Posted on 05/28/2024 6:03:49 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Doug Ingle, who sang, wrote and played organ on “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” the haunting 1968 hit by rock band Iron Butterfly, died Friday, as previously reported by Ultimate Classic Rock. Ingle was 78. A cause of death hasn’t been released.
On Facebook, the musician’s son, Doug Ingle Jr., wrote, “It’s with a heavy heart & great sadness to announce the passing of my Father Doug Ingle. Dad passed away peacefully this evening in the presence of family.”
Ingle’s son concluded his Facebook tribute with, “Thank You Dad for being a father, teacher and friend. Cherished loving memories I will carry the rest of my days moving forward in this journey of life. Love you.”
A mix of psychedelia, blues, hard-rock and witchy folk, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” was the perfect theme as the hippie era grew increasingly dark following ‘67′s Summer of Love.
Ingle is said to have composed “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” after consuming a gallon of wine. Iron Butterfly drummer Ron Bushy transcribed Ingle’s lyrics as Ingly drunkenly sang and Bushy misheard the passage “in the Garden of Eden” as “in-a-gadda-da-vida.” The rest is rock history.
The title track to San Diego band Iron Butterfly’s sophomore album, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” clocked in at an elephantine 17 minutes. A single version edited to less than a fifth of that running time gave Iron Butterfly their sole top 40 hit.
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Wait a minute, this is rock and/or roll.
Some radio stations used to play the full version.
Beat you by 20 seconds.
My brother blared that song at high volume over and over and over (when our parents were gone). I grew to hate it.
R.I.P. Doug Ingle
That In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida song took up the whole side of an album.
Yes indeed -all 17 minutes and 5 seconds of it!
No, our posts complement each other perfectly.
RIP
I remember sitting in my buddy’s basement listening to that track many times.
We also used to have multi-day Monopoly tournaments.
But we were never bored back then.
Life was lived at a much slower pace back then. Sigh.
Maybe a great two-fer would be Inna-gadda-da-vida and Close to the Edge by Yes. Great way to fill up almost 40 minutes.
They’re both perfectly cromulent posts.
I was fortunate to see the classic lineup of that band in 1969. Unique sound. Doug was a great organist. RIP Doug.
If you're listening to In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, you definitely roll.
Toss in Supper’s Ready by Genesis and you could just about kill a whole day.
In the Garden of Eden by I Ron Butterfly.🤣
Usually when the DJ needed to take a dump.
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