Episode #055 - The Ronnie James Dio Tribute Special

<p>The Deep Purple Podcast</p> <p>Show Notes</p> <p>Episode #55</p> <p>“The Ronnie James Dio Tribute Special”</p> <p>May 11, 2020</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Anchor.fm, Breaker, PodBean, RadioPublic, or search in your favorite podcatcher!&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks to Our Patrons:</p> <p><br></p> <p>The Turn it up to $11 Tier</p> <p>Ryan M</p> <p>$10 Super Champion Tier</p> <p>Steve Seaborg (NameOnAnything.com, Alltheworldsastage.net)</p> <p>$5 Tier</p> <p>Clay Wombacher</p> <p>Greg Sealby</p> <p>Frank Theilgaard-Mortensen</p> <p>Mike Knowles</p> <p>$3 Tier</p> <p>Peter Gardow</p> <p>Ian Desrosiers</p> <p>Mark Roback</p> <p>Anton Glaving</p> <p>$1 Made Up Name Tier</p> <p>Ells Murders</p> <p>Spacey Noodles</p> <p>Leaky Mausoleum</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks to our Brothers at the Deep Dive Podcast Network:</p> <p>Ry @ Sabbath Bloody Podcast</p> <p>The Simple Man @ Skynyrd Reconsydyrd</p> <p>Terry “T-Bone” Mathley @ T-Bone’s Prime Cuts</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks to the Patron Saint and Archivist of The Deep Purple Podcast:</p> <p>Jörg Planer - an essential Twitter follow</p> <p><br></p> <p>History of Dio:&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Dio took his name from the gangster Johnny Dio.</p> <p>Early 50s and 60s stuff</p> <p>Ronnie and the Red Caps - What I'd Say</p> <p>The Electric Elves - It Pays To Advertise (1967)</p> <p>Ronnie Dio and The Prophets on TV</p> <p><br></p> <p>Personal intros to Ronnie:</p> <p><br></p> <p>John’s 1983 spectrum concert on VHS - Dio Live at the Spectrum</p> <p>Nate’s hearing Live Evil at cousin Jeff’s and later Mob Rules - Black Sabbath - Live Evil - Mob Rules</p> <p>Jonn and Nate going to see Dio at The Strand in 1997</p> <p>John meeting him at Newbury Comics in ‘02</p> <p>John’s experience at fundraiser concert in 2019</p> <p>John @ 2019 Hologram show covered in Episode # 9 – In Rock (25th Anniversary Edition)</p> <p><br></p> <p>Interview with James Curl</p> <p><br></p> <p>Favorite Dio Tracks From Different Eras:</p> <p