May
Posted on 17th May 2010
I was very to sad to hear about Ronnie James Dio passing away. The text messages and e-mails started coming in around 6am here in Germany yesterday, first as rumors of his death and then the official word later in the day. Dio ruled- an awesome singer, metal visionary, and a super nice guy. I had the honor of having him on the Dave Hill Explosion at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles a few years ago and it was an incredible experience. I was really nervous to meet him and have him on my show and he immediately set me at ease. He was smart, funny, gracious, and super awesome in his Ronnie James Dio-ness.
After the show, he signed my guitar. It reads “Dave Hill rocks magic- Ronnie James Dio.” I get a chill waking up and seeing that every morning when I’m home. And I can’t help but think that the guitar now has a lot more hot riffs swimming around inside of it as a result. It’s hard to pick a favorite song Dio sang on, but this one- “Heaven and Hell” by Black Sabbath- is definitely up there. Rock out to it now in Dio’s honor:
Dave Hill
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