" The Sign of the Southern Cross " is a song by Black Sabbath written in 1981 which was sung by Ronnie James Dio.

Edinburgh has been home to the actor Sir Sean Connery, famed as the first cinematic James Bond ; Ronnie Corbett, a comedian and actor, best known as one of The Two Ronnies ;, actor Brian Cox and Dylan Moran, the Irish comedian.

* 1942 – Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer ( Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell, and Elf ) ( d. 2010 )

At the turn of the 21st century, well-established artists such as Sir Anthony Caro, Lucian Freud, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Agnes Martin, Al Held, Ellsworth Kelly, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Claes Oldenburg, Jim Dine, James Rosenquist, Alex Katz, Philip Pearlstein, and younger artists including Brice Marden, Chuck Close, Sam Gilliam, Isaac Witkin, Sean Scully, Mahirwan Mamtani, Joseph Nechvatal, Elizabeth Murray, Larry Poons, Richard Serra, Walter Darby Bannard, Larry Zox, Ronnie Landfield, Ronald Davis, Dan Christensen, Joel Shapiro, Tom Otterness, Joan Snyder, Ross Bleckner, Archie Rand, Susan Crile, and dozens of others continued to produce vital and influential paintings and sculpture.

James Brown hosted all the events with help from his fellow Fox NFL Sunday cast members Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Ronnie Lott.

The scene also helped 1970s hard rock artists such as AC / DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Van Halen, KISS, Ronnie James Dio, and Judas Priest reach a new generation of fans.

** Ronnie James Dio, American singer ( d. 2010 )

In July 2010 Hughes appeared as a guest vocalist ( together with Masterplan singer Jørn Lande ) fronting Heaven & Hell at the High Voltage Rock Festival in London as a tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio.

* Yngwie Malmsteen, Ronnie James Dio, for Not The Same Old Song and Dance, an Aerosmith tribute album, track # 6, " Dream On " ( 1999 )

In 2003, DeMartini was hired to replace guitarist Doug Aldrich in the band Dio but after several rehearsals he decided to leave the band due to musical differences with band leader Ronnie James Dio.

Ronald James Padavona ( July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010 ), better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American rock and heavy metal vocalist and songwriter.

Ronnie James Dio was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Italian parents.

Wanting to continue together as a band, Ronnie James Dio and Vinnie Appice formed Dio, the band, in 1982.

Ronnie James Dio performing at the Spodek arena in Katowice, Poland, June 20, 2007, with Heaven and Hell.

Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice at the Spodek arena, June 20, 2007.

Long live rock and roll, long live Ronnie James Dio.

Rolling Stone magazine eulogized Dio with these words: " It wasn't just his mighty pipes that made him Ronnie James Dio — it was his moral fervor ... what always stood out was Dio's raging compassion for the lost rock & roll children in his audience.

Ronnie James Dio provided the vocals for Dr. X, the villain.

* Ronnie James Dio – vocals

After the 1979 tour to promote the album, Osbourne was asked to leave, and was replaced by Ronnie James Dio.

He is replaced in May by Ronnie James Dio.

* April 25 – Black Sabbath release Heaven and Hell, their first album to feature new vocalist Ronnie James Dio.

* August 31 – Ronnie James Dio plays his final show with Black Sabbath ( until 1992 ).

Some of the single releases ( such as " Mr. Misery " recorded for Swan ) were labeled as being by Ronnie Dio as a solo artist even if the rest of the Prophets may have contributed to the recording.

Soon after that the band changed their name to Ronnie Dio and the Prophets.

Ronnie Dio and the Prophets disbanded in 1967, but he and Prophets guitarist Nick Pantas started a new band called the Electric Elves.

On July 10, 2011 in parallel to Ronnie Dio's birthday in Cortland, NY was held a day-long event featuring many central New York local bands and talent for a benefit to the Stand Up and Shout Cancer foundation for cancer research and Dio Memorial concert.

Also that year, The Band, along with Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan and other performers, appeared at former US President Bill Clinton's 1993 " Blue Jean Bash " inauguration party.

