The band had been booked to play at Woodstock in August 1969 but got stuck at New York City's LaGuardia Airport. Iron Butterfly's third album, Ball, was released in January 1969 and went gold, reaching #3 on the Billboard charts. By the end of 1968, the band was back in the studio at work on their next album. Iron Butterfly played its first national tour in the summer of 1968 alongside Jefferson Airplane. ĭuring this time, the band was represented by the William Morris Agency, which booked all their live concerts. The album stayed on the Billboard charts for over a year and ultimately sold over 30 million copies. The album was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in December 1968 and had sold over three million copies by the end of 1970. The 17-minute " In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", the title track of Iron Butterfly's second album, became a top-30 hit (edited down to 2:52) in the U. Success with In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida and first breakup (1968–1971) They performed live for about a year before breaking up. In 1970 DeLoach formed Flintwhistle along with Jerry Penrod and Erik Brann. Weis and Penrod went on to form the group Rhinoceros.
In a 1986 interview with IB's fan club fanzine, The Butterfly Net, Brann stated that Jeff Beck, Neil Young, and Michael Monarch (who would go on to join Steppenwolf) had also expressed interest in joining the group to replace Weis.Īfter Brann was chosen, Penrod and DeLoach, uncomfortable with Brann's young age and frustrated with the time it was taking him to learn the band's repertoire, left the group after Weis did.
The two remaining musicians, faced with the possibility of the record not being released, quickly found replacements in bassist Lee Dorman and 17-year-old guitarist Erik Brann (also known as "Erik Braunn" and "Erik Braun") and resumed touring. All but Ingle and Bushy left the band after completing the album in the late summer of 1967. The group was signed by Atlantic's Charles Greene, who was co-producer of Heavy. In early 1968, the band's debut album Heavy was released after signing a deal with Atco Records, an Atlantic Records subsidiary. A booking at Bido Lito's club in Hollywood soon led to regular appearances at the Galaxy Club and the Whisky a Go Go. Bruce Morse then replaced Pinney until Ron Bushy (from a group called the Voxmen) came aboard when Morse left due to a family emergency. Pinney eventually left to return to school. Jerry Penrod replaced Willis after the band relocated to Los Angeles in the summer of 1966. DeLoach's parents’ garage served as the site for their almost nightly rehearsals. The group were soon joined by vocalist and tambourine player Darryl DeLoach. The original members were Doug Ingle (vocals, organ, formerly of Jeri and the Jeritones and Palace Pages, Iron Butterfly's forerunner), Jack Pinney (drums), Greg Willis (bass), and Danny Weis (guitar, also of Palace Pages). Ron Bushy, Iron Butterfly performing "In a Gadda da Vida", Germany, May 2005 Their music has found a significant impact on the international rock scenes, influencing numerous acts such as Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Rush, Alice Cooper, Mountain, Uriah Heep, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots and Queens of the Stone Age. Their second album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) remains a best-seller, and Iron Butterfly was the first group to receive an In-House platinum album award from Atlantic Records. Although their heyday was the late 1960s, the band has been reincarnated with various members with varying levels of success with no new recordings since 1975. Iron Butterfly is an American rock band, formed in San Diego, California in 1966, among band members who used to be "arch enemies." They are best known for the 1968 hit " In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of hard rock and heavy metal music.
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