HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICIAL SITE" - CHAPTER 237 - CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF TELLING OUR AMAZING SYRACUSE MUSIC HISTORY STORY THAT STARTED ON DEC 10TH ALL THOSE YEAR AGO. THERE ARE 1,065 NAMES WHO HELPED IN SOME WAY ALONG THIS JOURNEY

HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICE SITE" CHAPTER 236 - RONNIE JAMES DIO FILM DOCUMENTARY RELEASED WORLDWIDE IN THEATERS SEPTEMBER 28 & OCTOBER 2, 2022. THEN FINALLY ON TELEVISION ON SHOWTIME NETWORK STARTING DECEMBER 1, 2022

The long awaited Ronnie James Dio Film Documentary "Dreamers Never Die" was released by BMG in Assication with 9.14 Pictures in many hundreds of theaters around the World on Wednesday September 28 and again on Sunday Oct 2, 2022. This super wonderful legendary Dio Documentary was Produced by Don Argott & Sheehan M. Joyce, Exeuctive Producers- Wendy Dio and Kathy Rivkin Daum (BMG), Directed by Don Argott & Demian Fenton.Cinematographer- Don Argott, Editor- Demian Fenton. Update.... The Dio Film Documentary will air on Television on Showtime starting Thursday Dec 1, 2022 and still airing into May 2023. Also be streamed on Showtime. Announced in May 2023 that the Dio Documentary will be released on DVD & Blu-Ray in September 2023. Folks interviewed in the film included- Doug Aldrich, Vinny Appice, Sebastian Bach, Jack Black, Dick Bottoff, Geezer Bulter, Don Coscarelli, Wyn Davis, Total Sound Recording, Wendy Dio, Don Dokken, David "Rock" Feinstein, Lita Ford, Roger Glover, Craig Goldy, Rob Halford, John Harrell, Glenn Hughes, Tony Iommi and Ron Wray.

HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICIAL SITE" CHAPTER 234 - RONNIE JAMES DIO DAY CORTLAND 2022 AT NIGHT OWLS JULY 10, 2022, ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS

Another hot sunny very special Ronnie James Dio Day event (concert and ride) was held before a huge packed crowd at Night Owls near Cortland on Sunday July 10, 2022. Music with from eight great acts start at noon lasting in the early evening. Performing in this order- Lou Kaplan, Jim Van Deusen, Dimitri Cosimo Band (w/ Billy Golicki, Shawn Higgins, Joe Crumbb), Delta Mike Shaw (w/ Al MaComber, George Healy), Black & Blue (w/ Dan Austin, Bill Strong, Joe Sapp) The Rods (Rock Feinstein, Carl Canedy, Freddy Villano), Tailor Made (Tink Bennett, Lonnie Park, Nat Horton etc) and to even the super day of muisc Sydney Irving and the Mojo (Randy Tennant, Evan Tennant, Luke Hart, Griffin Soule. All profits going to the Ronnie James Dio Scholastic Music Scholarship Fund in Cortland Schools muisc program. Event MC- Kate Walters of I-100 Radio. The 2022 Dio Scholarship Award Winner was Angela Lang of Cortland High School... Congrats. Super thanks to the Dio Day Committee- Rock Feinstein, Dick Bottoff, Kat Walters, Vince Faroini, Ron Wray, Larry Baker, Tink Bennett Plus thanks to Night Owls- Larry Baker and Food Service provided by Fire Dogs BBQ.

HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICIAL SITE" - CHAPTER 233 - "SIR" PAUL MCCARTNEY ROCKS THE DOME, OVER 35,000+ WATCH THE HISTORIC SYRACUSE EVENT JUNE 4, 2022.

Set List of all 30 great Paul songs heard last night plus six more in encore, Can't But Be Love, Juniors Farm, Letting Go, Got to Get You into My Life, Come On To Me, Let Me Roll It, Getting Better, Let Em In, My Valentine, 1985, Maybe I'm Amazed, I've Just Seen A Face, In Spite of All The Danger, Love Me Do, Dance Tonight, Blackbird, Here Today, New, Lady MaDonna, Fuh You, Being For the Benefit of Mr Kite, Somethong, Ob-La Di, Ob La Da, You Never Gave Me Your Money, She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, Get Back, Band on the Run, Let It Be, Live and Let Die, Hey Jude. Encore (6)- I've Got a Feeling, Birthday, Helter Skelter, Golden Slumber, Carry That Weight, The End.

HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICIAL SITE" - REACHED 624,.405 ANY MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD -

" coming from the following (169) different countries around the world.

