Q:Facts: - years active: 1966 -- 2012 , 2014 -- present -- 71 , 1974 -- 85 , 1987 - past members: members - caption: classic left to right doug ingle -lrb- organ , vocals -rrb- lineup , ron bushy -lrb- drums , percussion -rrb- , lee of dorman -lrb- bass , vocals -rrb- , erik braunn -lrb- iron guitars , vocals -rrb- butterfly in 1969 : from - origin: san diego , california , united states - label: atco , mca - genre: psychedelic hard rock rock , heavy metal , acid rock , - name: iron butterfly - image size: 250px - background: group_or_band - image: iron butterfly -lrb- 1969 -rrb- . png - current members: ron parlapiano ray weston bushy eric barnett mike green dave meros phil - associated acts: captain beyond , rhinoceros Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of iron butterfly .
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iron butterfly is an american psychedelic rock band best known for the 1968 hit '' in-a-gadda-da-vida '' , providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of hard rock music .formed in san diego , california among band members that used to be '' arch enemies '' , their heyday was the late 1960s , but the band has been reincarnated with various members with varying levels of success , with no new recordings since 1975 .the band 's seminal 1968 album '' in-a-gadda-da-vida '' is among the world 's 40 best-selling albums , selling more than 30 million copies .iron butterfly is also notable for being the first group to receive an riaa platinum award .