wikipedia pisze:Amerykańska grupa heavymetalowa, założona i kierowana przez wokalistę Ronniego Jamesa Dio. Zespół powstał w 1982 roku, tuż po odejściu wokalisty z Black Sabbath. W wywiadzie dostępnym na specjalnej reedycji albumu Holy Diver Dio przyznał, że nigdy nie chciał rozpocząć solowej kariery. Jego intencją było założenie zespołu wraz z byłym perkusistą Black Sabbath, Vinnym Appicem. Nazwanie grupy "Dio" było tylko komercyjnym chwytem, gdyż nazwisko Jamesa było już dobrze znane. Słowo "Dio" w języku włoskim i średniowiecznej łacinie oznacza "Bóg".
Skład:wikipedia pisze:Ronnie James Dio, właśc. Ronald James Padavona (ur. 10 lipca 1942 w Portsmouth, zm. 16 maja 2010 w Houston – amerykański muzyk, kompozytor i wokalista heavymetalowy.
Zaliczany do grona osób mających duży wpływ na rozwój muzyki hard rock i heavy metal. Zasłynął swoim „dzikim głosem”, rozpropagował symbol do dziś znany i używany wśród fanów metalu – corna (kojarzony z rogami szatana). Jak twierdził, nigdy nie pobierał lekcji śpiewu. Znany przede wszystkim jako wokalista Dio i następca Ozzy’ego Osbourne’a w Black Sabbath. W 2006 roku piosenkarz został sklasyfikowany na 10. miejscu listy 100 najlepszych wokalistów wszech czasów według Hit Parader. Z kolei w 2009 roku został sklasyfikowany na 3. miejscu listy 50 najlepszych heavymetalowych frontmanów wszech czasów według Roadrunner Records.
Ronnie James Dio - Vocals, Keyboards (1982-2010) (R.I.P. 2010) ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heaven & Hell, ex-Rainbow, ex-Deep Purple (live), ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Elf, ex-Ronnie and the Redcaps, ex-Ronnie and the Rumblers, ex-Ronnie Dio and the Prophets, ex-The Electric Elves, ex-The Elves, ex-The Vegas Kings
Craig Goldy - Guitars (1986-1988, 1999-2002, 2003-2010) Craig Goldy, Dream Child, Resurrection Kings, Budgie (live), ex-Craig Goldy's Ritual, ex-Hear 'n Aid, Dio Disciples, ex-M.A.R.S., ex-Driver, ex-Giuffria, ex-Hard Luck, ex-Rough Cutt
Simon Wright - Drums (1990-1991, 1998-2010) Dream Child, Hellion, Operation: Mindcrime, ex-Aurora, ex-Tora Tora, ex-A-II-Z, ex-Queensrÿche, Big Noize, Dio Disciples, ex-Tytan, ex-Tim Ripper Owens (live), ex-AC/DC, ex-Black 13, ex-Rhino Bucket, ex-UFO
Scott Warren - Keyboards (1993-2010) Joshua Perahia, Hellion (live), ex-Sledge Leather, ex-Heaven & Hell (live), Dio Disciples, ex-Keel, ex-Type O Negative (live), ex-Berlin, ex-Warrant (live)
Rudy Sarzo - Bass (2004-2010) Dream Child, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-M.A.R.S., ex-Queensrÿche, A New Revenge, Animetal USA, Devil City Angels, Gunzo, Project Rock, TRED, ex-Dee Snider, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen (live), ex-Aleister Wild, ex-Blue Öyster Cult, ex-Dio Disciples, ex-Dudes of Wrath, ex-Hardline, ex-Manic Eden, ex-Ratt, ex-Whitesnake
▼ Byli muzycy
Jimmy Bain - Bass, Keyboards (1982-1989, 1992-1993, 1999-2003) (R.I.P. 2016) ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Last in Line, ex-Rainbow, ex-Scorpions, ex-WWIII, ex-Sledge Leather, ex-Jagged Edge, ex-Harlot, ex-Key, ex-Street Noise, ex-Wild Horses
