Rainbow in the dark plus#
(Black and white photos throughout plus an 8-page 4-color photo insert.
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(Black and white photos throughout plus an 8-page 4-color photo insert.) Written with longtime friend of thirty years and esteemed music writer, Mick Wall, who took up the mantle after Ronnie’s passing, Rainbow in the Dark is a frank, startling, often hilarious, sometimes sad testament to dedication and ambition, filled with moving coming-of-age tales, glorious stories of excess, and candid recollections of what really happened backstage, at the hotel, in the studio, and back home behind closed doors far away from the road. Prior to his tragic death in 2010, Ronnie James Dio had been writing his autobiography, looking back on the remarkable life that led him from his hometown in upstate New York to the biggest stages in the world, including the arena that represented the pinnacle of success to him-Madison Square Garden, where this book begins and ends.Īs Ronnie contemplates the achievement of a dream, he reflects on the key aspects that coalesced into this moment-the close gang of friends that gave him his start in music, playing parties, bars, frats, and clubs the sudden transition that moved him to the microphone and changed his life forever the luck that led to the birth of Rainbow and a productive but difficult collaboration with Ritchie Blackmore the chance meeting that made him the second singer of Black Sabbath, taking them to new levels of success the surprisingly tender story behind the birth of the Devil Horns, the lasting symbol of heavy metal his marriage to Wendy, which stabilized his life, and the huge bet they placed together to launch the most successful endeavor of his career…his own band, Dio.Įverything is described in great detail and in the frankest terms, from his fallout with Blackmore, to the drugs that derailed the resurrection of Black Sabbath, to the personality clashes that frayed each band. We all miss you.The long-awaited autobiography by one of heavy metal’s most revered icons, treasured vocalists, and front man for three legendary bands-Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio. I was deeply saddened when I heard of Ronnie's death years back and have become saddened again after reading this book and listening to his early music and watching old video of him as far back as the 60's in Cortland NY. That in itself was worth having this book. This book got me to go back and discovery great early music from Ronnie's bands Elf and Rainbow. RONNIE JAMES DIO - At The Rainbow In The Dark Celebration To Honour Late Metal Legends 80th Birthday. Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography Dio, Ronnie James, Wall, Mick, Dio, Wendy on. If you have any curiosity about Ronnie and his life then I recommend this book. This book has inspired me in some way about how I look at life and relationships with people. Hopefully, his life after that will be covered in a future book. This book covers his life up to the mid eighties while he still was in Dio. A 9-issue comic book mini-series self-published by husband and wife writing and drawing team Comfort Love and Adam Withers. All of it well written and fascinating to me. This book contains interesting details about his childhood and his beginnings in music which I didn't know. Ronnie James Dio performing 'Rainbow In The Dark' on a US late night television show, 'The Rock Palace.' I believe this was recorded very shortly after the r. I've listened to Ronnie's music for at least three decades and have known about his career as well. Prior to his tragic death in 2010, Ronnie James Dio had been writing his autobiography, looking back on the remarkable life that led him from his hometown in Upstate New York to the biggest stages in the world, including the arena that represented the pinnacle of success to him - Madison Square Garden, where this book begins and ends.Īs Ronnie contemplates the achievement of a dream, he reflects on the key aspects that coalesced into this moment - the close gang of friends that gave him his start in music, playing parties, bars, frats, and clubs the sudden transition that moved him to the microphone and changed his life forever the luck that led to the birth of Rainbow and a productive but difficult collaboration with Ritchie Blackmore the chance meeting that made him the second singer of Black Sabbath, taking them to new levels of success the surprisingly tender story behind the birth of the Devil Horns, the lasting symbol of heavy metal his marriage to Wendy, which stabilized his life, and the huge bet they placed together to launch the most successful endeavor of his career.his own band, Dio.Įverything is described in great detail and in the frankest terms, from his fallout with Blackmore, to the drugs that derailed the resurrection of Black Sabbath, to the personality clashes that frayed each band.