History Music / RonnieJamesDio

* WordSaladLyrics

** He was originally cast to play Doviculus in BrutalLegend, but the role later went to Tim Curry. Rumors speculated that the reason for Dio's departure from the project was because of behind the scenes fighting with Ozzy Osbourne (who did lend his voice to the game), but Tim Schafer set the story straight by saying that, as Doviculus changed over the course of development, Curry simply fit the role better than Dio (siting Curry's role in the film ''Film/{{Legend}}'' as a good example of why). Still feels like a MissedMomentOfAwesome to not have Dio involved in the project though, considering that lending his voice to a game that celebrates everything heavy metal would have been a fitting send off.

** He further collaborated with Malmsteen and added [[Music/JudasPriest Tim]] [[IcedEarth "Ripper"]] [[Music/YngwieMalmsteen Owens]] to the mix to cover Music/OzzyOsbourne's [[AleisterCrowley "Mr. Crowley"]]. In both of his collaborations with the guitarist, Malmsteen plays approximately two or three times more notes than necessary.

** He sang on couple of songs on Roger Clover's ''The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast'' album.

** He further collaborated with Malmsteen and added [[Music/JudasPriest Tim]] [[IcedEarth "Ripper"]] [[YngwieMalmsteen Owens]] to the mix to cover Music/OzzyOsbourne's [[AleisterCrowley "Mr. Crowley"]]. In both of his collaborations with the guitarist, Malmsteen plays approximately two or three times more notes than necessary.

* CoverVersion: He and guitarist YngwieMalmsteen made a cover of Music/{{Aerosmith}}'s "Dream On".

** As does the word "NIGHT".

* TheCameo: TenaciousD appeared on the music video of "Push". He then appeared on ''{{Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny}}'' as himself.

-->-- '''[[{{Cracked}} Robert Brockway]]''', ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/for-dio-the-only-appropriate-tribute/ For Dio: The Only Appropriate Tribute]]''

->'''[[{{Cracked}} Robert Brockway]]: [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/for-dio-the-only-appropriate-tribute/ For Dio: The Only Appropriate Tribute]]'''

* ItGetsBetter: ''Holy Diver's'' prologue consists of a soft synth overture. It lasts until the 1:20 minute mark until the song proper starts.

* Music/{{Instrumentals}}: "Magica Theme" from ''Magica'' and "Annica" from the limited edition of the album.

'''Ronnie James Dio''' (born Ronald James Padavona) was a Heavy Metal musician from New Hampshire. He was well known for his powerful singing voice and popularizing [[WardingGestures "the horns"]] hand gesture. He worked with Elf, [[{{Music/Rainbow}} Rainbow]], Music/BlackSabbath, and his own solo band Dio. Near the end of his life, he handled the vocal duties of a reunited Sabbath, under the name Heaven and Hell.

He unfortunately was diagnosed with stomach cancer in November 2009. He [[strike: passed away]] [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended into]] [[{{Pantheon/Music}} Rock & Roll Heaven]] May 16th, 2010, at 7:45 AM after a long, hard battle, confirmed by his wife Wendy Dio on his official website.

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: He voiced Dr. X on {{Queensryche}}'s ''[[OperationMindcrime Operation: Mindcrime II]]'' album.

->''"Because Dio taught me, in part, what it is to be a man. Oh, he did not teach the rational lessons: He did not teach me morality, or responsibility, or restraint. No, Stanley, he taught me that being a man means sometimes [[EpicFail ruining things in the most extravagant fashion possible]]. Because you can, and because it’s awesome."''

->''"Because Dio taught me, in part, what it is to be a man. Oh, he did not teach the rational lessons: He did not teach me morality, or responsibility, or restraint. No, Stanley, he taught me that being a man means sometimes ruining things in the most extravagant fashion possible. Because you can, and because it’s awesome."''

** He further collaborated with Malmsteen and added [[Music/JudasPriest Tim]] [[IcedEarth "Ripper"]] [[YngwieMalmsteen Owens]] to the mix to cover OzzyOsbourne's [[AleisterCrowley "Mr. Crowley"]]. In both of his collaborations with the guitarist, Malmsteen plays approximately two or three times more notes than necessary.

** He further collaborated with Malmsteen and added [[JudasPriest Tim]] [[IcedEarth "Ripper"]] [[YngwieMalmsteen Owens]] to the mix to cover OzzyOsbourne's [[AleisterCrowley "Mr. Crowley"]]. In both of his collaborations with the guitarist, Malmsteen plays approximately two or three times more notes than necessary.

** He contributed vocals to ''Welcome To My Nightmare: An All-Star Salute To AliceCooper'', on the song "Welcome to My Nightmare".

* CoverVersion: He and guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen made a cover of Music/{{Aerosmith}}'s "Dream On".

* CoverVersion: He and guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen made a cover of {{Aerosmith}}'s "Dream On".