Vinny Appice - Drums (1982-1989, 1992-1998) Dunsmuir, Last in Line, Martiria, Resurrection Kings, Serpent's Ride, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heaven & Hell, Appice, ex-Erik Norlander, ex-Kill Devil Hill, ex-Minoru Niihara, ex-Power Project, ex-WWIII, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-3 Legged Dogg, ex-9 Chambers, ex-Axis, ex-Circle of Tyrants, ex-Lynch Mob, ex-Dio Disciples (live)
Vivian Campbell - Guitars (1982-1986) Def Leppard, Last in Line, ex-Hear 'n Aid, Riverdogs, Vivian Campbell, ex-Sweet Savage, ex-Thin Lizzy, ex-Shadow King, ex-Whitesnake
Jake E. Lee - Guitars (1982) Mentors (live), Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Sexist, ex-3 Day Crush, ex-Badlands, ex-Bourgeois Pigs, ex-Greg Leon Invasion, ex-Jake E. Lee, ex-Mickey Ratt / Ratt, ex-Rough Cutt, ex-Teaser, ex-Wicked Alliance
Claude Schnell - Keyboards (1983-1989) ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Mark Edwards, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Last in Line, ex-Rough Cutt
Rowan Robertson - Guitars (1988-1991) DC4, Serpent's Ride, Bang Tango, ex-Freedom, ex-Dio Disciples (live)
Teddy Cook - Bass (1989-1991) ex-Virgin Steele, ex-Rondinelli, ex-Great White, ex-Randy Jackson's China Rain
Jens Johansson - Keyboards (1989-1991) Bakteria, Cain's Offering, Rainbow, Stratovarius, Russell Allen's Atomic Soul (live), Mastermind, ex-Johansson, ex-Tuska20, ex-The Johansson Brothers, ex-Silver Mountain, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Kotipelto (live), ex-Dave Nerge's Bulldog, ex-Deadline, ex-Ginger Baker, ex-Jens Johansson, ex-Jonas Hellborg Group, ex-Jonas Hellborg's Art Metal, ex-RAF, ex-Shining Path, ex-Snake Charmer, ex-Stephen Ross
Jeff Pilson - Bass (1993-1994, 1996, 1997, 2004) T&N, ex-Hear 'n Aid, Foreigner, Freakshow, Lynch Mob, ex-Craig Goldy, ex-Dokken, ex-Minoru Niihara, ex-Power Project, ex-Cinema, ex-Flesh And Blood, ex-George Lynch, ex-Lynch-Pilson, ex-M.S.G, ex-Rock Justice, ex-Tooth and Nail, ex-War & Peace
Tracy G. - Guitars (1993-1999) Eightball Cholos, Pain Savior, ex-The Warning, Tracy G, ex-Chris Heaven, ex-WWIII, ex-Driven, ex-Grijalva Brothers, ex-Love/Hate, ex-Rags, ex-Swift Kick, ex-Curly Fester and The Blues Quartet (live)
Jerry Best - Bass (1995-1996) ex-Freak of Nature, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield
Doug Aldrich - Guitars (2002-2003) Burning Rain, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield, Doug Aldrich, Revolution Saints, The Dead Daisies, ex-Bad Moon Rising, ex-Brunette, ex-Hurricane, ex-Whitesnake, ex-Foreigner (live), ex-House of Lords (live)
Vinny Appice - Drums (1982-1989, 1992-1998) Dunsmuir, Last in Line, Martiria, Resurrection Kings, Serpent's Ride, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heaven & Hell, Appice, ex-Erik Norlander, ex-Kill Devil Hill, ex-Minoru Niihara, ex-Power Project, ex-WWIII, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-3 Legged Dogg, ex-9 Chambers, ex-Axis, ex-Circle of Tyrants, ex-Lynch Mob, ex-Dio Disciples (live)
Vivian Campbell - Guitars (1982-1986) Def Leppard, Last in Line, ex-Hear 'n Aid, Riverdogs, Vivian Campbell, ex-Sweet Savage, ex-Thin Lizzy, ex-Shadow King, ex-Whitesnake
