Steppenwolf
USA
Formed: 1961
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Acid Rock, Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Heavy Metal, Album Rock
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Led by John Kay (born Joachim Krauledat, April 12, 1944), Steppenwolf's blazing biker anthem "Born to Be Wild" roared out of speakers everywhere in the fiery summer of 1968, John Kay's threatening rasp sounding a mesmerizing call to arms to the counterculture movement rapidly sprouting up nationwide. German immigrant Kay got his professional start in a bluesy Toronto band called Sparrow, recording for Columbia in 1966. After Sparrow disbanded, Kay relocated to the West Coast and formed Steppenwolf, named after the Herman Hesse novel. "Born to B...
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