   Ronnie James Dio - RIP
Heavy rock singer Ronnie James Dio dies at 67Quote:American heavy rock singer Ronnie James Dio, who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 67, his wife and manager have said.Dio had been suffering from stomach cancer. ...He was being treated at a hospital in Houston, Texas, according to his website.The statement of his death was confirmed by Los Angeles publicist Maureen O'Connor, Associated Press reported.Dio revealed last summer that he was suffering from stomach cancer shortly after wrapping up a US tour.He was born Ronald James Padavona to an Italian-American family in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. ...Rated one of rock's most powerful vocalists, he rose to fame in the mid-1970s as lead singer of Rainbow, before replacing Osbourne in Black Sabbath in 1980.Later that year the band released their ninth studio album, Heaven And Hell, considered by many fans as one of the greatest heavy rock LPs of all time. ...The very first rock concert I ever went to was Black Sabbath on the Heaven and Hell tour. My buddies and I sat right up in front of the stage. I even got a high five from Dio during the concert. Little did I know at the time that Dio was only five years younger than my dad. If I had known that I probably wouldn't have thought he was cool. Lol. As I got older I grew away from metal, but retained my admiration for Dio just the same. In interviews and such he came across as a genuinely nice person. He lived a long life, really long for a rock star anyway. What are your thoughts? Recollections? Memories?   
  Dio was awesome. IMHO he's a better rocker than ozzie... Though it's been quite some time since I've seen him active.Last time I remember seeing was in Tenacious D movie...">Here Warning: bit of language in it.;  I used to listen to his music a lot while playing video games. My brother told me earlier about it so I started listening to some of his albums. That sucks, but I think he had enough time to leave his mark. Then again the only songs I listen to of his are Holy Diver and Mystery as I can imagine most people are familiar with those ones.   ;  saw him Live 1 year ago at HellFest in france. He was absolutely amazing. I was going to see him again this summer. RIP.   ;  I think he had a kickass voice.   ;  He had a voice that few could match and was a passionate performer on stage, and he did indeed seem like a genuinely nice guy. The Long Live Rock And Roll, Heaven And Hell, and Mob Rules tapes were staples of my teenage years, and the CDs still make their way into my rotation.  "Oh, don't you see what I mean?" No, not always, Ronnie, but as long as he could sing it like he did, it was easy to get past the sometimes cheesy (but also sometimes outstanding) fantasy lyrics.   ;">RIP;  So sad ;(RIP Ronnie James DioHis music will play forever! \m/   