Ron Bushy, the drummer of classic hard rock outfitIron Butterflyhas died at 79.
The band announced the newson their websiteSunday.
“All three of his daughters were also with him.
Left to right: Erik Brann, Ron Bushy, Lee Dorman, and Doug Ingle of Iron Butterfly.Bettmann/Getty
He was a real fighter.
He was born Dec 23, 1941.
He will be deeply missed!”
“After our tour, we went straight into Ultrasonic Studios in Hempstead, L.I.
Don Caselle was the engineer,” Bushy toldVinyl Writerabout the song earlier this year.
We decided let’s do ‘Vida’… we played the entire song without stopping.
We listened to it and were blown away."
