Erik Braunn
| Erik Braunn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
August 11, 1950 Pekin, IL, |
| Died |
July 25, 2003 (aged 52) Los Angeles, CA |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal(?) |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1966–2003 |
| Associated acts |
Flintwhistle Iron Butterfly The Paper Fortress |
| Website | http://www.erikbraunn.net |
Erik Keith Brann, aka Erik Braunn and Erik Braun, was a guitarist for the 1960s band Iron Butterfly.
Erik joined Iron Butterfly at the age of sixteen, he was the last of over forty guitarists to audition and was accepted on the spot.
He is featured on the band's greatest hit, the legendary 17-minute complete Side A title In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida from 1968, which was recorded when he was just 17. The song was picked due to lack of material for the album and extended to fill the aloted time[1]
Erik died of a heart attack in 2003.[2] This followed an ongoing struggle with complications from a birth defect that Braunn had battled for years.
Contents
Discography
The Paper Fortress (196?-1967)
(Not to be confused with another band of the same name who recorded a single in the mid 60s)
Iron Butterfly (1967-1969, 1973-1977)
(Braunn occasionally reunited with Iron Butterfly for concerts until his passing)
- Heavy (debut album) (1967)
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968)
- Ball (1969)
- Live (1970)
- Evolution: The Best of Iron Butterfly (1971)
- Star Collection (1973)
- Scorching Beauty (1975)
- Sun and Steel (1976)
- Rare Flight (1988)
- Light & Heavy: The Best of Iron Butterfly (1993)
Flintwhistle (1970-1971)
Solo (1972-1973, 1988-2003)
MCA Demos (1973) - For MCA Records. (Bootleg only, no official release as of 2009).
references
- ↑ a filler song becomes immortal from erikbraunn.net
- ↑ Erik Braunn, Iron Butterfly Guitarist, Dies at 52 from erikbraunn.net
