Singer Ronnie James Dio has stomach cancer

[Swede]

I saw him live twice,once fronting Sabbath,once on his own. Sad news.



Heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio has been diagnosed with stomach cancer, his wife has said.

Writing on his official website, Wendy Dio said the former Rainbow and Black Sabbath singer was in the early stages of the illness.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8380305.stm

[Sebastian Doyle]

1. Now where's the justice?

Ozzy's the one who bit the heads off of birds and bats and drank like a fish for years, and yet its Dio who ends up with stomach cancer?

Well, they didn't say specifically what type of cancer, but since they caught it early, hopefully it's one of the treatable varieties. :evilfrown:

[MorningGlow]

15. ROFL biting the heads off animals is not a prerequisite for stomach cancer

My dad died of stomach cancer and I can assure you he never bonded with the craniums of small wildlife. (Didn't drink much, either.)

[rcrush]

17. Well at least Dio still has his dignity

If he dies (God forbid) he didnt become a joke in his older years like Ozzy did.

[Jamastiene]

21. Bingo! n/t

[Common Sense Party]

2. Dio's an ugly little spud, but he had the best metal pipes of the bunch.

That guy could actually sing, and he could growl and shout with the best of 'em. I hope he recovers quickly.

[Quantess]

3. He looks like Carla from Cheers.

:hide:

[Withywindle]

4. Oh NO!

I've seen him three times --Sabbath twice, Dio once. I hope he can beat this. GodDAMN, can he sing.






OMFG, he's 67!?!

[Sebastian Doyle]

5. He was singing and making records long before Sabbath. Or even Rainbow

Actually, he's been singing rock n roll nearly as long as there has been such a thing to sing. Formed his first band "Ronnie and the Red Caps" in 1957, believe it or not. The band later changed its name to "Ronnie Dio and the Prophets".

Check this out.... It ain't exactly "metal" :evilgrin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jlH6kHbJh0

[flying rabbit]

6. Wow...just...wow

Cool if he would rerecord that with the metal flava.

[Frank Cannon]

7. That's incredible. Thanks for that. Who knew?

One of the greatest voices in rock ever. And he's always seemed like a nice guy, as well. I hope he has a chance to beat this.

Why can't stuff like this happen to soulless, bloodless bastards like Dick Cheney or Joe Lieberman?

[Withywindle]

20. He is a nice guy.

His wife Wendy is chair of the board of directors of Children of the Night, an LA organization that helps child prostitutes get off the streets. http://www.childrenofthenight.org/home.html Dio's helped raise a ton of money and awareness for them.

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Yeah, he's a couple weeks younger than Paul McCartney

and older than the guys in the Rolling Stones.

Dio is one of the oldest of the rockers. 6 or 7 years older than the rest of Sabbath. Older than Pink Floyd.

[rcrush]

9. Dio has rocked for a long long time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T1NS0N5_XY

[rcrush]

10. Long ass fuckin time ago in a town called Kickapoo...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmU7FshBwgg&feature=related

[rcrush]

18. YOUR SAUCE WILL MIX WITH OURS AND WILL MAKE A GOOD GOULASH BABY!

[sasquatch]

11. I'm sorry Ronny, I truly am

[Sebastian Doyle]

12. Here's another one from Ronnie's early days

Unmistakably his voice, as odd as it sounds with this style of music.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaZjYO48eUk

[rcrush]

13. Holy Diver!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj7UBgVVew8

[rcrush]

14. Hey Cancer! You cant kill the metal!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVrt_cfsc54

[rcrush]

16. Tenacious D Ronny James Dio Tribute!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eThMnczjXI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RqZXMl0swI&feature=related

[rcrush]

19. DIO featuring Tenacious D - PUSH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7nWwyC3AJI&feature=related

[Jamastiene]

22. That is incredibly sad news.

:(

[Amerigo Vespucci]

23. I'd love to see him recover and yank Ritchie Blackmore out of his folksy stupor...

...I was never a fan of Dio's solo work, but I enjoyed Sabbath, while thinking that his career-best performances were in Rainbow.

I've always held out hope that while Blackmore would probably never reconcile with Deep Purple...they've all been far too vocal about being sick of his diva ways...maybe a Rainbow reunion would one day happen. Ritchie leaves the Toads of the Short Forest and "Blackmore's Night" behind for a while, straps on his Strat, and wails. "Man on the Silver Mountain"...who wouldn't want to hear that one more time with Blackmore and Dio?

Here's hoping that he conquers the disease, no matter which plans his future may hold.