Steppenwolf (band)
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Image:Steppenwolf.jpg Steppenwolf is a 1960s and 1970s rock 'n' roll band, best known for the hits "Born to Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride". They were named after the novel Steppenwolf by German author Hermann Hesse.
Frontman John Kay's mother escaped with him at age 5 from Soviet occupied East Germany, an event recounted in the song "Renegade" on the album Steppenwolf Seven and "The Wall" on the album Rise and Shine. His family resettled in Hanover, West Germany, before moving to Canada in 1958.
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He was born Joachim Fritz Krauledat in 1944 in the section of Germany then known as East Prussia. He never knew his father, who was killed fighting in Russia a month before John's birth. When John was five years old, he and his mother fled to what would soon become Communist-controlled East Germany.
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The original members of the band were:
- John Kay, vocals and guitar
- Jerry Edmonton, drums
- Michael Monarch, guitar
- Goldie McJohn, keyboards
- Rushton Moreve, bass
In 1968, Nick St. Nicholas replaced Moreve as bass player.
Steppenwolf had its origins in the Toronto blues band Sparrow, which was formed in 1964 and played coffeehouses in Yorkville. By 1967 they had settled in San Francisco.
Steppenwolf rocketed to fame after their third single, "Born to Be Wild" was used in the movie Easy Rider, as well as "The Pusher". The former song may have coined the term "heavy metal". This was followed by several more hits, including "Magic Carpet Ride" from Steppenwolf the Second, and "Rock Me" from At Your Birthday Party. Many fans consider their double album Steppenwolf Live [an extended single album in the UK] the best of Steppenwolf's releases. Monster and For Ladies Only were the band's most political albums, and are still fondly remembered by fans as two of the best rock & roll snapshots of the attitudes of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The band broke up in 1971, and Kay went on to a successful solo career. Steppenwolf reformed in 1974 with the album Slow Flux, and disbanded in 1976. From 1977 until 1980 Steppenwolf reformed for touring, this time without Kay. John Kay formed a new version of the band in the early 1980s and went on tour as "John Kay and Steppenwolf", as well as releasing a solo album in 2001.
Discography
- Steppenwolf (1968)
- Steppenwolf the Second (1968)
- At Your Birthday Party (1969)
- Early Steppenwolf(1969)
- Monster (1969)
- Steppenwolf Live (1970)
- Steppenwolf 7 (1970)
- For Ladies Only (1971)
- 16 Greatest Hits (1973) Compilation album
- Slow Flux (1974)
- Hour of the Wolf (1975)
- Skullduggery (1976)
- Wofltracks (1982)
- Paradox (1984)
- Rock & Roll Rebels (1987)
- Rise & Shine (1990)
- Live at 25 (1993)
- Feed the Fire (1996)
- Live in Louisville (2005)
Members
| Band Name | Vocals | Guitar | Bass | Keyboards | Drums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack London & The Sparrows I | Jack London | Dennis Edmonton | Bruce Palmer | CJ Feeney | Jerry Edmonton |
| Jack London & The Sparrows II | Jack London | Dennis Edmonton | Nick St. Nicholas | CJ Feeney | Jerry Edmonton |
| Jack London & The Sparrows III | Jack London | Dennis Edmonton | Nick St. Nicholas | Art Ayre | Jerry Edmonton |
| The Sparrows | Jerry Edmonton | Dennis Edmonton | Nick St. Nicholas | Art Ayre | Jerry Edmonton |
| The Sparrow I | John Kay | Dennis Edmonton | Nick St. Nicholas | Art Ayre | Jerry Edmonton |
| The Sparrow II | John Kay | Dennis Edmonton | Nick St. Nicholas | Goldy McJohn | Jerry Edmonton |
| The Sparrow III | John Kay | Michael Monarch | ??? | Goldy McJohn | Jerry Edmonton |
| The Sparrow IV | John Kay | Michael Monarch | Rushton Moreve | Goldy McJohn | Jerry Edmonton |
| Steppenwolf I | John Kay | Michael Monarch | Rushton Moreve | Goldy McJohn | Jerry Edmonton |
