Vic Elmes (born Victor George Elmes, 10 May 1947, in Dagenham, Essex, England), played with several groups such as Acid Gallery and The Epics, before helping to form the band Christie in 1970. Christie had several hits: "Yellow River" and "San Bernadino" in 1970, "Man of Many Faces" in 1971, and "Iron Horse" in 1972.

1972 was also the year of Elmes' own creation "Jo Jo's band", the first of the tracks that proved to be South American hit records. In 1973 Elmes left Christie and followed a solo career that brought him other success.