What is Ronnie James Dio?
[[File:Ronnie-James-Dio Heaven-N-Hell 2009-06-11 Chicago Photoby Adam-Bielawski.jpg|thumb|Dio in 2009]] '''Ronnie James Dio''' (born '''Ronald James Padavona'''; July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010)<ref name=Yahoo/> was an [[Americans|American]] [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] [[singer]]. His parents were [[Italian Americans]]. He performed with [[Elf (band)|Elf]], [[Rainbow (band)|Rainbow]], [[Black Sabbath]], and his own [[band]] [[Dio]]. He was also part of the band Heaven and Hell (named after Black Sabbath's most famous song), with some of the original Black Sabbath members. Dio was born in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]], [[New Hampshire]] and raised in [[Cortland, New York]]. He starred in the [[Tenacious D]] movie, ''The Pick Of Destiny''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365830/|title=Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> In November 2009, Dio was diagnosed with [[stomach cancer]], which caused his death in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], on May 16, 2010. He was 68.<ref name=Yahoo>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100516/ap_on_en_mu/us_obit_ronnie_james_dio;_ylt=AtVbhrH51vZdK2Qq6cUnYTIEtbAF;_ylu=X3oDMTJ2aDYycmo2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTE2L3VzX29iaXRfcm9ubmllX2phbWVzX2RpbwRwb3MDMjcEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDbWV0YWxsZWdlbmRy|title=Metal legend Ronnie James Dio dead at 67|accessdate=2010-05-16}}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.ronniejamesdio.com Official site of Ronnie James Dio] {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dio, Ronnie James}} [[Category:American rock singers]] [[Category:Bassists]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Texas]] [[Category:Deaths from stomach cancer]] [[Category:People from Portsmouth, New Hampshire]] [[Category:Singers from New York (state)]] [[Category:Singers from New Hampshire]] [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2010 deaths]]