Jake E. Lee - Guitars (1982) Mentors (live), Jake E. Lee's Red Dragon Cartel, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Sexist, ex-3 Day Crush, ex-Badlands, ex-Bourgeois Pigs, ex-Greg Leon Invasion, ex-Jake E. Lee, ex-Mickey Ratt / Ratt, ex-Rough Cutt, ex-Teaser, ex-Wicked Alliance
Claude Schnell - Keyboards (1983-1989) ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Mark Edwards, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Last in Line, ex-Rough Cutt
Rowan Robertson - Guitars (1988-1991) DC4, Serpent's Ride, Bang Tango, ex-Freedom, ex-Dio Disciples (live)
Teddy Cook - Bass (1989-1991) ex-Virgin Steele, ex-Rondinelli, ex-Great White, ex-Randy Jackson's China Rain
Jens Johansson - Keyboards (1989-1991) Bakteria, Cain's Offering, Rainbow, Stratovarius, Russell Allen's Atomic Soul (live), Mastermind, ex-Johansson, ex-Tuska20, ex-The Johansson Brothers, ex-Silver Mountain, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Kotipelto (live), ex-Dave Nerge's Bulldog, ex-Deadline, ex-Ginger Baker, ex-Jens Johansson, ex-Jonas Hellborg Group, ex-Jonas Hellborg's Art Metal, ex-RAF, ex-Shining Path, ex-Snake Charmer, ex-Stephen Ross
Jeff Pilson - Bass (1993-1994, 1996, 1997, 2004) T&N, ex-Hear 'n Aid, Foreigner, Freakshow, Lynch Mob, ex-Craig Goldy, ex-Dokken, ex-Minoru Niihara, ex-Power Project, ex-Cinema, ex-Flesh And Blood, ex-George Lynch, ex-Lynch-Pilson, ex-M.S.G, ex-Rock Justice, ex-Tooth and Nail, ex-War & Peace
Tracy G. - Guitars (1993-1999) Eightball Cholos, Pain Savior, ex-The Warning, Tracy G, ex-Chris Heaven, ex-WWIII, ex-Driven, ex-Grijalva Brothers, ex-Love/Hate, ex-Rags, ex-Swift Kick, ex-Curly Fester and The Blues Quartet (live)
Jerry Best - Bass (1995-1996) ex-Freak of Nature, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield
Doug Aldrich - Guitars (2002-2003) Burning Rain, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield, Doug Aldrich, Revolution Saints, The Dead Daisies, ex-Bad Moon Rising, ex-Brunette, ex-Hurricane, ex-Whitesnake, ex-Foreigner (live), ex-House of Lords (live)
▼ Muzycy koncertowi
Larry "Bones" Dennison - Bass (1996-1997, 1998-1999) Country Bones, ex-Tony MacAlpine
James Kottak - Drums (1997) ex-Black Sheep, A New Revenge, Kottak, Project Rock, The Foundry, ex-Scorpions, ex-Blaze Bayley (live), ex-Ashba, ex-Buster Brown, ex-Kingdome Come, ex-McAuley Schenker Group, ex-Montrose, ex-Warrant, ex-Wild Horses, ex-Michael Lee Firkins (live)
Bob Daisley - Bass (1998) Planet Alliance, ex-Stream, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Rainbow, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Broken Glass, ex-Chicken Shack, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Kahvas Jute, ex-Living Loud, ex-Mecca, ex-Mungo Jerry, ex-Stan Webb Band, ex-Uriah Heep, ex-Widowmaker
Chuck Garric - Bass (1999, 2000) Alice Cooper, ex-Eric Singer Project, ex-The Druts, ex-Turd, ex-L.A. Guns (live)
Doug Aldrich - Guitars (2005) Burning Rain, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield, Doug Aldrich, Revolution Saints, The Dead Daisies, ex-Bad Moon Rising, ex-Brunette, ex-Hurricane, ex-Whitesnake, ex-Foreigner (live), ex-House of Lords (live)
