RONNIE JAMES DIO, SLASH, TERRY BOZZIO To Be Inducted Into HOLLYWOOD'S ROCKWALK

January 12, 2007

Ronnie James Dio (DIO, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL),Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and Terry Bozzio (MISSING PERSONS, FRANK ZAPPA, KORN) will be inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk at the Guitar Center in Hollywood Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.

Guitar Center is located at 7425 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.

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The RockWalk is described as "the only sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring those artists who have made a significant impact and lasting contribution to the growth and evolution rock 'n' roll, blues and R&B." Previous inductees include JIMI HENDRIX, ERIC CLAPTON, JOHNNY CASH, AEROSMITH, IRON MAIDEN, VAN HALEN, JAMES BROWN, the RAMONES, Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) and many more.

Ronnie James Dio first achieved recognition when his band ELF supported the British band DEEP PURPLE on several U.S. tours. He later went on to sing on Roger Glover's famed solo project "The Butterfly Ball" and fronted such groups as Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW and BLACK SABBATH. After leaving BLACK SABBATH, Ronnie went on to record many solo albums, including "Holy Driver", "Last in Line", "Angry Machines", and "Magica". Ronnie will once again be hitting the road with former SABBATH bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice with their new group HEAVEN AND HELL.

With his trademark Les Paul, top hat and omnipresent cigarette, Slash is a guitar icon of a generation. After picking up a guitar for the first time at 15, Slash challenged and destroyed the stagnant musical scene in 1986 when he helped to found one of the biggest bands rock n' roll has ever known, GUNS N' ROSES. After leaving GN'R, Slash recorded and toured with his band SLASH'S SNAKEPIT as well as recorded and performed with a multitude of artists, including Michael Jackson, Iggy Pop, Eric Clapton, Carole King, and Diddy, to name a few. In 2004, along with former GN'R members Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, guitarist Dave Kushner (WASTED YOUTH) and lead singer Scott Weiland (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS),Slash formed his current band VELVET REVOLVER whose debut album, "Contraband", garnered raved reviews and received a Grammy in 2004 for "Best Hard Rock Performance" for the song "Slither".

After watching THE BEATLES premier performance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" at the age of 13, Terry Bozzio begged his father for drum lessons. After majoring in music at Sir Francis Drake High School and College of Marin, Terry went on to play in rock musicals and local jazz groups. In 1975 Terry auditioned for and joined FRANK ZAPPA and THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION. During his three years with Zappa, Terry recorded over 10 albums, including the premier of the infamous "Black Page", which Zappa wrote for Terry. Terry then went on to perform with many bands, including MISSING PERSONS, which he formed with ex-ZAPPA guitarist Warren Cuccurullo in 1979.

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