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 ...

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 ...

Seminal heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio -- the voice for Elf, Blackmore's Rainbow, Black Sabbath, his own band Dio and, most recently, Heaven & Hell -- has lost his battle with stomach cancer, p… ...