James Kottak - Drums (1997) ex-Black Sheep, A New Revenge, Kottak, Project Rock, The Foundry, ex-Scorpions, ex-Blaze Bayley (live), ex-Ashba, ex-Buster Brown, ex-Kingdome Come, ex-McAuley Schenker Group, ex-Montrose, ex-Warrant, ex-Wild Horses, ex-Michael Lee Firkins (live)
Bob Daisley - Bass (1998) Planet Alliance, ex-Stream, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Rainbow, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Broken Glass, ex-Chicken Shack, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Kahvas Jute, ex-Living Loud, ex-Mecca, ex-Mungo Jerry, ex-Stan Webb Band, ex-Uriah Heep, ex-Widowmaker
Chuck Garric - Bass (1999, 2000) Alice Cooper, ex-Eric Singer Project, ex-The Druts, ex-Turd, ex-L.A. Guns (live)
Doug Aldrich - Guitars (2005) Burning Rain, ex-Lion, ex-Mansfield, Doug Aldrich, Revolution Saints, The Dead Daisies, ex-Bad Moon Rising, ex-Brunette, ex-Hurricane, ex-Whitesnake, ex-Foreigner (live), ex-House of Lords (live)
1983 - Holy Diver
1983 - Holy Diver [single]
1983 - Rainbow in the Dark [single]
1984 - Live '83 [video]
1984 - The Last in Line [single]
1984 - The Last in Line
1984 - We Rock [single]
1984 - Special from the Spectrum [video]
1984 - Mystery [single]
1985 - Like the Beat of a Heart (Live) [single]
1985 - Rock 'n' Roll Children [single]
1985 - Super Rock '85 in Japan [video]
1985 - Sacred Heart
1985 - Hungry for Heaven [single]
1986 - King of Rock & Roll [single]
1986 - The Dio E.P. [EP]
1986 - Intermission [live]
1986 - Sacred Heart "The Video" [video]
1987 - I Could Have Been a Dreamer [single]
1987 - Dream Evil
1987 - All the Fools Sailed Away [single]
1990 - Motorhead / Dio / Rainbow [split]
1990 - Lock Up the Wolves
1990 - Time Machine [video]
1990 - Hey Angel [single]
1992 - Diamonds - The Best of Dio [kompilacja]
1993 - Purple Rainbows [split]
1993 - Strange Highways
1994 - Smoke on the Water: The Best Music Collection [split]
1996 - Angry Machines
1997 - Anthology [kompilacja]
1998 - Dio's Inferno - The Last in Live [live]
1998 - Master Series Collection [kompilacja]
2000 - Magica
2000 - The Very Beast Of [kompilacja]
2001 - Anthology Volume Two [kompilacja]
2002 - Killing the Dragon
2003 - Stand Up and Shout: The Anthology [kompilacja]
2003 - Evil or Divine [video]
2003 - The Collection [kompilacja]
2004 - We Rock - Greatest Hits [kompilacja]
2004 - Master of the Moon
2005 - We Rock [video]
2005 - Metal Hits [kompilacja]
2006 - Holy Diver Live [live]
2007 - Magica & Killing the Dragon [kompilacja]
2007 - Rock Legends [kompilacja]
2010 - Tournado [boxed set]
2010 - Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 [live]
2011 - Mightier than the Sword: The Ronnie James Dio Story [kompilacja]
2012 - The Singles Collection [boxed set]
2012 - The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2 [kompilacja]
2013 - Snapshot [kompilacja]
2014 - Live in London: Hammersmith Apollo 1993 [live]
2016 - A Decade of Dio: 1983-1993 [boxed set]
2017 - 5 Classic Albums [boxed set]
MA: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dio/163