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DIO
London, GB
* 1/1983

Line-Up:

Ronnie James Dio - voc
Craig Goldy - g
Rudy Sarzo - bg
Scott Warren - kb
Simon Wright - ds

Former Members:

Vivian Campbell (g, 1/83-4/86); Craig Goldy (g, 4/86-88, cca 7/99-2001); Rowan Robertson (g, 7/89-91); Tracy G (g, 7/93-cca 3/97); Terry Kilgore (g, 9/94-?); Doug Aldrich (g, cca 2/02-cca 9/02)

Jimmy Bain (bg, 1/83-8/89, cca 10/99-cca 9/02); Teddy Cook (bg, 8/89-91); Jeff Pilson (bg, 1993-95, cca 1996, 3/04-2004); Jerry Best (bg, cca 8/95); Larry Dennison (bg, 12/96-cca 7/99); Chuck Garrick (bg, 5/00)

Claude Schnell (kb, 10/83-89); Jens Johansson (kb, 1989-91); Scott Warren (kb, cca 1995)

Vinnie Appice (ds, 1/83-89, 7/93-cca 3/97); Simon Wright (ds, 12/89-91)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Holy Diver	4/1983	Vertigo		13	56
2.	The Last In Line	5/1984	Vertigo		4	23
3.	Sacred Heart produced by: Ronnie James Dio	8/1985	Vertigo		4	29
4.	Intermission (mini LP)	2/1986	Vertigo		22	70
5.	Dream Evil	7/1987	Vertigo		8	43
6.	Lock Up The Wolves produced by: Tony Platt	5/1990	Vertigo		28	61
7.	Diamonds - The Best Of Dio	25.05.1992	Vertigo
8.	Strange Highways	11/1993	Vertigo			142
9.	Angry Machines	23.09.1996	Steamhammer
10.	Dio's Inferno - The Last In Live	23.02.1998	Steamhammer
11.	Magica	21.03.2000	Spitfire
12.	Angry Machines And Inferno: Last In Live	03.10.2000	Spitfire
13.	The Very Beast Of Dio	03.10.2000	Rhino
14.	Evil Collection - The Very Best Of Dio	3/2002	Universal
15.	Killing The Dragon	21.05.2002	Spitfire			199
16.	Dio: Evil Of Devine?	5/2003	BMG
17.	Master Of The Moon	07.09.2004	Sanctuary
18.	Evil or Divine	22.02.2005	Spitfire
19.	Metal Hits	04.10.2005	Rhino Flashback
20.	Holy Diver Live	18.04.2006	Eagle
21.	Rock Legends	28.01.2008	Polydor
22.	Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 (2CD)	09.11.2010	Niji Entertainment Group			98
23.	Singles Box Set	11.09.2012	Mercury
24.	Finding The Sacred Heart: Live In Philly 1986	23.05.2013	Eagle
25.	Snapshot: Dio	20.08.2013	Niji
26.	Live in Spokane WA	17.09.2013	Niji
27.	Live In London Hammersmith Apollo 1993	13.05.2014	Eagle
28.	A Decade of Dio: 1983-1993	22.07.2016	Rhino
29.	Bronco Bowl, Dallas 1990	04.11.2016	Zip City
30.	5 Classic Albums	9/2017
31.	Magica	3/2020

Ronnie James Dio:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Stand Up And Shout: The Dio Anthology	27.05.2003	2CD
2.	Mighter Than The Sword / The Ronnie James Dio Story (2CD)	06.06.2011	Sanctuary

Dio And The Prophets:

1. Dio At Dominos

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Holy Diver / Evil Eyes 12" + Don't Talk To Strangers	12.08.1983	Vertigo	72
2.	Rainbow In The Dark / Stand Up And Shout (live) 12" + Straight Through The Heart	21.10.1983	Vertigo	46
3.	Rainbow In The Dark / Gypsy (v USA)	10/1983	Warner Bros
4.	Mystery / I Speed At Night (v USA)	7/1984	Warner Bros
5.	We Rock / Holy Diver (live) 12" + Shame On The Night / Rainbow In The Dark (live)	03.08.1984	Vertigo	34
6.	Mystery / Eat Your Heart Out 12" + Don't Talk To Strangers	14.09.1984	Vertigo	34
7.	Rock'n'Roll Children / Sacred Heart 12" + Last In Line (live) / We Rock (live)	8/1985	Vertigo	23
8.	Hungry For Heaven / King Of Rock'n'Roll	10/1985	Vertigo	72
9.	Hiding (From) The Rainbow / Hungry For Heaven 12" + Shame On The Night / Egypt (The Chains Are On)	5/1986	Vertigo	56
10.	I Could Have Been A Dreamer / Night People 12" + Sunset Superman	7/1987	Vertigo	69
11.	I Could Have Been A Dreamer / Over Love (v USA)	8/1987	Warner Bros
12.	Hey Angel / Walk On Water 12"(1) + Rock'n'Roll Children / Mystery 12"(2) + We Rock / Why Are They Watching Me CD + We Rock	6/1990	Vertigo	94
13.	Holy Diver	5/2010	Warner Bros

