Elf - Stay With Me (1972)

Elf - Stay With Me (1972), from the compilation "War Pigs'72"

The early-'70s rock outfit Elf is best-known as the group that gave singer Ronnie James Dio his start and he would eventually set his sights on a tougher, metallic sound, fronting the likes of Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own solo band, Dio. The group went through several name changes in the late '60s (the Electric Elves, the Elves), before settling simply on Elf and issuing a self-titled debut recording for Epic in 1972, produced by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover. The group's best-known lineup consisted of Dio (who was at this time going by his real name, Ronald Padavona, and also doubling on bass), guitarist David Feinstein, guitarist/keyboardist Micky Lee Soule, and drummer Gary Driscoll. The album went largely unnoticed, as did the group's subsequent two other releases, L.A./59 (issued under the title Carolina Country Ball outside of the U.S.) and Trying to Burn the Sun, as the group guested on Roger Glover's 1974 album The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. Through their affiliation with Glover, Elf was brought to the attention of former Purple leader/guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who invited the entire group (sans their guitarist) to join forces as the prog metal outfit Rainbow, resulting in the release of a self-titled effort in 1975. Slowly but surely, however, Rainbow turned out to be nothing more than a solo vehicle for Blackmore rather than a true band and the former Elf members left the group one by one before Dio was the last one remaining until eventually leaving the group himself in 1978.(allmusic.com)


This set was recorded in early 1972, shortly after the band dropped the name "The Elves" and became "Elf", and not long before recording the first album. The sound quality is amazing, a lot of covers as well as unreleased material, and what's more : Ronnie James Dio covering "War Pigs" more than 7 years before joining Back Sabbath !

LINE-UP :
Ronnie James Dio - vocals / bass
Gary Driscoll - Drums / Percussion
Dave "Rock" Feinstein - Guitar
Mickey Lee Soule - Keyboards

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• Elf
• Ronnie
• Dio
• Padavona

[Bieroern]

last year in my german lesson i got the homework to hold a seminar paper about a free eligible theme.dio,my favourite singer of all times,just died about two weeks before, so i decided to hold my seminar paper about him.i searched a lot for it to make it very detailed and well.i think it was very good in respect of content -anyway i got the worst grade i've ever become in this subject by this teacher. i think it wasn't fair even my teacher should know who is the best singer in the world

RIP DIO

[gypssyychild31]

@ivancar1997 you mean in italian dio means god. to me dio is god in all languages

[cl96z28]

Ronnie James Dio a small man with a larger than life voice

[h8e5e5d3e5r0]

Auf dieser Gruppe bin ich nur über Ronnie gestoßen, sonst wüßte ich gar nichts da von !!

[Dukabor]

@Bieroern The elves (elf) used to play in my hometown of Hazleton PA...under the roller rink. Your teacher was an idiot...but we have a saying here... "those that can't do...teach"...RIP DIO...great singer

[diodio1964]

@diodio1964 As long as I live I know Ill never forget it will always stay with me stay with me

[UltimateNinja891]

@Bieroern holy words my friend..

[MrDawx]

cant belive that dio looked young

[ferrononon08]

@binky1238 could it be dixie lee junction?

[blankproduktion]

spatzi



[02DSH]

GEEZ DIOS YOUNG BUT HES JUST AS GOOD

[binky1238]

does anyone know the song where ronnie sings about the hills of tennessee