FREE THE IRON BUTTERFLY PDF Chanda Hahn | 276 pages | 18 Apr 2012 | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform | 9781475070378 | English | United States Iron Butterfly Definition Iron Butterfly is an American rock band best known for the hit " In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida ", providing a dramatic sound that led The Iron Butterfly way towards The Iron Butterfly development of hard rock and heavy metal music. Formed in San Diego, Californiaamong band members who used to be "arch enemies", their heyday was the late s, but the band has been reincarnated with various members with varying levels of success, with no new recordings since Iron Butterfly was the first group to receive an In-House platinum album award from Atlantic Records. The band formed in in San Diego. The group were soon joined by vocalist and tambourine player Darryl DeLoach. Jerry Penrod replaced Willis after the band relocated to Los Angeles in the summer of Pinney eventually left to return to school. Bruce Morse then replaced The Iron Butterfly until Ron Bushy from a group called the Voxmen came aboard The Iron Butterfly Morse left due to a family emergency. In earlythe band's debut album Heavy The Iron Butterfly released after signing a deal with Atco Recordsan Atlantic Records subsidiary. The group was signed by Atlantic's Charles Greene, who was co-producer of Heavy. All but Ingle and Bushy left the band after completing the album in the late summer of The Iron Butterfly two remaining musicians, faced with the possibility of the record The Iron Butterfly being released, quickly found replacements in bassist Lee Dorman and year-old guitarist Erik Brann also known as "Erik Braunn" and "Erik Braun" and resumed touring. After 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. Weis and Penrod went on to form the group Rhinoceros. They performed live for about a year before breaking up. The album was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in December [6] and had sold over three million copies by the end of The album stayed on the Billboard charts for over a The Iron Butterfly and ultimately sold over 30 million copies. During this time, IB were represented by the William Morris Agencywhich booked all their live concerts. Iron Butterfly played its first national tour in the summer of alongside Jefferson Airplane. Iron Butterfly's third album, Ballwas released in January and went gold, reaching 3 on the Billboard charts. They explained their situation to the concert promoters and asked for patience. Their manager, however, sent a telegram demanding that Iron Butterfly be flown in by helicopter, whereupon they would "immediately" take the stage. After their set, they would be paid and flown back to the airport. According to drummer Bushy, "We went down to the Port Authority three times and waited for the helicopter, but it never showed up". Erik Brann left the band after a final show in San Diego on December 15, Brann was frustrated with the band's unwillingness to move towards a harder rock sound. Both Pinera and Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt had been rehearsing secretly with the band since September after Brann had voiced his objections to continuing. In The Iron Butterfly Iron Butterfly released its fourth studio album Metamorphosis. The album managed to get into the Billboard top While Iron Butterfly was touring in Europe with Yes in earlyDoug Ingle announced his intention to leave the group. Ingle had grown tired of endless touring and wasn't totally on board with the band's new guitar-oriented blues and soul direction. Putting forth a horn-based sound more characteristic of groups like Blood Sweat and Tearsthe single failed to chart and proved to be their last The Iron Butterfly before their mids reformation. The band, with Ingle in tow, decided to play one final tour, pairing with Black Oak Arkansas. Pinera's band-mate from Blues Image, drummer Manny Bertematti, filled in for Bushy for most the The Iron Butterfly dates because of the latter's shoulder injury. Internal Revenue Service 's The Iron Butterfly to collect unpaid taxes. Dorman and Reinhardt subsequently founded Captain Beyond. In Brann was contacted by a promoter about reforming Iron Butterfly, so he reunited with Ron Bushy to form a new version of the group, signing with MCA Records and joined by Bushy's friend, bassist Philip Taylor Kramerand keyboardist Howard Reitzes, a friend of Brann's who worked in a music store. Both albums were criticized for bearing little resemblance to the original tone of the group and sold poorly compared to their earlier releases. This grouping toured mostly in the South. In the late fall ofa German promoter made an The Iron Butterfly