EXCLUSIVE ZOOM INTERVIEW
WITH
W E N D Y D I O
WIFE & MANAGER
of LEGENDARY/METAL/ROCK/SINGER
R O N N I E J A M E S D I O
NEW RELEASE
R a i n b o w i n t h e D a r k
by Ronnie James Dio (Author), Mick Wall and Wendy Dio
WENDY DIO
EXCLUSIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW
WITH RAY SHASHO
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Ronnie James Dio was the most acclaimed heavy metal singer of his generation, and the only rock star to achieve multi-platinum success in not one, but three bands: Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio. For Tenacious D’s Jack Black, Dio was “the Pavarotti of heavy metal.” For Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, Dio was “one of the main reasons I made it onto the stage...” And for heavy metal fans all over the world, there were three words that summed him up: “Dio is God.” He died in 2010.
Wendy Dio is the President and Owner of Niji Management. Over the past thirty years, she has been involved in many aspects of the music business, receiving awards from Performance and Pollstar for stage set design and concert video production, along with serving as executive producer on numerous gold and platinum albums. In 2010, she co-founded the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, which has raised over $2 million for research, education, and early detection screenings. She is known for her work on Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993 (2014), Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights, Live in Europe (2010) and Heaven & Hell: Live from Radio City Music Hall (2007).
The long-awaited autobiography by one of heavy metal’s most revered icons, treasured vocalists, and frontman for three legendary bands—Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio.
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.
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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.
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DISCOGRAPHY
Elf
Studio albums
1972 Elf
1974 Carolina County Ball
1975 Trying to Burn the Sun
Rainbow
Studio albums
1975 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
1976 Rising UK: Gold (Original Edition)
UK: Silver (Deluxe Edition)
1978 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll UK: Silver
Live albums
1977 On Stage UK: Silver
1986 Finyl Vinyl
1990 Live in Germany 1976
2006 Live In Munich 1977 (CD/DVD)
2006 Deutschland Tournee 1976 (Box-set)
2007 Live In Cologne 1976
Live In Düsseldorf 1976
Live In Nurnberg 1976
Black Sabbath
1980 Heaven and Hell
1981 Mob Rules
1992 Dehumanizer
2007 Black Sabbath: The Dio Years
2008 The Rules of Hell
Live albums
1980 Black And Blue VHS
1982 Live Evil
2007 Live at Hammersmith Odeon
DIO
Holy Diver 1983
The Last in Line 1984
Sacred Heart 1985
Dream Evil 1987
Lock Up the Wolves 1990
Strange Highways 1993
Angry Machines 1996
Magica 2000
Killing the Dragon 2002
Master of the Moon 2004
ENTITLED
THE
ROCK STAR
CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
by Ray Shasho
CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE
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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of
the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
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