On this day, 9 years ago, RJD lost his battle with cancer. So grateful that he left us with so much great, memorable music.
Ronnie lives on with his influence, check these out: Stand Up and Shout- Jorn Kill The King- Jorn Neon Knights- Helker Die Young- Jorn Lady of the Lake- Lords of Black Rainbow in the Dark- Jorn Under The Wire- Dream Child Shadow and Demons- Helker The Man Who Was King- Jorn Fairy Tale- Helker Until Death Do We Meet Again- Dream Child
10 years ago today, the world lost one of the greatest Rock/Metal vocalists of all time. The message that Wendy posted on Facebook that day:
I think that this is the perfect day to play this fantastic RJD tribute album. Can't tell you how many times I've played this album over the years since it was released in 2014. This Is Your Life
I liked Ronnie. I liked Ronnie when he said "I'm the guy who likes to hang around with the fan's after the gig when the rest of the band had gone back to the hotel" and when he said he was a big fan of the band (Rainbow) as well as the fan's. I only read the other week that after Ronnie quite Rainbow in 1978 he never spoke to Ritchie Blackmore ever again I never knew that(?) and as far as I know he never 'run Ritchie down' in the music press either?. The only thing I read with regards to Ronnie mentioning about Rainbow was he thought that Rainbow had turned into a 'pop band' on the Down To Earth album with Graham Bonnet on lead vocals the Rainbow album released after Ronnie had left the band also the other thing that I read he said was he thought that Tony Iommi played better rhythm guitar than Ritchie he went on to say in the interview that Ritchie gets by on just playing the E string.
