Ronnie James Dio

Aliases: Ronnie Dio
Ronnie Dio and The Prophets
Ronnie Dio & The Prophets
Real name: Ronald Padavona
Born: July 10, 1942
Died: May 16, 2010
Country: United States
IPI: 00008279579 8 works
00023229122 38 works
00075994520 2 works
00130309422 61 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Rock singer.
Member of: Dio (1982–1991) (1993–2010)
Elf [US] (1970–1975)
Rainbow [GB] (1975-1979)
Black Sabbath Vocals (1979-1982; 1991-1992; 2006-2010)
Hear'n Aid
Family: David Feinstein Cousin

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Love Is All	Roger Glover with Ronnie Dio	November 1974	(12 artists)
		Sitting in a Dream	Roger Glover with Ronnie Dio	November 1974	Deep Purple with The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann

Covers by Ronnie James Dio

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Don't Take Your Love from Me	Ronnie Dio and The Prophets	1963	Mildred Bailey
Dream On	Ronnie James Dio / Yngwie Malmsteen / Stu Hamm / Gregg Bissonette / Paul Taylor	1999	Aerosmith
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Rudy Sarzo, Simon Wright	October 7, 2008	Meister Glee Singers
Great Balls of Fire	Ronnie Dio and The Prophets	1963	Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano
I Left My Heart in San Francisco	Ronnie Dio and The Prophets	1963	Ceil Clayton REL, Claramae Turner PRF
Irressistible You	Ronnie Dio and The Prophets	1963	Bobby Peterson
Love Potion No. 9	Ronnie Dio & The Prophets	1964	The Clovers
Red Top	Ronnie Dio and The Prophets	1963	Gene Ammons and His Sextet
Say You're Mine Again	Ronnie Dio	September 1965	The Three Dons and Ginny Greer
The Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo	Ronnie James Dio	January 24, 1962	Jessie Hill
The Way of Love	Ronnie Dio	August 1966	Colette Deréal REL, Lily Castel PRF, Kathy Kirby
Walking In Different Circles	Ronnie Dio and The Prophets	April 1967	Unverified
Welcome to My Nightmare	Ronnie James Dio	January 1999	Alice Cooper [solo]
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow	Ronnie Dio and The Prophets	2012	Unverified

