Erik Braunn, 52, the lead guitarist on Iron Butterfly’s classic heavy metal anthem of 1968 “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” died of cardiac arrest Friday in Los Angeles. Born in 1950 in Pekin, Ill., and brought ...

Many coming of age in the 1960s hold a special place in their hearts for Iron Butterfly’s 1968 psychedelic rock anthem “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.” Now, the vocalist, composer and organist behind the ...

Doug Ingle, the lead singer and organist of Iron Butterfly, the San Diego-bred band that turned a purportedly misheard lyric into “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” the 17-minute magnum opus that propelled ...

Doug Ingle, the original singer and organist of psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, has died. He was 78. The musician’s son Doug Ingle Jr. shared the news of his father’s passing through social ...