Ronnie James Dio's Life and Music Celebrated at Memorial Many of Ronnie James Dio's peers and loved ones gathered to celebrate his memory at a memorial service Saturday at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

When 40-year-old Ronnie James Dio stormed out of Black Sabbath in 1982, finally defeated by the rampant drug abuse of ...

Singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward. At first, they called themselves ...

I did reference the Sex Pistols, but I also referenced Rainbow with Ronnie James Dio, so it’s kind of a double reference. There’s a parallel between Descendents and Dio, to a degree. Dio traversed ...

In April 1979, he left the band once more – though this time he was fired by his bandmates, who replaced him with Ronnie James Dio and made 1980’s classic Heaven And Hell album. Dave Walker ...

Though his point was to highlight Powell’s drumming, he also urged people to listen to the entire song and enjoy “the incomparable Ronnie Dio on vocals.” As all things on social media tend to do, ...

Tragically, Ronnie James Dio was diagnosed with stomach cancer later that same year, and would eventually pass away on May 16, 2010 — but not before leaving behind one of the most impressive ...

Former Black Sabbath frontman's widow says first doctor simply missed the growing problem.