Elf (band)

Elf
Origin	New York
Genres	Blues rock, hard rock,[1][2] MERGE rock, jazz rock,[1] heavy metal[2]
Years active	1967–1975
Labels	Decca Records Purple Records
Past member(s)	Ronnie James Dio Doug Thaler Gary Driscoll Nick Pantas David Feinstein

Elf was an American rock band that was active between 1967 and 1975. The band was previously called the Electric Elves.^[3] They released their first album, Elf, in 1972.^[4] The album was co-produced by Ian Paice and Roger Glover, who would later work with Elf's lead singer Ronnie James Dio in the band Rainbow.^[5]

Discography

• Elf (1972)
• Carolina County Ball (1974)
• Trying To Burn The Sun (1975)
• The Gargantuan (1978)
• The Elf Albums (1991)

References

1. "Ronny Dio's Early Years". Pavadona.com. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
2. Prato, Greg. "Elf". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
3. Colin Larkin, ed. (October 1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2nd ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1175, 1325. ISBN 1561591769.
4. "ELF - 1970-1975". Official Site of Ronnie James Dio. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
5. "Roger Glover. 1973-2006 History". The Deep Purple Appreciation Society. Retrieved 25 October 2010.