Ronnie James Dio - Talking his band ELF on tour with Deep Purple

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 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.

[@bobthebear1246]

God, I fucking love Ronnie James Dio. What an absolutely fantastic storyteller, in addition to being such a badass legend. 🤘🏻 (Because of him, 🤘🏻 is an emoji. Again, badass legend. 🤘🏻🙌🏻)

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

The King Of Rock And Roll

[@vlassisnikas7634]

Ronnie begun to record in 1958. It's amazing. His last recording was in 2009. R.I.P.

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

Heaven & Hell

[@AGDinCA]

One of the greatest band stories!!

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

Great

[@repetitivemotion]

Blackmore is so cool

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

🤘🤘🤘🆒

[@sniffableandirresistble]

He was so great ❤

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

Great Dio...

[@AndrewGrey22]

Man I love Dio and miss him and his music and personality being around so much. He was a really unique human being and super nice guy.

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

True, Who knows, maybe Wendy will launch something new that we know she has in store...

[@alessandrotorrescampos522]

Amazing! Two of my music heroes.

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

Big Vocals

[@paulbuxton1326]

Great guy 🎼

[@wellingtonguilhermes]

Dio is The best. ❤

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

Big Dio

[@LedKashmir]

I love this man so much! 🤘🏻🤣❤️

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

The Best...

[@SevenOfNine-7]

Damn, was hoping to hear about how Blackmore poached elf. Not a boring story of being drunk and destructive before a gig.

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

Hunt Elfs ?

[@bobthebear1246]

That's a good story, too.

[@MarislavaBermann]

Why I can't imagine Ronnie trashing dressing room? 😀

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

Me either

[@purplepimple2610]

Drinking pays off every time

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

Yeah !!

[@vimfuego8827]

Do you really take these stories seriously ...Hell no, it's rock n roll and wider than life, yeah they got pissed up but it's the same old memories of when we were at University reminiscing of the 'glory days' tearing down the student mess and all the girls were loving it before they were ravished etc etc... Stories of our youth eh Ronnie LOL

[@dio-longliverocknroll]

Good remember time aureo

[@TheLjohnfoxx]

I'm not getting back in the Van till you say we are Heavy Metal!

[@scottashe984]

Times were different. I have crazier stories than this. You must've lived a sheltered life.