Jerry Edmonton
Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Template:Infobox musical artist Gerald Michael Edmonton (born Gerald McCrohan, October 24, 1946 – November 28, 1993) was a Canadian musician who was the drummer and secondary lead vocalist for the rock band Steppenwolf.<ref name="knockingonheaven">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Early life and careerEdit
Edmonton was born in Oshawa, Ontario.<ref name="knockingonheaven" /> Both his brother Dennis, also known as Mars Bonfire, and he changed their surnames to Edmonton during the 1960s, when they performed in a group called The Sparrows.<ref name="tsc">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> John Kay and Goldy McJohn joined this group in Toronto in 1965 and, after some more changes in personnel and relocating to California, the group was renamed Steppenwolf.<ref name="wsje">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
When Steppenwolf temporarily broke up on February 14, 1972, Edmonton and Steppenwolf organist Goldy McJohn formed the band Seven with singer Lance Gullickson and guitarist Robin Huff. After Seven, Edmonton, and McJohn formed Manbeast with Rod Prince and Roy Cox of Bubble Puppy before Steppenwolf reconvened in 1974 for three albums before breaking up again in 1976.<ref name="knockingonheaven" />
Personal lifeEdit
Edmonton married former Steppenwolf bandmate Andy Chapin's widow in the 1980s.<ref name="knockingonheaven" /> Edmonton died in a car accident, crashing into a tree after failing to manoeuvre a turn, in Santa Ynez, California, on November 28, 1993.<ref name="knockingonheaven" />
DiscographyEdit
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Presenting Jack London & The Sparrows | 1965 |
| Steppenwolf | 1968 |
| The Second | 1968 |
| John Kay & The Sparrow | 1969 |
| At Your Birthday Party | 1969 |
| