{"id":621888,"date":"2024-05-26T04:01:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T01:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/iron-butterfly-in-a-gadda-da-vida-singer-was-78\/"},"modified":"2024-05-26T04:01:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T01:01:44","slug":"iron-butterfly-in-a-gadda-da-vida-singer-was-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/iron-butterfly-in-a-gadda-da-vida-singer-was-78\/","title":{"rendered":"#Iron Butterfly ‘In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida’ Singer Was 78"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Doug Ingle, who co-founded the heavy rock band Iron Butterfly and was the singer and organist on songs including their signature hit, \u201cIn-a-Gadda-Da-Vida,\u201d died Friday at age 78. He was the last surviving member of the classic lineup from the late 1960s.<\/p>\n

\n Most of Iron Butterfly\u2019s success came with the 17-minute FM radio smash \u201cIn-a-Gadda-Da-Vida.\u201d The 1968 sophomore album named after the hit single spent 81 weeks in the top 10 in the U.S.; for a while it stood as the bestselling album in Atlantic Records\u2019 history. The LP went on to be certified quadruple-platinum.<\/p>\n

\n Ingle\u2019s family announced the passing on social media<\/a> and did not give a cause of death. \u201cIt\u2019s with a heavy heart & great sadness to announce the passing of my Father Doug Ingle,\u201d posted Doug Ingle Jr. \u201cDad passed away peacefully this evening in the presence of family. Thank You Dad for being a father, teacher and friend. Cherished loving memories I will carry the rest of my days moving forward in this journey of life. Love you Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n Ingle was the last surviving member of the original lineup, which was formed in San Diego in 1966, and also the only survivor of the so-called classic edition of the group that recorded \u201cIn-A-Gadda-Da-Vida\u201d two years later, at which point the band had undergone a total turnover except for him.<\/p>\n

\n An edit of \u201cIn-a-Gadda-Da-Vida\u201d that lasted only two minutes and 52 seconds went up the charts to land at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, although that is little indication of just how thoroughly the song infiltrated the culture. It was the 17-minute album track that became legendary \u2014 and something of an affectionate running joke in rock circles, as either a symbol of excessive length or just something a late-night FM disc jockey could put a needle down on for a smoking or bathroom break.<\/p>\n

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