After their set, they would be paid and flown back to the airport.Īccording to drummer Bushy, "We went down to the Port Authority three times and waited for the helicopter, but it never showed up". ![]() However, their manager sent a telegram demanding that the Butterfly be flown in by helicopter, whereupon they would "immediately" take the stage. When they called the promoters of the concert, they explained the situation and asked for patience. The band had been booked to play at Woodstock, but got stuck at LaGuardia Airport. Iron Butterfly is also notable for being the first group to receive an RIAA platinum award. ![]() ![]() 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. Formed in San Diego, California, among band members who 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. Iron Butterfly is an American 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 and heavy metal music.
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