NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mickey Lee Soule

Keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule was born on June 6, 1946 in Cortland, New York. Mickey had a band in the mid-1960's until he was drafted into the army. After his honorable discharge he joined The Elves after the band's original keyboardist, Doug Thaler, was injured in a car accident that killed guitarist Nick Pantas. Shortly after Soule was recruited the band changed their name to Elf and enjoyed minor fame as the opening act for Deep Purple. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. ... Cover of Elfs debut self-titled album Elf was a hard rock band founded in 1969 by singer Ronnie James Dio, guitarist Doug Thaler, keyboardist Micky Lee Soule, and drummer Gary Driscoll. ... Keyboardist Doug Thaler made his first appearance in the music industry when he joined Elf in 1967. ... Cover of Elfs debut self-titled album Elf was a hard rock band founded in 1969 by singer Ronnie James Dio, guitarist Doug Thaler, keyboardist Micky Lee Soule, and drummer Gary Driscoll. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

After a few years, a few more members and two albums, Soule and the rest of Elf (minus their guitarist) were transformed into Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, featuring Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. During this time a third and final Elf album Trying to Burn the Sun was recorded when the former Elves were not in the studio recording Rainbow's debut album. Blackmore fired the entire line up with the exception of Dio before the first Rainbow tour. Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow (1975) is the first LP released by Rainbow. ... Richard Hugh Blackmore, (born 14 April 1945) is a British guitarist. ... Trying To Burn the Sun is the third album produced by Elf, released in 1975. ... Dio is a heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1983 after leaving Black Sabbath. ...

Soule would later tour France with The Ian Gillan Band. The Ian Gillan Band is a side project band of former Deep Purple member Ian Gillan. ...

Soule has since retired from the music business but his son, Matt Soule, plays drums in the alternative rock band, Where's Moo?.

One "Mickey Lee Soul" (sic) is credited as Keyboard tech in the liner notes of Deep Purple's album "Live at the Olympia '96".

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