Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie died a few weeks back, I only managed to see him in concert once just after he left Sabbath, on the Last in Line Tour. I first got into his music when I was a young teen and bought Heaven and Hell, quickly buying his Rainbow back catalogue. What I never realised was just what a history he had in the industry spanning 53 years. Here I assembled a little history of Dio, which is in many way a history of Rock Music itself.
53 Years in the business,,,,,,,,,,,,,
The Vegas Kings (1957–1958)
Ronnie & The Ramblers (1958)
Ronnie and the Red Caps (1958–1961)
Ronnie Dio and the Prophets (1961–1967)
The Electric Elves (1967–1969)
The Elves (1969–1970)
Elf (1970–1975)
Rainbow (1975–1979)
Black Sabbath (1979–1982)
Dio (1982–1991)
Black Sabbath (1991–1992)
Dio (1993–2010)
Black Sabbath (2006)
Heaven and Hell (2006–2010)
