Elf was a
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
Ritchie Blackmore's new group,
Rainbow.