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 ...

Doug Ingle, the singer and organist for Iron Butterfly, has died. He was 78. His son, Doug Ingle Jr., broke the news on social media. “It’s with a heavy heart & great sadness to announce the passing ...

Doug Ingle, the lead singer and organist of Iron Butterfly, the San Diego-bred band that turned a purportedly misheard lyric into “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” the 17-minute magnum opus that propelled ...

The voice of an enduring classic rock band’s biggest hit is dead at age 78. Doug Ingle, the original singer and organist for Iron Butterfly, died over the weekend, according to his son, Doug Ingle Jr.

His biggest hit, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” was a 17-minute psychedelic journey that epitomized 1960s rock indulgence. But after just a few years in the limelight, he walked away. By Alex Williams Doug ...