Ingle was the last surviving member of the original lineup, which was formed in San Diego in 1966.
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 surviving member of the classic lineup from the late 1960s.
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 “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” two years later, at which point the band had undergone a total turnover except for him. On a 1995 episode of “The Simpsons,” “Bart Sells His Soul,” Bart snuck a version of the organ-driven song into his church’s worship service under the de-slurred title “In the Garden of Eden,” credited to I. Ron Butterfly. “Hey, Marge, remember when we used to make out to this hymn?” whispered Homer.
Iron Butterfly has not remained as ubiquitous a name in counterculture nostalgia as other groups of its era have, partly because the group broke up rather soon after its biggest successes -- in 1971 -- and did not enjoy the extended reunions that some others did. A Wikipedia entry for the group lists 60 musicians who have been part of the group in its various incarnations over the decades -- on top of the four musicians who tour as Iron Butterfly today, none of whom go further back with the band than 1995.
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