi Aug 10, 2007 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Uploaded by RichardC71
Heaven & Hell / Vinny Appice / Down / Ronnie James Dio / Geezer Butler / Tony Iommi Aug 10, 2007 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Uploaded by Jimpotamus
Arrow Rock Festival Jun 10, 2006 Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands Uploaded by DreamPieter
Ronnie James Dio Aug 7, 2004 Rijssen, Overijssel, The Netherlands Uploaded by Marco68
Deep Purple / Orchestre philharmonique de Roumanie / Ronnie James Dio Oct 25, 2000 Paris, Île-de-France, France Uploaded by ThierryF
Ronnie James Dio Apr 7, 2000 Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Uploaded by Jackie Sampsel
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Deep Purple and Friends with the LSO Sep 25, 1999 London, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by John Ion
Ronnie James Dio Aug 26, 1994 Wichita, Kansas, United States Uploaded by Momma Bear
Black Sabbath / Ronnie James Dio / Prong Aug 8, 1992 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by zimtrim
Ronnie James Dio Oct 21, 1990 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Uploaded by Ryan Palmer
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