RONNIE JAMES DIO (1942-2010)

This weekend saw the 5th anniversary of the death of one my lifelong heroes, Ronnie James Dio. Ronnie is considered by many as being the best vocalist of his generation in the heavy rock/heavy metal genre. I advocated for 30 years that he was the best out there, but he is universally recognised as such now that he has passed.

He is famous for forming Rainbow with former Deep Purple guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, in 1975. Four years later, and after some memorable albums, he joined Black Sabbat...