Some sad news: Ronnie James Dio, one of the greatest figures of heavy metal as a vocalist, died yesterday at the age of 67.
His wife, Wendy Dio, confirmed that «today my heart has been broken. Ronnie died at 07.45:XNUMX in the morning«. Dio had suffered from stomach cancer since last November and was receiving treatment at a hospital in Houston, Texas.
«Many, many friends and family were able to say goodbye to him in private before he died in peace"Wendy Dio stated.
Born in New Hampshire in 1942, Dio entered the music world with his own group, Elf, and later joined Rainbow, the group of Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.
Later, he entered Black Sabbath in 1980, replacing Ozzy Osbourne, with this band he recorded the classics "Heaven and Hell" and "Mob Rules". Then in 1983 he formed his solo band, God, with which he continued to perform throughout the years, with brief intervals with the Black Sabbath meetings (lately called Heaven and Hell for legal reasons). RIP.
Via | EFE