John Kay do Steppenwolf é Canadense?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Steppenwolf is a rock 'n' roll band, starting out in 1967 and best known for the hits "Born to Be Wild", "Magic Carpet Ride" and "The Pusher". Due to the German background of the band's leader John Kay, they were named after the novel Steppenwolf by author Hermann Hesse.

Contents [hide]
1 Background
2 Success
3 Breakup and reformation
4 Trivia
5 Discography
6 Steppenwolf and related bands line-up
7 See also
8 External links



[edit] Background
At the age of 4, John Kay and his mother, after escaping from East Prussia, fled from Soviet occupied East Germany to West Germany (an event recounted in the song "Renegade" on the album Steppenwolf Seven and "The Wall" on the album Rise and Shine), before moving to Canada in 1958.

Steppenwolf had its origins in a Toronto blues band called The Sparrow, which was formed in 1964 and played coffeehouses in Yorkville. By 1967 they had settled in San Francisco, playing high energy mix of blues rock, psychedelia and folk music. Producer Gabriel Mekler of the label Dunhill Records in Los Angeles suggested the band introduce more aggressive beats. With music that pioneered hard rock and heavy metal, they became Steppenwolf. This band's original members were:

John Kay, vocals, guitar, harmonica
Jerry Edmonton, drums
Michael Monarch, lead guitar
Goldy McJohn, keyboards
Rushton Moreve, bass

[edit] Success
Steppenwolf rocketed to world-wide fame after their third single, "Born To Be Wild" as well as their cover of Hoyt Axton's "The Pusher" were used in the cult film Easy Rider (both titles originally were released on the band's debut album). "Born To Be Wild" was written by Jerry Edmonton's elder brother Dennis, who was lead guitarist of The Sparrows and early Steppenwolf. He left them to perform solo using the name Mars Bonfire. "Born To Be Wild" reached number 2 on the charts. The song introduced to rock lyrics the signature term "heavy metal" (in fact, not about a kind of music, but about a bike: "I like smoke and lightning, heavy metal thunder, racin' with the wind...").

This was followed by several more hits, including "Magic Carpet Ride" (which reached #3) from Steppenwolf The Second and "Rock Me" (which reached #10) 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, though John Kay expressed a personal dislike for the album in his autobiography, Magic Carpet Ride.

Monster, which criticized US policy of the Nixon-era, and Steppenwolf 7 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.


[edit] Breakup and reformation
The band broke up in 1971 following the release of another political concept album, For Ladies Only, and Kay went on to a successful though inconsistent solo career, scoring a minor solo hit in 1972 with "I'm Movin' On" from his album Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes. Steppenwolf reformed in 1974 with the album Slow Flux, which produced the minor hit "Straight Shooting Woman," then disbanded again in 1976. From 1977 until 1980 Steppenwolf reformed for touring, this time with various former members but without Kay himself. A new studio album, Night Of The Wolf was recorded in 1979 but never released. The new Steppenwolf, according to Kay's autobiography, turned out to be a shell of the original band, and caused the reputation of the band to deteriorate. Lawsuits were fought. To protect the name, John Kay formed a new version of Steppenwolf in the early 1980s and went on tour as "John Kay and Steppenwolf", as well as releasing a solo album in 2001.

The band still tours on a regular basis and enjoys world-wide popularity, and is especially popular in Canada and Ontario, where John Kay began his musical career. The latest newsletter from John Kay's Wolfpack fanclub states the following: "As you are probably aware, 2007 marks our 40th anniversary and 2007 will also be the last year of touring for John Kay & Steppenwolf .... 1967-2007-ONE HELLUVA RIDE!" There will be also some remastering of the band's classic albums throughout this year 2007.


[edit] Trivia
In the Neil Young biography, "Shakey", Neil Young attributes his guitar style to the influence of John Kay. Young and Kay are both Canadians. Former founding Steppenwolf member Goldy McJohn once played in a band with Young and Rick James known as The Mynah Birds.

In 2004, John Kay was inducted onto Canada's Walk of Fame, in recognition of his early years as a Canadian citizen and the beginnings of his musical career in Toronto. Whereas any celebrity that meets criteria can finance their way into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, inductees to Canada's Walk of Fame are selected via a supervising committee, and thus must earn their honour. John Kay was present at the induction ceremony in Toronto, and reiterated his strong affection for Canada.


[edit] Discography
Steppenwolf (1968)
Steppenwolf the Second (1968)
At Your Birthday Party (1969)
Early Steppenwolf (live album 1969 but recorded in 1967)
Monster (1969)
Steppenwolf Live (1970)
Steppenwolf 7 (1970)
For Ladies Only (1971)
Gold (Their Great Hits) (1971) Compilation album
Rest In Peace (1972) Compilation album
16 Greatest Hits (1973) Compilation album
Slow Flux (1974)
Hour of the Wolf (album) (1975)
Skullduggery (1976)
Reborn to be Wild (1976) Compilation album
Live in London (1981)
Wolftracks (1982)
Paradox (1984)
Rock & Roll Rebels (1987)
Rise & Shine (1990)
Born to be Wild - A Retrospective (1991) Compilation album
Live at 25 (1995) (double live album recorded during Silver Anniversary Tour)
Feed The Fire (1996) (re-recorded Rock & Roll Rebels with additions and removals)
Summerdaze (1997) (with other artists, 3 new songs)
The Millennium Collection (2000) Compilation album
All Time Greatest Hits (1999) Compilation album
Live in Louisville (2004) DVD + CD
Steppenwolf Gold (2005) Compilation double album

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