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In 1967, Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona), formed Elf, a rock band that played a style of hard rock similar to Deep Purple. The band was originally called The Electric Elves, but the name was changed to Elf in 1969. The band's lineup consisted of Dio on vocals, Gary Driscoll on drums, Nick Simper on bass, and Micky Lee Soule on keyboards.