| Steppenwolf II | John Kay | Michael Monarch | Rob Black | Goldy McJohn | Jerry Edmonton |
| Steppenwolf III | John Kay | Michael Monarch | Nick St. Nicholas | Goldy McJohn | Jerry Edmonton |
| Steppenwolf IV | John Kay | Larry Byrom | Nick St. Nicholas | Goldy McJohn | Jerry Edmonton |
| Steppenwolf V | John Kay | Larry Byrom | George Biondo | Goldy McJohn | Jerry Edmonton |
| Steppenwolf VI | John Kay | Kent Henry | George Biondo | Goldy McJohn | Jerry Edmonton |
| John Kay Band I | John Kay | Kent Henry | George Biondo | Hugh O'Sullivan | Penti 'Whitey' Glan |
| John Kay Band II | John Kay | Danny Kortchmar | Lee Sklar | Mike Utley | Russ Kunkel |
| Steppenwolf VII | John Kay | Bobby Cochran | George Biondo | Goldy McJohn | Jerry Edmonton |
| Steppenwolf VIII | John Kay | Bobby Cochran | George Biondo | Andy Chapin | Jerry Edmonton |
| Steppenwolf IX | John Kay | Bobby Cochran | George Biondo | Wayne Cook | Jerry Edmonton |
| Steppenwolf X | John Kay | Bobby Cochran | Jack Ryland | Wayne Cook | Jerry Edmonton |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. I | Tom Pagon | Kent Henry | Nick St. Nicholas | Goldy McJohn | Tony DeSanti |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. II | Tom Pagon | Kent Henry/ Jamie James | Nick St. Nicholas | Goldy McJohn | Tony DeSanti |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. III | Tom Pagon | Tony Flynn/ Jamie James | Nick St. Nicholas | Goldy McJohn | Tony DeSanti |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. IV | Larry Green | Jamie James | Nick St. Nicholas | Evan Smith | Jack White |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. V | Bob Simpson | Kent Henry | Rushton Moreve | John Hall | Jerry Posin |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. VI | Bob Simpson | Ruben Raven | Nick St. Nicholas | (none) | Frankie Banali |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. VII | Bob Simpson | Ruben Raven | Nick St. Nicholas | (none) | Jack White |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. VIII | Bob Simpson | Ruben Raven | Nick St. Nicholas | Geoff Emery | Dick Jurgens |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. IX | Bob Simpson | Ruben Raven | Nick St. Nicholas | Geoff Emery | Jack White |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. X | Tommy Holland | Ruben Raven | Nick St. Nicholas | Geoff Emery | Jack White |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. XI | Tommy Holland | Ruben Raven | Nick St. Nicholas | Geoff Emery | Steve Riley |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. XII | Tommy Holland | Tony Flynn | Nick St. Nicholas | Geoff Emery | Steve Riley |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. XIII | Peter McGraw | Paul Nauman | Rick Reed | Goldy McJohn | Robbie Roberti |
| The New Steppenwolf, Inc. XIV | Nick Graham | Kent Henry | Paul Conroe | Goldy McJohn | Lawrence Hammock |
| John Kay Band III | John Kay | Larry Byrom | Bob Wray | Clayton Ivey | Roger Clark |
| John Kay Steppenwolf I | John Kay | Michael Palmer | Kurtis Teel | Danny Ironstone | Steven Palmer |
| John Kay Steppenwolf II | John Kay | Michael Palmer | Chad Peery | Brett Tuggle | Steven Palmer |
| John Kay Steppenwolf III | John Kay | Michael Palmer | Welton Gite | Michael Wilk | Steven Palmer |
| John Kay Steppenwolf IV | John Kay | Michael Palmer | Gary Link | Michael Wilk | Steven Palmer |
| John Kay Steppenwolf V | John Kay | Rocket Richotte | Michael Wilk | Michael Wilk | Ron Hurst |
| John Kay Steppenwolf VI | John Kay | Les Dudek | Michael Wilk | Michael Wilk | Ron Hurst |
| John Kay Steppenwolf VII | John Kay | Steve Fister | Michael Wilk | Michael Wilk | Ron Hurst |
| John Kay Steppenwolf VIII | John Kay | Danny Johnson | Michael Wilk | Michael Wilk | Ron Hurst |
| John Kay Band IV | John Kay | Danny Johnson | Guy DeVito | Michael Wilk | Ron Hurst |
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