Elf is the first studio album by Ronnie James Dio's blues rock band called Elf. Produced by Ian Paice and Roger Glover of Deep Purple, the record was released in 1972. In this album, Dio is listed by his birth name Ronald Padavona. Though Dio had used "Padavona" for songwriting credits on earlier singles, Dio explained in an interview in 1994 that he used his birth name on this album as a tribute to his parents so that they could see their family name on an album at least once. After this album, Steve Edwards replaced David Feinstein on guitar, and Craig Gruber took o… read more
Elf is the first studio album by Ronnie James Dio's blues rock band called Elf. Produced by Ian Paice and Roger Glover of Deep Purple, the recor… read more
Elf is the first studio album by Ronnie James Dio's blues rock band called Elf. Produced by Ian Paice and Roger Glover of Deep Purple, the record was released in 1972. In this album… read more
Elf, was a Blues-rock band founded in 1967 in Cortland, New York, United States by singer and bassist Ronnie James Dio (Ronnie Padavona), keyboardist 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 repl… read more
Elf, was a Blues-rock band founded in 1967 in Cortland, New York, United States by singer and bassist Ronnie James Dio (Ronnie Padavona), keyboardist Doug Thaler, drummer Gary Driscoll, an… read more
Elf, was a Blues-rock band founded in 1967 in Cortland, New York, United States by singer and bassist Ronnie James Dio (Ronnie Padavona), keyboardist Doug Thaler, drummer Gary Driscoll, and guitarists Nick Pantas and David 'Rock&… read more