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Elf, was a band founded in 1967 in Cortland, New York, United States by singer Ronnie James Dio (Ronnie Padavona), guitarist and vocalist Doug Thaler, drummer Gary Driscoll, and guitarists Nick Pantas and David ‘Rock’ Feinstein (Dio’s cousin). The band was orignially called The Electric Elves, but was shortened to The Elves, and finally Elf in 1969.

In 1970 the band was involved in an automobile accident which claimed the life of Nick Pantas, whom the band decided not to replace. After recovering from his injuries, Doug Thaler quit the band, and was replaced by Micky Lee Soule. (Upon leaving in 1972, Thaler moved to New York and got a job as a booking agent — Elf was one of the bands he booked. In 1983, he became co-manager of Mötley Crüe. Present day he works at Metropolitan Talent as an artist manager, working with artists such as Art Garfunkel, Bruce Hornsby & Ratdog).
Cover of Elf’s debut self-titled album was produced by Deep Purple members Roger Glover and Ian Paice, who happened to see Elf auditioning in 1972. For the next few years, the band enjoyed mild success as an opening act for Deep Purple.
Dio both sang and played the bass guitar until, in 1973, bass player Craig Gruber was asked to join. The same year saw Feinstein quit the band, to be replaced by Steve Edwards.
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  • ponder_muahaha

    "I love how no one cared about this group until Dio died. Then every rock and metal fag starts adding them to their library and pretending they listened to them long before." Oh, I'm so cool, I don't go with trends, I'm troooo, you're just posers! There's metal in my mother's vagina! [3]

    last month

  • Sith_Lord3330

    "I love how no one cared about this group until Dio died. Then every rock and metal fag starts adding them to their library and pretending they listened to them long before." Oh, I'm so cool, I don't go with trends, I'm troooo, you're just posers! There's metal in my mother's vagina! [3]

    March 2012

  • cicerometallica

    great bad

    March 2012

  • hygrophorus

    When She Smiles, beautiful, perfect shit.

    February 2012

  • EternalDeath94

    "I love how no one cared about this group until Dio died. Then every rock and metal fag starts adding them to their library and pretending they listened to them long before." Oh, I'm so cool, I don't go with trends, I'm troooo, you're just posers! There's metal in my mother's vagina! [2]

    January 2012

  • Skate_Of_Mind

    Нey, friends!!)watch new video!!))) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9_54qOXWnfQ http://www.sendspace.com/file/fj2bzd may of sorrow new album!!!!;-))

    January 2012

  • dunnowhyimhere

    what's sad is that there was some talk of elf getting together for a reunion before dio passed. i was looking forward to hearing these tracks live.

    December 2011

  • tiagohardrock

    Hoochie Koochie Lady ♫

    November 2011
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