Blues /Hard rock
UK
Musicians:
Ronald Padavona (later Ronnie James Dio) – vocals, bass
David Feinstein - guitar
Mickey Lee Soule - piano
Gary Driscoll - drums
Albums:
1972 - Elf
Track listing
All Songs Written By Gary Driscoll, Mickey Lee Soule, David Feinstein & Ronald Padavona"Hoochie Koochie Lady" – 5:32
"First Avenue" – 4:23
"Never More" – 3:50
"I'm Coming Back For You" – 3:27
"Sit Down Honey (Everything Will Be Alright)" – 3:48
"Dixie Lee Junction" – 5:09
"Love Me Like A Woman" – 3:47
"Gambler, Gambler" – 4:26
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Recorded April-July 1972
Genre Hard Rock
Blues-Rock
Length 33:02
Label Purple Records
Producer Ian Paice, Roger Glover
Elf is the first album by Ronnie James Dio's blues rock band called Elf. It was released in 1972. Dio at the time still went by his birth name Ronald Padavona.
After this album, Steve Edwards replaced David Feinstein on guitar, and Craig Gruber took over bass duties, leaving Ronnie James Dio solely as the lead singer. This future lineup, minus Edwards, became the first incarnation of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow when guitarist Ritchie Blackmore formed it after leaving Deep Purple.
