# Iron Butterfly's Erik Braunn - R.I.P. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-butterflys-erik-braunn-r-i-p/191502 "2003-07-28T19:37:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-butterflys-erik-braunn-r-i-p/191502/1 "2003-07-28T19:37:31Z")
I just learned that Iron Butterfly guitarist Erik Braunn (a/k/a/ Brann), the man responsible for those rampaging elephant noises on “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” died of a heart attack on July 25. He was 52. ☹ [Iron Butterfly website](http://www.ironbutterfly.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-butterflys-erik-braunn-r-i-p/191502/2 "2003-07-29T08:16:07Z")
Another ☹ ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-butterflys-erik-braunn-r-i-p/191502/3 "2003-07-29T11:03:02Z")
bummer. RIP ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-butterflys-erik-braunn-r-i-p/191502/4 "2003-07-29T12:36:55Z")
Well, crap. ☹