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Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio passed away!!!

Unfortunately, this morning at 7:45 a.m., the former lead singer of Rainbow and Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio passed away!!!
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Unfortunately, this morning at 7:45 a.m., the former lead singer of Rainbow and Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio passed away!!!

His wife Wendy Dio left the following message in Dio's official site :

Message from Wendy Dio

Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever.

- Wendy Dio

It is known that Dio was suffering from stomach cancer. He was just 68 years.

Dio's real name is Ronald James Padavona and he is American-Italian. He participated in too many records from 1958 until today. See below the bands that he participated:

Ronnie James DioRonnie & The Red Caps (1958 - 1960) - 3 singles
Ronnie Dio & The Prophets (1962 - 1967) - 12 singles, 1 album
The Electric Elves (1967) - 1 single
The Elves (1969 - 1971) - 3 singles, 1 album
Elf (1972 - 1975) - 6 albums of which 2 bootleg
Rainbow (1975 - 1978) - 3 albums (Richie Blackmore's Rainbow, Rainbow Rising, Long Live Rock n 'Roll)
Black Sabbath (1980 -) - 3 albums (Heaven and Hell, Mob Rules, Dehumanizer)
Dio (1983 - present) - 10 albums.