What is Elf (band)?
{{Infobox Band | Name = Elf | Img = | Img_capt = | Years_active = 1967–1975 | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[New York City|New York]] | Genre = [[Blues rock]], [[hard rock]],<ref name=Pavadona/><ref name=Allmusic/> [[MERGE rock]], [[Jazz fusion#Jazz rock|jazz rock]],<ref name=Pavadona>{{cite web|title=Ronny Dio's Early Years|url=http://www.padavona.com/history.html|publisher=Pavadona.com|accessdate=2011-12-08}}</ref> [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web|last=Prato|first=Greg|title=Elf|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/elf-p4179|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2011-12-08}}</ref> | Label = [[Decca Records]]<br />[[Purple Records]] | Current_members = | Past_members = [[Ronnie James Dio]]<br />[[Doug Thaler]]<br />[[Gary Driscoll]]<br />[[Nick Pantas]]<br />[[David Feinstein]] }} '''Elf''' was an [[United States|American]] [[Rock and roll|rock]] [[band]] that was active between [[1967]] and [[1975]]. The band was previously called the '''Electric Elves'''.<ref>{{Cite book |editor=Colin Larkin |title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music |edition=2nd |date=October 1995 |publisher=Guinness Publishing |isbn=1561591769 |pages=1175, 1325}}</ref> They released their first [[album]], ''Elf'', in [[1972]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ronniejamesdio.com/disc_elf.asp |title=ELF - 1970-1975 |author= |work=Official Site of Ronnie James Dio |publisher= |accessdate=25 October 2010 |archive-date=28 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128115340/http://ronniejamesdio.com/disc_elf.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album was co-[[Record producer|produced]] by [[Ian Paice]] and [[Roger Glover]], who would later work with Elf's [[lead singer]] [[Ronnie James Dio]] in the band [[Rainbow (band)|Rainbow]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deep-purple.net/tree/glover/roger-glover.htm |title=Roger Glover. 1973-2006 History |author= |work=The Deep Purple Appreciation Society |publisher= |accessdate=25 October 2010}}<