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Rainbow in the Dark

The Autobiography

By: Ronnie James Dio

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Instant National Bestseller 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. 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. As 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. Everything 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. 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. (Black and white photos throughout plus an 8-page 4-color photo insert.)

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The Autobiography

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Rainbow in the Dark: omaelämäkerta

By: Mick Wall,Ronnie James Dio,Wendy Dio

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Rainbow in the Dark: omaelämäkerta

By: Mick Wall,Ronnie James Dio,Wendy Dio

Kaikkien aikojen hevirokkikukko. Ronnie James Dion kauan odotettu elämäkerta kertoo yhden hevimusiikin suurimman vaikuttajan värikkään elämäntarinan. Ronnie James Dio nousi kuuluisuuteen liityttyään Ritchie Blackmoren johtamaan Rainbow-yhtyeeseen 1970-luvun puolivälissä. Vuonna 1979 Diosta tuli Black Sabbathin solisti Ozzy Osbournen lähdettyä bändistä, ja vuonna 1982 hän perusti omaa nimeään kantavan yhtyeen Dio. Omaelämäkerrassaan Dio kuvaa kehitystään tavallisen keskiluokkaisen perheen levottomasta pojasta kolmen legendaarisen yhtyeen ylistetyksi laulajaksi ja niitä ihmisiä, jotka mahdollistivat sen. Dio muistelee lämmöllä muun muassa lapsuudenystäviään, jotka auttoivat hänet alkuun musiikin saralla sekä Ritchie Blackmorea, jonka kanssa työskentely oli vaikeaa mutta hedelmällistä. Mukana muistoissa on myös Tony Iommi, jonka kohtaaminen nosti Dion aivan uudelle suosion tasolle, sekä vaimo ja manageri Wendy Dio, jonka tasapainottavan vaikutuksen ansiosta hänen onnistui nousta suosionsa huipulle oman bändinsä johtajana. Dio aloitti itse elämäkertansa kirjoittamisen, mutta menehtyi ennen sen valmistumista. Kirjoitustyön saattoivat loppuun Wendy Dio ja tunnettu rockkirjailija Mick Wall, joka oli Dion hyvä ystävä kolmen vuosikymmenen ajan.

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Bonnier Books Finland

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