Ronnie James Dio Dies.

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Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May.
Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes
before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he
was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have
all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal... with this
terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever. Wendy

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The website is down due to traffic but there is an official confirmation on there.

http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/

RIP - A true musical legend.

never heard of him but i guess thats down to my age & genre of music i listen to

nevertheless RIP

Oh, I just wrote this in the news section. Found out a few hours ago.

Reports circulated that he died last night, only for them to be false though he died anyway.

Rest in peace :(
It is sad to see him pass, although I didn't really listen to him he had an incredible voice.

I think download are renaming one of their stages this year after him.

RIP

I really haven't a clue who he is which is a shame really but R.I.P. nevertheless. :(

Not really a huge rock/metal fan these days, but Black Sabbath were one of my biggest influences growing up and Dio was my favourite of all their singers, fantastic voice. RIP etc., it's a hell of a way to go.

For those who havn't heard of him, maybe you've heard of some of thebands he's played in and things he's done http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio

RIP>

Its a sad thing. I only found out from Murdoc's twitter feed from Gorillaz which is REALLY, bad.

Shame. R.I.P

really sad, he made some great songs and a huge impact on the music culture as a whole, not just rock/metal. download fest are renaming their second stage after dio.

rip :(

There is a campaign on Facebook to try and get Holy Diver to Number 1 in the UK Charts to remember him by. Some of the profits will go to Dio's charity.