Q:Facts:   - years active: 1967 -- 1975    - past members: ronnie nick pantas micky lee soule craig gruber steve edwards mark james nauseef dio gary driscoll david feinstein doug thaler      - alias: the 1968-1972 -rrb- electric elves -lrb- 1967-1968 -rrb- the elves -lrb-    - name: elf    - background: group_or_band    - label: decca records heavy metal    - associated acts: rainbow , the vegas kings , ronnie and the red caps , , ronnie dio and the prophets , deep purple , the ronnie and the rumblers rods , dio , black sabbath   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of elf -lrb- band -rrb- .
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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 -lrb- dio 's cousin -rrb- .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 .