Episode 82. Iron Butterfly & The Blues Magoos

There were two bands that made a significant commercial breakthrough in the late 1960's, one from the west coast and the other from the east coast. Iron Butterfly came from the Los Angeles area and quickly ascended to success with their second album, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". The album was the most successful in Atlantic Records history (pre-Led Zeppelin). The band became an influence on up-and-coming hard rock/heavy metal groups. The Blues Magoos came from The Bronx in New York. Their sound wa...