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Ronnie James Dio 7/10/42 – 5/16/10. Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Ronnie was a rock and roll legend known for his vocals and songwriting. He's been in several heavy metal bands including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio. Ronnie was also the guy who made the heavy metal "horns" popular. He died after a courageous battle with stomach cancer. Ronnie was 67 years old.
It was a shock to hear of Ronnie's death, I had heard he was improving. This was definitely a huge loss for many of us, Ronnie was special, an icon. A good guy. A unique voice that will always be recognizable. I could feel a wave of grief wash across the world as each fan heard the news. Thank you, Ronnie, for making heavy metal awesome. You will be missed.
2 comments:
UnHoly Diver said...
I felt like I lost a brother when Ronnie died, as strange as that sounds. And, as you can tell by my username, I'm a huge fan. May he rest in peace in Rock and Roll Heaven.
9:28 PM
Barbara said...
No, it does not sound strange at all. I don't know if you saw what I wrote about him, you have to click the link to get to it, but I felt like I could FEEL the grief of all his fans over this loss. There was something very special about him as a person and obviously as a musician.
I send special condolences to you.
10:07 PM
Mike aka MonolithTMA said...
I've been rocking out to Dio just about every day since he passed. He will be missed.
7:13 AM
I was never a HUGE fan of his, but I do like most of the hits. He WAS heavy metal. The metal horns and the voice. Plus I have always heard how nice of a guy he was. R.I.P. Dio \m/
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