Rainbow in the Dark

The Autobiography

Ronnie James Dio, Mick Wall, Wendy Dio

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Hachette Australia
23 August 2023

Music; Heavy Metal music; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

Ronnie James Dio was a heavy metal icon and frontman of three of the best-selling, most influential and famous rock bands in history: Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his own multi-million selling band, Dio.

Rainbow in the Dark is a rollercoaster ride through the extraordinary highs and lows of Dio's life, and takes us from his early days as a street gang leader and Doo-wop singer in '60s Vegas through to his breakout success with Rainbow and Black Sabbath in the '70s and the stadiums of US metal in the '80s - ending in Dio's dressing room at Madison Square Garden, in June 1986, at the peak of his worldwide fame with Dio.

Tragically Dio passed away from cancer in 2010, but had already begun writing a memoir before his death. Edited by the world-renowned music biographer Mick Wall, with the involvement of Dio's wife of over 35 years and personal manager Wendy Dio, Rainbow in the Dark will honour and feature Dio's never-before-seen original manuscript, while drawing on the extraordinary collection of print and audio interviews with the man himself to produce a vivid, raw and faithful portrait of one of the world's greatest ever rock legends.

By: Ronnie James Dio
Foreword by: Wendy Dio
Edited by: Mick Wall
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 217g
ISBN: 9781472135148
ISBN 10: 1472135148
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 23 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ronnie Dio (1942-2010) was the legendary frontman of three of the best-selling, rock bands in history: Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio. Mick Wall worked as Ronnie's London-based publicity agent after he joined Black Sabbath in 1980. And again, in the mid-90s, when Ronnie was fronting his own band, Dio. Mick also wrote about and interviewed Ronnie extensively as a journalist, TV and radio presenter from 1980 for 30 years. He is the author of Black Sabbath: Symptom of the Universe.

Reviews for Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography

Remarkable life story . . . this magical metal memoir is a must have for fans of the legend * Hot Press * Solid read * Record Collector * Immensely readable * Classic Rock *