RIP Ronnie James Dio
Not blues, but a loss for the music world none-the-less. My wife's brother died of stomach cancer. It's awful and something no one should have to suffer through. RIP Ronnie.
From Wikipedia:
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona; July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010) was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose first and only studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009. On the morning of May 16, 2010, he died after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. He was 67 years old.
My wife's brother died a couple of years ago, but thanks for the nice wishes anyway. Stomach cancer is a terrible thing to go through. You'd think by now they'd have some treatments for these things, but it seems like they are a long ways off. Dio's death yesterday just reminded us what an awful thing this disease really is.
I did a little reading on Ronnie James Dio last night. I didn't realize that he started out as a blues singer in the early '60s. I wonder if any of those recordings still exist.
one of the best metal singers ever.
Best wishes to your family...