Steppenwolf

Goldy Mcjohn,Nick St. Nicholas,Jerry Edmonton,John Kay and Michael Monarch in front.

Steppenwolf
The name-change from The Sparrows to Steppenwolf was suggested to John Kay by Gabriel Mekler, being inspired by Hermann Hesse's novel of the same name.^[3] Steppenwolf's first two singles were "A Girl I Knew" and "Sookie Sookie". The band finally rocketed to worldwide fame after their third single "Born to Be Wild" was released in 1968, as well as their version of Hoyt Axton's "The Pusher" and were prominently used in the 1969 cult film Easy Rider (both titles originally had been released on the band's debut album).^[3] In the movie, "The Pusher" accompanies a drug deal, and Peter Fonda stuffing dollar bills into his Stars & Stripes-clad fuel tank, after which "Born to Be Wild" is heard in the opening credits, with Fonda and Dennis Hopper riding their Harley choppers through the American West. The song, which has been closely associated with motorcycles ever since, introduced to rock lyrics the signature term "heavy metal"^[3] (though not about a kind of music, but about a motorcycle: "I like smoke and lightning, heavy metal thunder, racin' with the wind..."). Written by Dennis Edmonton, who had begun using the pen name Mars Bonfire, the song had already reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1968.^[3] It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.^{[5]Read more.}

"Skullduggery" featured guitarist Bobby Cochran the nephew of Eddie Cochran.
steppenwolf - sookie sookie from Gabriel Nascimento on Vimeo.
Born To Be Wild was written by Mars Bonfire whose real name was Dennis Edmonton. He is the brother of long time Steppenwolf drummer Jerry Edmonton. He wrote songs for Steppenwolf
 throughout the years.

Steppenwolf on MySpace

 

Listen HERE to Steppenwolf  LIVE in Concert.

Recorded on July 2nd, 3rd  or 4th 1968 actual date unknown!

At The Fillmore West. This is a very good STEREO soundboard recording.

Maybe not the Fourth!

 

 

Great song that Classic Rock Radio has never heard!

Born to be Wild featuring Bobby Cochran, George Biondo, Goldy McJohn, Jerry Edmonton and John Kay


"During these sessions, I developed an ear infection and remember doing vocals with one ear out of commission. All in all “7” remains as one of my favorite Wolf albums to this day." John Kay

Documentary on Steppenwolf 7 Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

Steppenwolf playing Monster on Playboy After Dark

                                    Listen to this Bootleg Live Recording Just click on this