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Brian Slagel discusses the life and legacy of Ronnie James Dio and the song 'Holy Diver' with Wendy Dio and other guests.
Dio - "Holy Diver" Released May 25, 1983 Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel talks about the life and legacy of Ronnie James Dio and the song "Holy Diver" with Ronnie's wife and manager, Wendy Dio. Wendy also discusses her ongoing work as part of the Dio Cancer Fund, including an event coming up this Spring in Southern California. Ryan Williams returns to discuss the production on "Holy Diver" and Martin Popoff has his usually wealth of information about the song. To watch the complete, unedited video of the interview, go to our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/VcR9SB7fpcA Website: DioCancerFund.Org @OfficialRJDio on X @_ronniejamesdio on Instagram Ryan Williams is on Instagram @AugmentedRyan Martin Popoff is on X @Popoff Martin Follow 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal on X, Instagram and TikTok @100Metal Songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Brian Slagel
Guests: Wendy Dio, Ryan Williams, Martin Popoff
Topics covered
- Ronnie James Dio
- Holy Diver
- music production
- Dio Cancer Fund
- heavy metal history
Keywords
- Dio
- Holy Diver
- heavy metal
- music history
- cancer fund
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dio Cancer Fund, Metal Blade Records
Books & works: Holy Diver
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