Songs written by Ronnie James Dio

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
After All (The Dead)	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1992	Covered by Helstar
A Light in the Black	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	May 17, 1976	Covered by (5 artists)
Buried Alive	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1992	Covered by Jasta
Catch the Rainbow	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	August 1975	Covered by (6 artists)
Caught in the Middle	Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1983	Covered by Opposite Earth
Children of the Sea	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1980	Covered by (9 artists)
Computer God	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1992	Covered by Fallen Idol
Country Girl	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1981	Covered by (4 artists)
Die Young	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1980	Covered by (9 artists)
Don't Talk to Strangers	Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1983	Covered by (5 artists)
Egypt (The Chains Are On)	Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1984	Covered by (3 artists)
Evil Eyes	Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1984	Covered by Imagika
Falling Off the Edge of the World	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1981	Covered by (4 artists)
Gates of Babylon	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	1978	Covered by (5 artists)
Heaven and Hell	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1980	Covered by (18 artists)
Holy Diver	Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1983	Covered by (26 artists)
Hungry for Heaven	Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	February 12, 1985	Covered by (3 artists)
I	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1992	Covered by (2 artists)
If You Don't Like Rock'n'Roll	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	August 1975	Covered by Rock 'N' Roll Children (feat. Vickie Bee)
Invisible	Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1983	Covered by (2 artists)
I Speed at Night	Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1984	Covered by (2 artists)
Jesus, Mary and the Holy Ghost	Jeff Pilson, Ronnie James Dio, Tracy G	Dio	October 25, 1993	Covered by Gauntlet
Killing the Dragon	Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	May 21, 2002	Covered by Vendaval
Kill the King	Ritchie Blackmore, Cozy Powell, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	1978	Covered by (18 artists)
King of Rock and Roll	Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1985	Covered by Black Earth
Lady Evil	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1980	Covered by (2 artists)
Lady of the Lake	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	1978	Covered by (2 artists)
Letters from Earth	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1992	Covered by Jorn
Lonely Is the Word	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1980	Covered by Jorn
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	1978	Covered by (5 artists)
Lord of the Last Day	Ronnie James Dio	Dio	March 21, 2000	Covered by Jorn
Man on the Silver Mountain	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	August 1975	Covered by (16 artists)
Mystery	Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1984	Covered by Jorn
Neon Knights	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1980	Covered by (13 artists)
Never More	Ronnie James Dio, David Feinstein, Gary Driscoll, Mickey Lee Soule	Elf [US]	1972	Covered by Dean Cascione
Night People	Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Craig Goldy, Claude Schnell	Dio	July 21, 1987	Covered by (2 artists)
Over and Over	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1981	Covered by (2 artists)
Push	Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Craig Goldy	Dio	May 21, 2002	Covered by Jorn
Rainbow Eyes	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	1978	Covered by Catch the Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark	Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1983	Covered by (17 artists)
Rock'n'Roll Children	Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1985	Covered by (2 artists)
Sacred Heart	Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1985	Covered by (2 artists)
Self Portrait	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	August 1975	Covered by (2 artists)
Shame on the Night	Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1983	Covered by (4 artists)
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	August 1975	Covered by (3 artists)
Stand up and Shout	Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1983	Covered by (8 artists)
Stargazer	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	February 1976	Covered by (12 artists)
Stars	Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio	Hear'n Aid	1986	Covered by (3 artists)
Starstruck	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	May 17, 1976	Covered by Motörhead With Biff Byford
Straight Through the Heart	Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1983	Covered by (4 artists)
Sunset Superman	Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Craig Goldy	Dio	July 21, 1987	Covered by (2 artists)
Tarot Woman	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	May 17, 1976	Covered by Metallica
The Last in Line	Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1984	Covered by (8 artists)
The Mob Rules	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1981	Covered by (13 artists)
The Sign of the Southern Cross	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1981	Covered by (7 artists)
The Temple of the King	Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio	Rainbow [GB]	August 1975	Covered by (8 artists)
Time Machine	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1992	Covered by Pegazus
Too Late	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1992	Covered by Uriel and His Instrumental Piano
Turn Up the Night	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1981	Covered by Night Demon
TV Crimes	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1992	Covered by Plan 4
Voodoo	Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio	Black Sabbath	1981	Covered by (2 artists)
We Rock	Ronnie James Dio	Dio	1984	Covered by (7 artists)

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Dio at Domino's	Ronnie Dio and The Prophets	1963	Jove Records

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Love Potion No. 9	Ronnie Dio & The Prophets	1964	Valex
Say You're Mine Again	Ronnie Dio	September 1965	Kapp Records
The Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo	Ronnie Dio & The Prophets	January 24, 1962	Atlantic
The Way of Love	Ronnie Dio	August 1966	Kapp Records

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Humanary Stew - A Tribute to Alice Cooper	various artists	January 1999	Cleopatra
Not the Same Old Song and Dance - Tribute to Aerosmith	various artists	1999	Deadline Music
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast	Roger Glover and Guests	November 1974	Purple Records
We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year	various artists	October 7, 2008	Armoury Records

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio	The Tribute Co. (Planet Music Studio Artists)	2010	Planet Music
A Tribute to Ronnie J. Dio - Elves, Rainbows and Crosses. Volume 1	various artists	2016	Leyenda Records
Dio	Jorn	July 2, 2010	Frontiers Records
Holy Dio - A Tribute to the Voice of Metal: Ronnie James Dio	various artists	July 12, 1999	Century Media
Magic - A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio	various artists	June 16, 2010	Magic Circle Music
Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life	various artists	April 1, 2014	Rhino
The Chronicles - A Live Tribute to the Legacy of R.J.DIO	Rock 'n' Roll Children	May 2017	Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal