Ronnie James Dio
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Ronnie James Dio was an American heavy metal singer and songwriter renowned for his powerful operatic voice and influential work with bands like Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own band Dio.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ronnie James Dio canonical | 7 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
heavy metal singer
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human ⓘ rock musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Geezer Butler
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Jimmy Bain NERFINISHED ⓘ Ritchie Blackmore NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinny Appice NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivian Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Dio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-07-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-05-16 ⓘ |
| education | Cortland High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian-American ⓘ |
| founded | band Dio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Ronald James Padavona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
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heavy metal ⓘ traditional metal ⓘ |
| influenced |
European heavy metal vocal style
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power metal genre ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
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trumpet ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
popularizing the metal horns hand gesture
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powerful operatic singing voice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Black Sabbath
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Dio NERFINISHED ⓘ Dio and the Prophets NERFINISHED ⓘ Elf NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaven & Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainbow NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Dio and the Red Caps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Heaven and Hell"
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album "Holy Diver" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Mob Rules" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Rising" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "The Last in Line" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Holy Diver" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Rainbow in the Dark" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
record producer
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singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| residence | Cortland, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Wendy Dio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Ronnie James Dio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | tenor ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950s–2010 ⓘ |
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