Group
Elf
American rock/blues band from the 1970s with Dio on vocals
- From
- Cortland, United States
- Active
- 1970–1975
- Rating
- ★ 3
- Releases
- 7
- boogie rock
- hard rock
- blues rock
- classic rock
- country rock
- rock
- blues
About
Elf was an American rock band founded in 1967 by singer and bassist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Doug Thaler, drummer Gary Driscoll, and guitarists Nick Pantas and David Feinstein (Dio's cousin). The band was originally called the Electric Elves, but was shortened to the Elves in 1968 and finally Elf in 1972. Elf disbanded in 1975 after recording three albums and after most of the lineup had been absorbed into the newly formed group Rainbow.
Members
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David “Rock” Feinstein guitar
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Ronnie James Dio lead vocals
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Gary Driscoll drums (drum set)
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Mickey Lee Soule keyboard
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Steve Edwards guitar
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Craig Gruber bass guitar
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Mark Nauseef membranophone
Discography
Albums
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Social
Reference
Artist rename
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 57e0e9f3-24b5-46a6-be00-be793ca26e21
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.