I saw him once solo (Holy Diver tour, once with Blackmore's Rainbow and once with Sabbath. He was a heckuva a little showman.

I've got a Kerry Livgren (Kansaa} solo Christian album that RJD sang on two cuts. Fantastic work.

I had heard he was sick, but was doing well enough he was going to tour starting August. The guy is like 68 years old.

I heard on Octane on XM this afternoon that his wife said he wasn't dead. Haven't reasearched it other than here.

He was a real talented guy who has a big in the soundtrack of my late teens. I have at least 10- 15 Dio songs on my iPod, too.