Bio
Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Ronnie James Dio was raised in Cortland, New York near Syracuse. Having studied trumpet as a youngster, he switched to bass guitar in his teens and formed Elf in the early 70s. The band recorded several albums and toured extensively as an opening act for Deep Purple.
Bio
Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Ronnie James Dio was raised in Cortland, New York near Syracuse. Having studied trumpet as a youngster, he switched to bass guitar in his teens and formed Elf in the early 70s. The band recorded several albums and toured extensively as an opening act for Deep Purple. It was through this association that Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie became friends and later formed Rainbow. After three years and five albums, Dio left Rainbow, and replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath. In addition to Sabbath's first live album, Live Evil, Ronnie recorded two studio albums with the band before leaving.
