Musician Doug Ingle, 78, one of the founding members of the 1960s rock group, Iron Butterfly, died on Friday, according to his son. He was one of the original members of the group. All four of the members of the group during its peak years--Ingle, who was also the lead singer, drummer Ron Bushy, guitarists Erik Brann and Lee Dorman--have died. The group was best known--and often ridiculed--for its super lengthy number "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," which came out in around 1968. There was a short version, but the long version, which covered the entire side of the album of the same name, is the one that is remembered. My understanding was the group kind of made up the song as they went along and they were not completely sober when they recorded it. Anyway, that is what I heard. I might have heard wrong, but given that era, it was not only possible but highly probable.
Ingle would go on to co-author other hits for the band like “Soul Experience,” In the Time of Our Lives,” and “Easy Rider.”
The singer and founding member left the band in 1971 and would make occasional appearances with the touring band. After he left the band, Ingle had a short sting with the group Stark Naked and the Car Thieves.
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Wactor, best known for his General Hospital role as Brando Corbin, was shot and killed on Saturday, May 25, in Los Angeles, according to TMZ, which was first to report the news and confirmed Wactor's death with the actor’s mother, Scarlett Wactor, on May 26.
His mother told TMZ that Johnny and a colleague saw three men trying to steal a catalytic converter from his vehicle, and although Johnny did not attempt to stop them, he was shot and subsequently rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead early Saturday morning.
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