The Greek Dio tribute band Rock ‘n’ Roll Children is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Hear ‘n Aid charity project “STARS” by creating an official remake, featuring 50+ Greek musicians and singers. This project highlights their ongoing commitment to honoring Ronnie James Dio’s legacy.
As always the goal of this project is charity and the band is offering all proceedings to Christodoulion Orphanage in Athens, Greece.
The project started after Ronnie James Dio died in May 16th in 2010, when InnerWish guitarist Manolis Tsigkos had the idea of making a tribute band and play a show once a year close to the singer’s anniversary of passing. The band was formed with Yiannis Papanikolaou on vocals, John Luna Tsimas on bass, Nikos Anastasiadis on drums and George Georgiou.
Even since their formation the band, which is called “Rock’n’Roll Children”, plays shows in Greece’s major cities for charity, which are usually sold out. Most notably, every May there is a show at the legendary Kyttaro Club which features several Greek and international musicians as special guests on vocals, guitars, etc. This year, Hardline and Alex Rudi Pell vocalist, Johnny Gioeli will be performing with the band on Saturday May 16th.
If you would like to contribute to the cause you can find the details and bank accounts at the end of the video.
Here’s the full list of all musicians contributing to the project:
Artists
The Choir: Joan Kollia (Moira’s Touch), Thimios Krikos (InnerWish), Tassos Krokodeilos (Spitfire, Marauder), George Eikosipentakis (InnerWish), Jon Voyager (Need), George Margaritopoulos (Wardrum), Tasos Lazaris (One Machine, Iron Beast, Rock Icons Show, Steel Arctus), Vasilis Axiotis (Persona Non Grata, ex-Phantom Lord), Yiannis Papanikolaou (Diviner), Harry “The Tyrant” Conklin (Jag Panzer, Titan Force, Satan’s Host, The 3 Tremors, Cloven Hoof), George Michas (Fire Vanadium, Sabbath Universe), Savvas Betinind (Acid Death), Michael Karasoulis (Battleroar, Sunlight, Demoralize), Billy Vass (V/K Project, APs Mystery), Nikos Papakostas (Convixion), Sotiris “Sverd” (Amongruins), Nikos Syrakos (Steamroller Assault, Badd Kharma), Aris Labos (Dragonskull), Nikos Tragakis (Exarsis), Antonis Nathanail (Clairvoyant), Dionysis Kontis (ex-Silent Rage), Dimitris Napas (Sirius), Andreas “Howler” (Lazy Man’s Load), Chris Kappas (Achelous), Jon Soti (Floating Worlds, Stellar Veil, Solo), George Kasapidis (Tapeworm Electric, Erotevmenoi Sxizofreneis), Argiris Drokalos (The Mound), George Giannakopoulos (Epidromeis, Good Fellas Band, Rock Mello, Christoforos Korkidis, Hideaway), Dion Christodoulatos (Sorrowful Angels), Johny Hott (Wild Machine), Alexandros Papandreou (Desert Near The End), Dimitris Kalantzis (Ego), Tasos Molyviatis (Night Spectre), Aris Pirris (Cellar Stone), Nick Varsamis (Litany, Wrathblade, Idmon’s Aegis), Nektarios Santamouris (Tidal Dreams), Nikos Michalas, Iliasn Michailakis, Dimitris Syrgiannis (Brainfade, Nightshift, ex-Sorrowful Winds, ex-APs Mystery), George Alexander Syrgiannis.
The lead singers: Yiannis Papanikolaou (Diviner), Harry “The Tyrant” Conklin (Jag Panzer, Titan Force, Satan’s Host, The 3 Tremors, Cloven Hoof), Vasilis Axiotis (Persona Non Grata, ex-Phantom Lord), George Eikosipentakis (InnerWish), Tassos Krokodeilos (Spitfire, Marauder), George Margaritopoulos (Wardrum), Jon Voyager (Need), Tasos Lazaris (One Machine, Iron Beast, Rock Icons Show, Steel Arctus).
The lead guitarists: Manolis Tsigkos (Innerwish), Elias Logginidis (Spitfire), Gus Drax (Sunburst, solo), Alex Flouros (Amongruins, Diviner, Sl. Theory), Gregory Giarelis (solo, Badd Kharma), Thimios Krikos (Innerwish), Dimitris Koskinas (Moira’s Touch, Bigus Dickus, Dimitris Mitsotakis, Endelexeia), Steelianos (Enemy Of Reality), Akis Pastras (Nightfall, Dexter Ward, Damon Systema).
Rock’n’Roll Childern are: Yiannis Papanikolaou – vocals, Manolis Tsigkos – guitar, John Luna Tsimas – bass, Nikos Anastasiadis – drums, George Georgiou – keyboards
