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Author:  fu manchu [ Sun May 16, 2010 4:02 pm ]
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Damn interwebs saying Ronnie James Dio has died, he hasnt but doesnt look too far away. F**k cancer.

Hope he has the fight left in him to beat it and if not I hope the suffering is kept to a minimum.

Thinking of you and your loved ones RJD

\m/

Author:  JJW009 [ Sun May 16, 2010 4:13 pm ]
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That's quite random. I was talking about him just last night. I didn't realise he was so ill :(

Apparently his wife is on twitter, although I imagine she has more on her mind than keeping us updated... Anyone know what she's called on there?

Author:  fu manchu [ Sun May 16, 2010 4:20 pm ]
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I dont twitter, or is it tweet?

Regardless, Wendy Dio has posted on http://twitter.com/OfficialRJDio

Author:  timark_uk [ Sun May 16, 2010 4:22 pm ]
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The Official Ronnie James Dio Fan Page on Facebook
RJD on Twitter

I don't see an official Wendy Dio Twitter account so I assume she's using the one in his name, which would explain the most recent tweet.

Mark

Author:  adidan [ Sun May 16, 2010 7:29 pm ]
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Who?

Author:  TheFrenchun [ Sun May 16, 2010 8:08 pm ]
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adidan wrote:
Who?

Indeed. Never heard this name before. Am i missing something?

Author:  Fogmeister [ Sun May 16, 2010 8:08 pm ]
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adidan wrote:
Who?

+1

Author:  bobbdobbs [ Sun May 16, 2010 8:24 pm ]
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TheFrenchun wrote:
adidan wrote:
Who?

Indeed. Never heard this name before. Am i missing something?

Yes you heathen :D

Author:  JJW009 [ Sun May 16, 2010 9:06 pm ]
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I practically worshipped Dio as a god (sic) back in the 80s when I was a young lad.

Lead singer for Rainbow and Black Sabbath just to name a couple of the most famous and influential heavy bands of the decade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frtJQFe9apw

Author:  TheFrenchun [ Sun May 16, 2010 9:09 pm ]
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JJW009 wrote:
I practically worshipped Dio as a god (sic) back in the 80s when I was a young lad.

Lead singer for Rainbow and Black Sabbath just to name a couple of the most famous and influential heavy bands of the decade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frtJQFe9apw

I wasn't born for most of the 80's ;)

Author:  JJW009 [ Sun May 16, 2010 9:16 pm ]
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TheFrenchun wrote:
I wasn't born for most of the 80's ;)

I wasn't born in the 60s but I've heard of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks etc.

Half the people here weren't born in the 70s but most of them will know Led Zeppelin, Abba etc.

It's sad to think people haven't heard of Black Sabbath or Rainbow. I think Dio still has tours lined up, so it's not like he'd given up.

Author:  TheFrenchun [ Sun May 16, 2010 9:20 pm ]
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JJW009 wrote:
TheFrenchun wrote:
I wasn't born for most of the 80's ;)

I wasn't born in the 60s but I've heard of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks etc.

Half the people here weren't born in the 70s but most of them will know Led Zeppelin, Abba etc.

It's sad to think people haven't heard of Black Sabbath or Rainbow. I think Dio still has tours lined up, so it's not like he'd given up.

I do know of them, not enough to know about band members tho. and they aren't that big in France. Well the Beatles and the Stones are but less known bands didn't become as mainstream.

Author:  Paul1965 [ Sun May 16, 2010 9:56 pm ]
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Sad news indeed. From his early days in Rainbow and Black Sabbath, then Dio and Heaven and Hell, Ronnie James Dio was a tremendous talent and, in my opinion, one of the best rock singers out there. Anyone who has any interest at all in Rock or Metal should at least hear his "Holy Diver" album.

Holy Diver
Children Of The Sea

RIP :(

Author:  pcernie [ Sun May 16, 2010 10:21 pm ]
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Quote:
The heavy metal singer, Ronnie James Dio, has died at the age of 67. He had been suffering from stomach cancer.

Dio was best known for fronting Black Sabbath after the departure of Ozzy Osbourne, but he was also involved in the bands Elf, Rainbow, Heaven & Hell and Dio during a career stretching over 53 years.

His current band, Heaven & Hell, which features other former members of Black Sabbath, had announced earlier this year that they were pulling out of their summer commitments due to the singer's ill health.

His death this morning was announced by his wife and manager, Wendy, on his official website. She said: "Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7.45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all.

"We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever.

More than 7,500 people posted tributes to the singer on his official Facebook fan page within a hour of his death being announced.

Dio rose to fame in 1975 as the first lead singer of Rainbow, the heavy metal band put together by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who had just quit Deep Purple.

He then replaced Osbourne in Black Sabbath in 1980 with the album Heaven And Hell, widely considered to be one of the best heavy metal albums.

His on-off tenure with Black Sabbath led fans to debate whether he or Osbourne represented the true essence of the band. Dio is widely credited as having popularised the "devil's horns" gesture in heavy metal music during his time with the band.

"He possessed one of the greatest voices in all of heavy metal, and had a heart to match it," said Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French, whose band had toured with Dio and was to do so again this summer at European rock festivals. "He was the nicest, classiest person you would ever want to meet."

Dio organised an all-star charity collaboration in 1986 called Hear N' Aid to raise money for famine relief in Africa.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/ma ... -dio-dies1

Author:  rustybucket [ Sun May 16, 2010 10:32 pm ]
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Damn

:cry:

adidan wrote:
Who?

No - you're thinking of Roger Daltrey

;)

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