for the band to tour. The Metamorphosis lineup Ingle, Bushy, Dorman, Pinera and Rhino made preparations, but just before they were to The Iron Butterfly for Germany, Dorman's father took ill and another bassist, Keith Ellis formerly of Boxerwas brought in to cover for Dorman in case he had to suddenly return to the US. During the tour, Ellis died in DarmstadtGermany on December 12, After their return to the US, the Metamorphosis group played a few homecoming shows in earlyjoined by Erik Brann for guest appearances. Still later that same year, Bobby Hasbrook, from Hawaii, joined the band as lead guitarist and lead vocals alongside Dorman, Pinera, Caldwell and Leimseider. At the tail end ofIngle returned to the fold once more as John Shearer from Steve Hackett 's band came in on drums and percussionist Luke also rejoined since Bushy had taken a sales job outside of music for Makita Tools. Brann who had guested at some shows during soon ended his association with the band at this time as well. Pinera left again, as did Luke, in and IB worked on some more material in September of that year, with drummer Jerry Sommers playing on some tracks. But once again, nothing ever came of it. The "Legends Tour" took place in the fall of with Ingle, Dorman, Campanero and guitarist Steve Fister later of Steppenwolf and another Steppenwolf alumni, bassist Kurtis Teal, took Dorman's spot The Iron Butterfly the The Iron Butterfly Tour" in the fall of '85, which ended in late November, shortly after which, Teel suddenly died of The Iron Butterfly heart murmur on December 2. The The Iron Butterfly then disbanded once again due to managerial problems. In the spring ofThe Iron Butterfly and Pinera got back together to tour as Iron Butterfly for the The Iron Butterfly of Flight 87" tour Dorman was captaining a fishing boat, so was not available at this time with Ace Baker keyboards and Kelly Reubens bass. But this was short-lived, as Bushy and then Brann both rehearsed different IB lineups in August and September of that year see Lineups below that never made it to the concert stage. In December the "classic lineup" of Ingle, Brann, Dorman and Bushy got together at The Roxy Theatre to prepare for a thirty date tour of the East Coast in the winter and spring of that culminated with an appearance at Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary celebration at Madison Square Garden on The Iron Butterfly 14,alongside Led Zeppelin and many others. The IB lineup of Brann, Dorman, Rhino, Hilland, Feldman and Suarez appeared at Woodstock '89which took place in August twenty years to the day of and on the site of the original Woodstock concert of as a spontaneous celebration of the event's 20th anniversary. After the Tepper-led lineup failed to break through, Tepper left to continue his solo career and Dorman, Rhino and Bushy went back on the road in early with keyboardist Burt Diaz. But after Rhino and Diaz decided to leave, Pinera was brought back, along with keyboardist Hilland. Pinera, by this time, had formed his own group, the Classic Rock All-Starsso was not available for all of the Butterfly's shows. Guitarist Denny Artache summerthen Doug Bosseyfilled in until Pinera was dropped inwith Bossey, then Eric Barnett finally taking over in Doug Ingle rejoined the band, yet again, on vocals and keyboards in July In the spring of the band did a tour of Europe with "classic era" members Ingle, Bushy and Dorman, along with Hilland and Barnett. A DVD of live performances from this tour was released in Hilland was dropped in and Ingle officially retired from performing in early Originally from Seattle, Marinkovich had played with Randy Hansen and others. Original vocalist Darryl DeLoach born on September 12, died of liver cancer on October 3, at the age of On July 25, Erik Brann died of heart failure at the age of Derek Hilland returned to play keyboards for the group's dates when Larry Rust was not available. The Iron Butterfly earlyRust came back briefly to substitute for Gerschwitz for dates in Italy, Croatia and Austria. In earlyPhil Parlapiano substituted for Martin Gerschwitz for a few shows when Gerschwitz was unable to play due to his own solo-tour schedule. Former guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt died on January 2,at the age of 63, due to cirrhosis of the liver. Following Dorman's death, Iron Butterfly dissolved once more. Charlie Marinkovich revealed in that he had departed the band altogether The Iron Butterfly that Ron Bushy was very ill, shrouding the band's future in doubt. At times during his recovery inRon Bushy entertained the idea of The Iron Butterfly a new Iron Butterfly band together, possibly with Martin Gerschwitz returning on keyboards and lead vocals.