It’s time to raise some satan horns and salute Ronnie James Dio.
“Dio: Dreamers Under no circumstances Die,” a rockumentary about the Central New York audio legend, will be proven in theaters setting up upcoming week. Local lovers can see the film on the big display screen at Regal Destiny Usa in Syracuse, Movie Tavern in Camillus, and Regal Ithaca Mall during a two-day-only event on Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 2 at 3 p.m.
The “definitive documentary film” guarantees to highlight Dio’s impressive voice and his mild coronary heart when exploring his increase from a ‘50s doo-wop singer to a metallic icon in bands like Elf, Rainbow, Dio, and even changing Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath. It’s the initially documentary approved by his estate with by no means-before-found footage and private pics as well as interviews with folks like Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Glenn Hughes, Vinny Appice, Lita Ford, Rob Halford, Sebastian Bach, Eddie Trunk, Jack Black and Dio’s widow, Wendy Dio.
“People who have conviction, talent and coronary heart like Ronnie James Dio are in quick provide these days,” co-administrators Don Argott and Demian Fenton said. “It is refreshing to share his inspiring story of believing in you and chasing your dreams. As everyday living-very long Dio fans, it is very humbling to bring Ronnie’s journey to the screen and we can’t wait to share it with audiences.”
Ronnie James Dio, who was born Ronald James Padavona in New Hampshire and elevated in Cortland, N.Y., commenced out as a trumpet participant, receiving a standing ovation in sixth quality with a overall performance of “The Toy Trumpet” at the New York Condition Tunes Competition. He afterwards adopted the title “Dio” whilst forming his first band at Cortland Substantial Faculty for the reason that it was brief and sounded like an Italian Mafia manager — or a possible future rock star, according to his autobiography, “Rainbow in the Dim.”

This photograph provided by Wendy Dio exhibits a younger Ronnie James Dio, who grew up in Cortland, N.Y.
He inevitably became an global star, had a steel pageant named right after him (Hell and Heaven in Mexico), and was honored with a Dio monument in Bulgaria. He also famously popularized the “devil horns” in rock and roll and experienced music have included by Anthrax, Metallica, HammerFall and Halestorm Black’s band Tenacious D received a Grammy for their 2014 variation of “The Last in Line.”
But Dio also remained a hometown hero. In Cortland, there’s a street named just after him (“Dio Way”) and the city retains “Dio Days” live shows in his honor. He was posthumously awarded a SAMMYs Lifetime Achievement Award from the Syracuse Area Tunes Corridor of Fame in 2014.
Dio died in 2010 of abdomen cancer at age 67.
Tickets and showtimes for “Dio: Dreamers By no means Die” are out there as a result of diodreamersneverdie.com and regmovies.com.
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The documentary was generated by Wendy Dio, who unearthed a treasure trove of memorabilia that Ronnie held in excess of the yrs, together with phase-worn costumes, new music devices, and particular treasures from his childhood like a Cortland youth sports patch, a membership card from the Cortland Musicians Association, a prize ribbon he received at the Cortland County Fair in fifth grade, and a 1982 plaque from Syracuse radio station 94 ROCK – WSYR-FM.
“He had so much things. It was just sitting down in storage for many years and yrs,” Wendy explained to syracuse.com | The Article-Conventional previous yr. “I explained, ‘We need to start heading via this stuff’ and I thought it was improved for admirers (to obtain them) than throwing it absent. I continue to have hundreds much more. I’m hoping to put them in a museum in West Hollywood.”

This image delivered by Wendy Dio shows a younger Ronnie James Dio, a native of Central New York.