Iron Butterfly

Iron Butterfly I (1966 - 1968)
  • Doug Ingle - keyboards/vocals - b. September 9, 1946, Omaha Nebraska
  • Ron Bushy - drums/vocals - b. September 23, 1945, Washington, D.C.
  • Jerry Penrod - bass - b. San Diego, California
  • Darryl DeLoach - vocals - b. San Diego, California
  • Danny Weis - guitar - b. San Diego, California
Album:
  1. "Heavy" (1968)
Danny Weis and Jerry Penrod joined Rhinoceros. 
Iron Butterfly II (1968 - 1970)
  • Doug Ingle - keyboards/vocals
  • Ron Bushy - drums/vocals
  • Lee Dorman - bass/guitar/piano - b. September 19, 1945, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Erik Braunn - guitar/vocals - b. August 11, 1950, Boston, Massachusetts
Albums:
  1. "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (1968) - Single: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
  2. "Ball" (1969)
  3. "Live" (1970)
Iron Butterfly III (1970 - May 23, 1971)
  • Doug Ingle - keyboards/vocals
  • Ron Bushy - drums/vocals
  • Lee Dorman - bass/guitar/piano
  • Mike Pinera - guitar/vocals - b. September 29, 1948, Tampa, Florida - formerly of Blues Image.
  • Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt - guitar - b. July 7, 1948, Florida.
Album:
  1. "Metamorphosis" (1971)
Iron Butterfly disbands. 
Mike Pinera was later member of Ramatam, The New Cactus Band, Thee Image, played in Alice Cooper's band, joined the 1993-reformed version of Iron Butterfly, and joined The Classic Rock All-Stars.
Iron Butterfly IV (1974 - 1975) (reformed)
  • Erik Braunn - guitar/vocals
  • Ron Bushy - drums/vocals
  • Phil Kramer - bass - b. July 12, 1952, Youngstown, Ohio
  • Howard Reitzes - keyboards/guitar - b. March 22, 1951, Southgate, California
Albums:
  1. "Sun and Steel" (1975)
  2. "Scorching Beauty" (1975)
Iron Butterfly disbands again. 
Iron Butterfly V (1988) (reformed)
  • Doug Ingle - keyboards/vocals
  • Ron Bushy - drums/vocals
  • Lee Dorman - bass/guitar/piano
  • Erik Braunn - guitar/vocals
This reformed Mark II version of Iron Butterfly toured in various clubs, culminating at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden.
Iron Butterfly VI (1993) (reformed)
  • Ron Bushy - drums/vocals
  • Mike Pinera - guitar/vocals
  • Lee Dorman - bass/buitar/piano
  • Derek Hilland - keyboards/vocals
Compilations:
  1. "The Best of Iron Butterfly / Evolution" (1971)
  2. "Light and Heavy: The Best of Iron Butterfly" (1993)
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Last Revised:  October 16, 2000.