Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera | |
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| Also known as | Velvet Opera |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Soul blues, rock, psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1967–1971 |
| Past members | Richard Hudson John Ford Elmer Gantry Colin Forster Jimmy Horrocks Paul Brett Johnny Joyce Colin Bass Dave MacTavish Mike Fincher |
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, at various times also known as Velvet Opera, was a British rock band active in the late 1960s. Members of the band, Richard Hudson, John Ford and Paul Brett, would later become members of The Strawbs, Hudson Ford and Stretch.