Wendy Dio On Co-Writing “Rainbow In The Dark: The Autobiography,” Future DIO releases, Hear N’ Aid & More
The long-awaited autobiography from heavy metal music icon Ronnie James Dio — the powerhouse voice of Elf, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his long-time bespoke band DIO — will finally be published on July 27, 2021 by Permuted Press in the U.S. and Canada and Constable in the U.K. Co-written with British music journalist Mick Wall and Dio’s widow and long-time manager Wendy Dio, Rainbow In The Dark: The Autobiography is illustrated throughout with photographs, largely never-before-seen photos derived from family albums and personal archives, plus an 8-page color insert devoted to additional rare photographs from Ronnie’s long life and career.
To bring this book to completion, Wendy Dio — whom Ronnie met in 1975, married in 1978 and became his manager following his painful departure from Rainbow — fleshed out certain unfinished sections with additional details and her own observations of specific events covered in the book. Over the past 30 years, Wendy Dio has been involved in many aspects of the music business, receiving awards for stage set design and concert video production, along with serving as executive producer on numerous Gold and Platinum albums. In 2010, she co-founded the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund in Ronnie’s memory, which has gone on to raise over $2,000,000 for cancer research, education and early detection screenings and continues to host star-studded events.
On July 23, 2021, I had the pleasure of interviewing Wendy Dio via Zoom, as embedded below. Besides Rainbow In The Dark: The Autobiography, we also spoke about future Ronnie James Dio-related releases, whether we will ever see a re-release of the Hear N’ Aid charity compilation, how Ronnie’s on-stage persona compared to his off-stage personality, and whether she has anything left to accomplish as an artist manager. More on Wendy Dio and Rainbow In The Dark can be found here, here and here.
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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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