Rock
United States
Steppenwolf
Over Steppenwolf
Woonplaats
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Gevormd
1961
Genre
Rock
Steppenwolf was a Canadian-American rock band whose thundering sound propelled several enduring anthems of the ’60s and helped pave the way for the rise of ’70s hard rock.
∙ Formed in Los Angeles in 1967 by singer John Kay and other ex-members of Canadian band The Sparrow, the group took their name from the title of a Hermann Hesse novel.
∙ Their biggest hit, 1968’s “Born to Be Wild,” became the rebellion theme for a generation after it was featured in Dennis Hopper’s 1969 counterculture film, Easy Rider.
∙ All five studio albums they released between 1968 and 1970—including the Gold-selling The Second—reached the Top 20 of the Billboard 200.
∙ The group broke up for the first time on February 14, 1972, which Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty officially declared to be Steppenwolf Day.
∙ Kay contributed vocals to Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s 1988 hip-hop cover of Steppenwolf’s hit “Magic Carpet Ride.”
∙ In 1994, Kay celebrated the band’s 25th anniversary with a series of concerts in the former East Germany, near his childhood home, and with his autobiography, Magic Carpet Ride.
Muzikale invloedenDe muzikale invloeden van Steppenwolf zijn onder andere The Rolling Stones, The Who, Don Covay en meer.
Beïnvloed door SteppenwolfSteppenwolf heeft de muziek van Judas Priest, Bad Company, Motörhead en meer beïnvloed.
Vergelijkbaar met: Steppenwolf
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