Doug Ingle, who co-founded the heavy rock band Iron Butterfly and was the singer and organist on songs including their signature hit, “In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida,” died Friday at age 78. He was the last ...

“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 ...

The iconic rock arrangement has been borrowed for a number of tracks across a wide array of genres. From hip-hop to polka, even The Simpsons reworked the tune, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” has been one of ...

Doug Ingle, who co-founded the 1960s rock band Iron Butterfly and co-wrote the group’s signature hit, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, died Friday. He was 78. The death of Ingle, who sang and played the organ for ...