How old is Ronnie James Dio? Answer: Really fuckin' old. Black Sabbath wasn't Dio's first. Raindbow wasn't Dio's first. Even Elf wasn't Dio's first.
Ronnie & The Redcaps was Dio's very first musical project back in 1958. Most of the album is your standard 50's Pop music. Take a listen to "Conquest," though. There's a cool guitar lick, that you normally wouldn't hear with the more poppy songs of the 50's, mixed with horns. Maybe more so with some blues recordings. An early hint of Ronnie's path?
Anyway, this is, as far as I know, the only recording of Ronnie & The Redcaps in existence. There is no title for it. Just a list of songs:
Ronnie & The Redcaps - 1958 Recordings
1. Lover
2. Conquest
3. An Angel is Missing
4. What I’d Say
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We can start calling Dio "Grandpa Munster"... still cool, but old as the pyramids!
-Earl Camembert from the Melonville News at 6
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