Why We're in Vietnam describes a reunion of two veterans, one being John Sullivan, at the funeral of a third and recounts an incident that almost escalated into a My Lai Massacre involving a former student and player in the Hearts game in Hearts In Atlantis, Ronnie Malenfant.

After being matched by the Orlando Magic for J. J. Redick they signed their third free agent from the Jazz in the off-season in shooting guard Ronnie Brewer, traded for former Warrior point guard C. J.

During the Suriname Guerrilla War ( 1986 – 1990 ) between the Surinamese military regime, headed by Dési Bouterse, and the Surinamese Liberation Army, a guerrilla group better known as the Jungle Commando, led by Bouterse's former bodyguard Ronnie Brunswijk, soldiers of Bouterse executed on 29 November 1986, at least 39 villagers of Moiwana.

In order to secure the votes necessary to become President, Bouterse cooperated with the party of his former archenemy, Ronnie Brunswijk, which had 7 seats and the Peoples Alliance party ( Volks Alliantie ) of Javanese leader Paul Somohardjo ( 6 seats ), who had left the ruling New Front party before the election.

Lovington is also the former home of professional golfers Ronnie Black and Sean Murphy.

* Was mother of Ronald David Jackson (" Ronnie ") with Clyde McPhatter of The Drifters, although Ronnie grew up believing that his father was Brown's former companion and accompanist Willis " Gator " Jackson.

In 1972, Maurice added vocalist Jessica Cleaves, a former member of the R & B group The Friends of Distinction, Ronnie Laws on the flute and saxophone, rhythm guitarist Roland Bautista, keyboardist Larry Dunn, percussionist Ralph Johnson, and vocalist and Denver native Philip Bailey to the group.

After Small Faces split, Lane, Jones and McLagan floundered briefly before joining forces with former members of the Jeff Beck Group, singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood.

** Matt Buyten won gold in motorcross step up, beating the former champion, Ronnie Renner.

Driver was born in Finsbury Park, London, the daughter of Gaynor Churchward ( née Millington ), a designer and former couture model, and Ronnie Driver, a Welsh businessman and financial adviser from Swansea.

" Busbee then handily defeated Republican Ronnie Thompson, the former mayor of Macon, who had hoped to have faced Maddox in the fall campaign.

Notable former players of West Bromwich Albion include Ronnie Allen ( who later had a relatively unsuccessful spell as the club's manager ), Bryan Robson ( who was later the club's manager ), Laurie Cunningham ( one of the first black players to play for the England national football team, but who died in a car crash in 1989 aged only 33 ), Tony Brown ( the club's all time leading goalscorer ) and Jeff Astle ( who scored the club's winning goal in the 1968 FA Cup final and remained a cult figure among Albion fans ).

The inspiration behind ARMS had been former Small Faces / Faces member Ronnie Lane's own struggle with M. S.

His successor, the club's chief scout and former player Ronnie Allen, picked Robson to replace Giles in central midfield.

They spent five years at this level before being relegated, and currently play in League One ( third tier ), to which they were promoted in 2009. Notable former managers include Peter Taylor, Andy Hessenthaler, Stan Ternent, Tony Pulis, and Ronnie Jepson.

The band has reformed and split a few times, and former members include bassists Ronnie Wooden, Glyn Warren, Tony Feedback ( now in Long Tall Shorty and Kiria's live band ), Ronnie Rocker and Max Splodge ( who also had a stint playing drums ).

In the semi-finals he faced former two-time champion Ronnie O ' Sullivan in a rematch of the 2004 final.

Ronald Mandel " Ronnie " Lott ( born May 8, 1959 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback, free safety, and strong safety in the National Football League ( NFL ) for fifteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s.

Cropper then set up TMI Studios with Jerry Williams and former Mar-Key Ronnie Stoots.

In 1967 he joined The Jeff Beck Group, formed by former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck with vocalist Rod Stewart, bassist Ronnie Wood and drummer Micky Waller, playing on the LPs Truth and Beck-Ola.

* Ronnie Nunn ( 21st century ), former professional basketball referee