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Minneapolis-born, Los Angeles raised, Ira Ingber recorded his first original song at the age of 15 in the famous Goldstar Studio.
His brother, Elliot was a member of the first Mothers Of Invention band, later founded the Fraternity Of Man, which gave the world “Don’t Bogart That Joint,” and then joined Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band becoming known as Winged Eel Fingerling. It was with this connection that Ira eventually wrote and recorded with Captain Beefheart.
An early association with Lowell George led to Ira’s second record deal. Lowell produced several tracks for the band, with the executive producers being Ahmet Ertegun and Robert Stigwood. Ira returned the favor many years later by producing two tracks for the Lowell George tribute album entitled Rock and Roll Doctor .
Tours and recordings with the so-called Southern California singer/songwriter “Mafia” included associations with J.D. Souther, Karla Bonoff, Jennifer Warnes, Andrew Gold, and Bonnie Raitt.
The stage was now set for Ira’s third record contract, this time with Clive Davis’ Arista label, signing his band The Pets with the resulting album Wet Behind The Ears .
Ira Ingber uses Dean Markley Blue Steel Electric CLs for all of his electric guitars, and Blue Steel Acoustic CLs for his acoustics.
Ira Ingber says:
I have been using Dean Markley strings for many years as an endorsing artist, but prior to that I was a “civilian” customer of Dean Markley strings. The quality has always been consistent, the tone is true, and they sound bright and fresh for a long time!
Be sure to visit the Ira Ingber website at:
www.IraIngber.com.
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