L to R: Doug Ingle, Ron Bushy, Lee Dorman, Erik Brann
Classic Lineup:
- Erik Brann – guitars, vocals
- Ron Bushy – drums, percussion
- Lee Dorman – bass, backing vocals
- Doug Ingle – organ, vocals
- 1968 Heavy
- 1968 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
- 1969 Ball
- 1970 Metamorphosis
- 1975 Scorching Beauty
- 1975 Sun and Steel
Iron Butterfly is an American hard rock/rock band that formed around 1966 and did all their early music practice literally in a garage. They soon became a regular act at the famous Whisky A Go Go in California, got a record contract, and released their first album, Heavy, in 1968.
For various reasons, there were quite a few band member changes after that first album was made. Then in the same year that they released Heavy they released the game changing In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida album, which is celebrating its 50th birthday June 2018.
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