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Legendary metal singer Ronnie James Dio was born Ronald Padavona in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on July 10, 1942. He made his first recordings in 1958 with his teenage doo-wop band Ronnie & the Red Caps, who had formed in Cortland, New York the previous year as the Vegas Kings. Dio initially played bass guitar and trumpet in the band behind singer Billy De Wolf, who sang the lead vocal on the B-side of the Red Caps’ first single “Conquest” (an instrumental) b/w “Lover” (1958 Reb). Dio made his recording debut as lead vocalist on the next single, credited to Ronnie Dio and the Red Caps: “An Angel Is Missing” b/w “What’d I Say” (1960 Seneca). Founding Red Caps Dio, guitarist Nick Pantas and drummer Tom... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Heavy Metal

Formed Date:

1982