If you grew up in the late 60s or early 70s, this was THE drum solo. One of first long drum solos in an album. Every drummer knew this song and we all measured ourselves by whether we could play.

“In a Gadda da vida, honey/Don’t you know that I’m lovin’ you/In a gadda da vida, baby/don’t you know that I’ll always be true.” That’s the opening line from Iron Butterfly’s ground-breaking opus ...

Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” opens in a cyclone of electric organs while bright keys whisk up a storm of treacherous drum hits and hypnotizing strings. The song is the definitive rock ...

Doug Ingle, who sang, wrote and played organ on “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” the haunting 1968 hit by rock band Iron Butterfly, died Friday, as previously reported by Ultimate Classic Rock. Ingle was 78. A ...

Doug Ingle, lead singer of Iron Butterfly Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Doug Ingle, the original lead singer of the rock band Iron Butterfly, has died. He was 78. Ingle’s son, Doug Ingle Jr., ...