Ronnie James Dio(1942-2010)
- Actor
- Composer
- Writer
How many rock stars can brag about recording and touring consistently
in six different decades? That's just one of the many claims to fame
enjoyed by Ronnie James Dio. Born on July 10, 1942, this Cortland, New
York native began his recording career back in 1958. Even back then,
the seeds of Ronnie James Dio's future musical excesses had already
been sown. After more than 40 years in the rock business, Ronnie James
Dio has shown he still has what it takes to get the job done. The
mystery surrounding Ronnie's age is still going. He himself says the
age is not important, the only thing that matters is the music. He was
born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, but was raised in Cortland, near
Syracuse in New York State in the USA, in a quiet, Italian, middle
class community. Ronnie changed his name sometime (the exact date is
unknown) from Padovana to Dio - Which means "God" in Italian.
