On his own, or with bands like Elf, Rainbow and Black Sabbath, it’s Ronnie James Dio’s voice that has been his main calling card. And over the years, its power or ability to reach the high notes ...

As the former figurehead of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his decades-spanning solo band, Ronnie James Dio was one of the finest and most identifiable voices in all of heavy metal. In fact, nowadays it’s ...

Late rocker Ronnie James Dio grew up in Cortland and graduated from Cortland City School in 1960. The heavy metal singer performed with bands Heaven & Hell, Dio, Elf and Rainbow, plus replaced Ozzy ...

Sad news to report as Craig Gruber, bassist in the Ronnie James Dio groups Elf and Rainbow, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, at the age of 63 after battling prostate cancer. The band Elf started out as ...

The late Ronnie James Dio is best known as the diminutive, rapier-voiced frontman for hard rock acts Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio. Songs like “Man on the Silver Mountain,” “Mob Rules,” and “Rainbow ...

While attending one of the "Dio Returns" hologram shows, we were fortunate enough to catch up with the late legend's cousin and former Elf bandmate Dave 'Rock' Feinstein. He's one head of the Cerberus ...

Long before he became a metal master, Ronnie James Dio fronted a blues-based band called the Elves that cranked out traditional rock with a hint of folksy acoustic jams and prog-rock tendencies. The ...

When Ronnie James Dio succumbed to stomach cancer in May 2010 (some reports say it occurred here at M.D. Anderson), heavy metal lost its arguably greatest voice. And with a career spanning decades in ...

From time to time I like to do playlists based on band names. To create them I just look for bands whose names have something in common, like short band names, bands with numbers in their name, or ...

NEW YORK — Even as he endured grueling chemotherapy treatments to rid his stomach of cancer, Ronnie James Dio showed the fiery passion that made him a metal legend, flashing his famous devil’s horns ...

NEW YORK – Even as he endured grueling chemotherapy treatments to rid his stomach of cancer, Ronnie James Dio showed the fiery passion that made him a metal legend, flashing his famous devil's horns ...

Craig Gruber, a longtime former collaborator of Ronnie James Dio's, died yesterday after a bout with prostate cancer. He was 63. Elf had served as opening act during Purple's Stormbringer tour, where ...