Darryl James DeLoach (September 12, 1947,
Santa Barbara, California – October 3, 2002,
San Diego, California) was a member, lyricist and original lead vocalist of the rock group
Iron Butterfly.
DeLoach, along with
Doug Ingle,
Ron Bushy,
Danny Weis &
Jerry Penrod, founded the group in 1966 in Clairemont, San Diego practicing almost nightly in his parents garage on Luna Avenue.
The group released its first album,
Heavy, in early 1968, featuring several DeLoach contributions.