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WOW...thanks for the link. I;d heard of him before, but never realised he sang "Love Is All" as well.
i thought he was in his fifties...
July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010
so how does him being older than you make YOU feel old?makes me feel really old as he was 67
I had no idea he was that much older than me
so how does him being older than you make YOU feel old?
take someone older than you and have remembered them all of your life. suddenly they die, and in retrospect you think of their life and accomplishments and then you realize life is short
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZktrrqT1A0When attending a 48 hour charity Radiothon at the radio station KLOS, Jimmy Bain (of Rainbow and Dio) and Vivian Campbell (at that time still in Dio, later to play in Whitesnake and Def Leppard) noticed that the representation of heavy metal stars was scarce. In the light of the success of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and USA for Africa's "We Are the World", they forwarded the idea to Ronnie James Dio, also attending the Radiothon, and they decided to make a similar project exclusively built on artists from the heavy metal scene. Together the three co-wrote the song "Stars."
On May 20 & 21 1985, 40 artists gathered at the A&M Records Studio in Hollywood, California to record the Stars album. The project included members of such bands as Dio, Judas Priest, Quiet Riot, Dokken, Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe, Twisted Sister, Queensrÿche, Blue Öyster Cult, and the parody band Spinal Tap.
Ronnie James Dio had intended for the song and album to be released shortly after its recording, but contractual issues with the different artists' record labels delayed the release until January 1, 1986, somewhat diminishing the impact of its release
Apparently the jerks at westboro baptist church are planning to make an appearance at Dio's funeral. Metal Heads vs WBC,taking all bets!
http://digg.com/d31RlIT
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