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#570269 05/16/10 05:09 PM
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Stomach cancer at 67. I didn't even know he was ill... sigh

Even in his 60's he was on top of his game... here's a Heaven and Hell/Black Sabbath clip from 2007, one of my favorite Dio/Sabbath songs-- Voodoo:

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#570270 05/16/10 07:27 PM
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I'm sorry to read this.

I was never of huge fan of Dio's, but he represented the 1980s version of heavy metal better than anyone. "Rainbow In the Dark" will always stand out as one of the high points of that era.

Dio also sang lead on the first three Rainbow albums, and his medieval-themed lyrics helped define that group's early sound.


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#570271 05/16/10 07:30 PM
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Look up 'awesome' in the dictionary and you'll see his picture.

RIP Dio--there are still teenagers today discovering you and head-banging and giving your signature 'horns'.

#570272 05/17/10 01:09 PM
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he was The Man on the Silver Mountain

#570273 05/17/10 04:51 PM
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I wasn't a major fan either, but I admired him for never quitting or ending up in the pitfalls that derailed a lot of his contemporaries.

IIRC, he'd been singing in various groups since the late '50s, so his career really did encompass the history of rock 'n' roll.

R.I.P.


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#570274 08/18/10 09:01 PM
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He did a few songs that I liked from way back like Man on the Silver Mountain and I had no idea who he was. Just looked it up. Shame. Bit theatrical for my tastes in performing, but no denying his talent.


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#570275 08/19/10 01:18 PM
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One of a kind, its too bad.


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