FRANKIE BANALI To Perform Live With EDEN

FRANKIE BANALI To Perform Live With EDEN


On Thursday, June 24th from 6-10pm, EDEN will perform at The Market Block Party, located at 2100 Park St, in Syracuse, NY. Tickets are only $10 each.

Eden is a group of musicians which includes Frankie Banali (QUIET RIOT/W.A.S.P.), Jeff Fenholt (Jesus Christ Superstar), Craig Goldy (DIO/GIUFFRIA) and founder Craig Gruber (ELF and founding member of RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW).

The Chain of Prayer Benefit Tour is a concept developed between Craig Gruber and Tina Duquette (French Canadian Recording Artist, CEO and President of EMG-Edge Marketing Group and the Founder of The Edge Learning Centre Foundation), who joined forces in January of 2010 through the music industry network. Craig presented the idea to Tina regarding the Chain of Prayer Tour and through their combined efforts they were able to establish a brilliant line up of multi platinum musicians

A significant portion of the benefit tour will be donated to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in New York, the Sick Kids Foundation and RONNIE JAMES DIO's The Stand and Shout Cancer Fund.

Frankie has provided BraveWords.com with the following exclusive statement:

"When I first heard the news from Rudy Sarzo that Ronnie had been diagnosed with stomach cancer I was devastated. I first met Ronnie in 1975 and was proud to have played drums along with the DIO band for the 'Stars' track as well as performing on numerous concerts to benefit the Children Of The Night foundation for Ronnie and Wendy Dio."

"Shortly after the news was made public I was contacted by former Elf/Rainbow bassist Craig Gruber whom I've never met, asking if I might be interested in doing a number of concerts in part to raise funds for a selected cancer charity and for the donations to be made in Ronnie's name. At the time, Craig had already contacted Jeff Fenholt as the vocalist. I suggested that he should contact Craig Goldy since he was intimately close to Ronnie and the situation. Craig is also one of my favorite guitarists. Sadly, we all lost Ronnie before the first concert in his honor ever played. They will be performed in his name and memory. God bless Ronnie James Dio, God rest him and my heart goes out to Wendy and Ronnie's family and band members."