Germany, France, Italy, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Poland, Canada, Spain, China, Netherlands,Ireland, India, Singapore, Japan, Australia,Brazil, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Romania, Latvia, Vietnam, Armenia, Philippine Islands, Malaysia, Thailand, Morocco, Mexico, Sweden, Belgium, So Korea, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Argentina, Portugal, Greece, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Bangladesh, Hungry, Isreal, Serbia, Czech Republic, Finland, Moldova, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Denmark, Bulgaria, Belarus, New Zealand, Norway, Austria, Czechia, Nigeria, Colombia, Georgia, Jersey, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Chile, Lithuania, Venezuela, Cambodia, Algeria, Nepal, Bahamas Islands, Croatia, Macedonia, So Africa, Peru, Ecuador, Kenya, Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, Dominican Republic, Iraq, Lebanon, Estonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Zimbabue, Seychellas, Mauritos, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, Jamaica, Cyprus, Iceland, Palestine, Trinadad-Tobago, Macao, Panama, Slovenia, Kuwait,Luxembour, Sri Lanka, Malta, Barbatos, Bolivia, Mozambique, Senegal, Tunisia, Albania, Benin, Ghana, Iran, Jordan, Myanmar/ Burma, Qatar, Yeman, Antigua; Barbuda, Belize, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, Paraguay, Syria, Tajikistan, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Cameroon, Haiti, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Mongolia, Namibia, Palestine, Turks, Caicos Islands, Montenegro, US Virgin Islands, plus the following countries- Andorra, Angola, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Commonwealth of Dominica, Congo- Kinshasa,El Salvador, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Gabon, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guinea, Laos, Madagascar, Oman, Reunion, St Martin, St Vincent- Grenadines, Uzbekistan also- unknown areas, plus across the United States.

We send our thanks, and hope you have enjoyed reading all about our Syracuse Music History- Ron Wray

Thanks to our other fantastic research team members Past & Present - Pete Shedd, Stephen Shedd, Jack Belle, Chet Andrews & Mike Ferrante along with John D'Angelo, Paul Shedd, Nick Caplan, Lee Goodman, Sydney Irving, Kate Kolb, Jessica Amidon, Bill Weiss, Don Shoudy, Dave Novak, Frank Rhodes,Ted Storto, Joe Rao, Mickey Palumbo, Joe Whiting, Elizabeth Fern, Karen Crego, Sue Mackay, Elizabeth Fern, Dave Murray,

HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICIAL SITE"- CHAPTER 232- SYRACUSE JAZZ FEST TO RETURN JUNE 23-25, 2022 TO CLINTON SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE. CONGRATS TO FOUNDER FRANK MALFITANO.

HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC- "OFFICIAL SITE"- CHAPTER 231- SYRACUSE'S LIBBA COTTON TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME IN CLEVELAND - NOV 2022- RECEIVING THE "EARLY INFLUENCE AWARD".

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HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICIAL SITE" CHAPTER 230 - SO SAD TO REPORT THE PASSING OF TWO FORMER SYRACUSE MUSIC GREATS- FIRST CHUCK WHEELER OF THE SEVEN, THE AVENGERS & OTHERS THEN ON APRIL 26, 2022 THE PASSING JOHN DILAURO LONGTIME GUITARIST OF THE STRANGERS, CARNAGE & SMOKIN. BOTH FRIENDS WE WILL TRUELY MISS..

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HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC- "OFFICIAL SITE" CHAPTER 229- CUMULIUS ENDS DAVE FRISINA'S AMAZING 45 YEAR MEDIA RUN - March 28, 2022

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HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICIAL SITE- CHAPTER 228- RONNIE JAMES DIO FILM DOCUMENTARY- "DREAMERS NEVER DIE" PREMIERES AT SXSW FESTIVAL ON MARCH 17 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS,

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HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICIAL SITE" - CHAPTER 227 - SAMMY AWARDS COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES 2022 HALL OF FAME CLASS, MUSIC EDUCATOR & LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS ON FEB 8, 2022

At a press conference February 8, 2022 the Sammy Board announced the 2022 SAMMYS Hall of Fame Inductees along with Music Educator of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award Winner they are. 

Hall of Fame Inductees- Russ Tarby, Jeff Stockham, Los Blancos Band, Robert Avery Tousignnant.

Music Educator- Jay Avery Head. 

Lifetime Achievement.. Award to- Tom Kenney

. Sammys Hall of Fame event- Thursday Night March 3 at 7 PM Dinosaur Bar B Que.

HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICIAL SITE - CHAPTER 226- DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE LOSS OF BEST FRIEND AND KEY CONTRIBUTOR TO MAKING THE HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC PROJECT WHAT IT IS TODAY- MIKE FERRANTE - ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15, 2021 AT AGE 73.

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