Doug Ingle

I met Doug and his wife only once in my life but it was enough to show me what a wonderful musician and human being he really was. At first I didn't realize who he was and our conversation quickly turned to music. He showed me a belt buckle he was wearing and said he picked it up when he was on tour. I asked "on tour"? Certainly I was intrigued, with myself being a musician. He asked me if I ever heard of the band Iron Butterfly. And I said "of course". He immediately started singing...

I knew Doug well. He was a musical genius and a great friend. I was Doug's 'Manager' (Apartment Manager) for years at the building we lived in at 1819 Ivar Ave. in Hollywood. He was a deep person to talk to and rarely, if ever said anything disparaging about anyone. Great sense of humor and humble. I'd asked many times when he might reunite Iron Butterfly, and he swore it would never happen. We both moved on from that place and lost contact for years. A decade later, I saw I.B. live a...

My grandson started watching and listening to InnaGadda DaVida You Tube video in January at about 4 months of age during babysitting commute to our home. He was captivated and remains so to this day. He begs his parents and us to watch it several times throughout his day. He watches the whole video intently. He now is pretty good with matching his body movements to the rhythms and also he tries to sing along at many points. He turns two next month. I was hoping to get a video to you but...

His songs always tore at my heart. My favorite is Lonely Boy. I love his voice and was so sorry to hear of his death today July 6 2024 on BBC Radio 2. May you rest in peace Doug as your music will live on forever.