Ronnie And The Prophets:

1. Love Pains / Ooh Poo Pah Doo (?, Atlantic)

Ronnie James Dio:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Sitting In A Dream & Guests	1975	Purple

Videos:

1. Live In Concert - 7/1984, Polygram, live, 60 min
2. Special From The Spectrum - 1986, live, 65 min
3. Sacred Heart Live - 1986, 60 min
4. Evil Or Divine - 7/2003, Eagle Vision

Movies:

1. Dio: Dreamers Never Die (9/2022, documentary)

Bibliography:

Frank White: A Life In Vision: 1975-2009 (7.12.2018, photos)
Ronnie James Dio: Rainbow In The Dark (7/2021, autobiography)

Various:

disbanded 1991
reunited 7/1993

12.7.1999 tribute 2CD "Holy Dio" (Century Media)

Compilation Appearances:

"This Is Your Life" on Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" (31.3.14)

Ronnie James Dio:

http://www.ronniejamesdio.com

appeared on the LP:

Dog Eat Dog: Play Games (1996)
Munetaka Higuchi: Free World (1997, Ariola)
Deep Purple: Concertos: Live At The Royal Albert Hall With The London Symphony Orchestra (18.1.00, Spitfire)
Girlschool: Legacy (10/08)

Awards:

2010 Classic Rock Awards - Tommy Vance Inspiration

Jimmy Bain:

appeared on the LP:

Phil Lynott: Solo In Soho (1980, Vertigo)
Scorpions: Love At First Stink (1984, Harvest)

appeared on the SP:

John Cale: Animal Justice EP (26.8.77, Illegal)
Gary Moore: Nuclear Attack (25.9.81)

Compilation Appearances:

"I" on Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" (31.3.14, & Oni Logan, Rowan Robertson, Brian Tichy)

Claude Schnell:

appeared on the SP:

Mark Edwards: Code Of Honor (1986, Metal Blade)

Vinnie Appice:

appeared on the LP:

Lana Lane: Project Shangri-La (2/02, Limb Music Products)
Tara Lynch: Evil Enough (13.4.18)

Compilation Appearances:

"Man On The Silver Mountain" on Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" (31.3.14, & Rob Halford, Doug Aldrich, Jeff Pilson, Scott Warren)

Scott Warren:

Compilation Appearances:

"Catch The Rainbow" on Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" (31.3.14, & Simon Wright, Craig Goldy, Rudy Sarzo, Glenn Hughes)
"Man On The Silver Mountain" on Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" (31.3.14, & Rob Halford, Doug Aldrich, Jeff Pilson, Vinny Appice)

Rowan Robertson:

Compilation Appearances:

"I" on Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" (31.3.14, & Oni Logan, Jimmy Bain, Brian Tichy)

Press References:

&musiQ
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2002	10		71	Live	gig review
2002	11		70	Live	gig review
Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1993	13	08.12.1993	6		interview
1993	13	08.12.1993	9	Live	gig review
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1997	1	09.01.1997	12	Live	gig review
1997	6	13.02.1997	27	Forum kritikum	album review
1997	10	13.03.1997	19		profile
1997	12	27.03.1997	12	Live	gig review
1997	18	08.05.1997	67	Hard & Heavy Masters	profile, discography
1998	7	19.02.1998	7	Infokus
1998	11	19.03.1998	25	Forum kritikum	album review
1999	41	25.11.1999	7	Infokus	interview
2000	9	04.05.2000	36	Forum kritikum	album review
2000	10	18.05.2000	41	Texty
2000	12	15.06.2000	15	Live	gig review
2002	12	05.07.2002	41	Forum kritikum	album review
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1991	9		27	Recenze	album review
1993	1		35	Recenze	album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1983	5	29.01.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	32	06.08.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	35	27.08.1983	14	It's Alive	gig review
1983	43	22.10.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	46	12.11.1983	16	It's Alive	gig review
1984	24	28.07.1984	3	Fast Forward
1984	24	28.07.1984	22	It's Alive
1984	25	04.08.1984	15	Albums	album review
1984	31	15.09.1984	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1984	34	06.10.1984	21	It's Alive	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	12	12.10.1990	26	LP,MC,CD,Demo	album review, demo review
1991	2	31.01.1991	21	Recenze	album review
1991	17	30.08.1991	19	Profily	interview
1992	19	25.09.1992	28	Recenze	album review
1996	12		91	Recenze - Atd	album review
1998	5		110	Recenze - Double Live	album review
2000	5		101	Recenze - Novinky	album review
Rock Report
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	2		28	Recenze	album review
Rock'88
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
	13		2	Jiskry z výhně
	13		4		profile, discography
	17		27	Recenze	album review
1992	22		15	Videokoutek
Spark
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	2		27	Shot	album review
2003	7		8	Actual