Iron Butterfly's "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida," has become a comedic punchline over the years, a whipping boy for the overblown and pretentious aspects of rock 'n' roll. But strip away the years of abuse and ...

“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 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 ...

Any teenager growing up during the late 1960s, who had even a mild interest in rock music, most likely had a copy of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida somewhere around the house. Several years later it was still a ...