Song for Ronnie James

"Song for Ronnie James"
Song by Jorn from the album Dio
Released	2 July 2010
Recorded	Early 2009 Jailhouse Studios, Denmark
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	8:07
Label	Frontiers
Writer	Jørn Lande
Producer	Tommy Hansen

"Song for Ronnie James" is a song by Norwegian heavy metal singer Jorn from the tribute album Dio. It was written as a tribute to the deceased Ronnie James Dio who died a couple of months earlier. The song is the only on the album which isn't a Dio / Black Sabbath / Rainbow cover. It has been performed live many times but the most notable was at "Brew House" Gothenburg, Sweden when the crowd sang almost the whole song. Clocking at 8:07 it is the longest track on the album.

The music video, together with the announce of the tribute album, was released in the internet just five days after Dio's deceasing news, which caused some critique and especulations, as Lande was accused of exploiting the death of Dio. Later the record company explained that the album had been in the works since spring of 2009, before Dio's death in May 2010.

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Jorn

Jørn Lande Trond Holter Thomas Bekkevold Christian Svendsen See: Jørn Lande band members

Studio albums	Starfire Worldchanger Out to Every Nation The Duke Lonely Are the Brave Spirit Black Bring Heavy Rock to the Land Traveller

Live albums	Live in America Live in Black

Cover albums	Unlocking the Past Dio

Compilations	The Gathering Dukebox Symphonic

Jørn Lande & Trond Holter present	Dracula - Swing of Death

Related articles	Song for Ronnie James Allen-Lande Avantasia Masterplan Ark Heaven & Hell The Snakes Vagabond Beyond Twilight

Other associated bands	Wig Wam Pagan's Mind Arcturus TNT

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