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Ronnie James Dio,age,67,Vocals, Poetic lyrics and Mythic Tales

KENNELLYMARKA — 2010-05-31 03:48:41Z

Ronnie James Dio,
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Ronnie James Dio,Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, died Sunday, He was 67,
Dio revealed last summer that he was suffering from stomach cancer shortly after wrapping up a tour in Atlantic City, N.J. with the latest incarnation of Black Sabbath, under the name Heaven And Hell.
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.

Dio then replaced legendary vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath in 1980 with the critically acclaimed album "Heaven And Hell," considered by many critics to be one of the finest heavy metal albums of all time.
He also drew heavily on medieval imagery in songs like "Neon Knights," ''Killing The Dragon" and "Stargazer."

"He possessed one of the greatest voices in all of heavy metal, and had a heart to match it,"

Julia Dio (Dion)

gizpuppy1 — 2004-04-23 21:10:10Z

I am searching for my g grandmother... she was married to Benjamin Brissette (Bressette) and lived for awhile in RI where they had several children including, Augustus, Irene, Celia, Louisa, Benny... They also lived in Ct, Wauregan area where they ran a boarding house for a local mill... i have not been able to find any info on her or her parents or ancestors.. any help would be greatly appreciated!!!! thank u!!!!!

attorney-dio rogers

tomsr123 — 2001-12-19 14:24:45Z

my g.grandfather attorney dio rogers last practiced law in akron,ohio. before that he practiced law in stubenville,ohio.
any information would be greatly appricated.thank you
thomas e shannon sr,<shannots@sky-access.com>