#OnThisDay in 2009, Ronnie James Dio performed his last ever concert with Heaven & Hell on the "The Devil You Know" tour in Atlantic City. 🎥 Footage by Joe Siegler Watch "The Mob Rules" in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqMyEalm-JI | Tony Iommi

Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio are two of heavy metal’s most iconic voices but with very different strengths. Ozzy’s vocals were raw haunting and often imperfect yet that unpolished wail became the sound of Black Sabbath’s dark heavy riffs. His voice carried a unique emotional weight that matched the doom of early metal. Ronnie James Dio came later with a voice that was powerful precise and almost operatic. His soaring delivery gave bands like Rainbow Black Sabbath and Dio a mythic epic qual

Rainbow "Long Live Rock and Roll" Munich, Germany 77 Ronnie James Dio - vocals Ritchie Blackmore - guitar Cozy Powell - drums David Stone - keyboard Bob Daisley - bass | Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives"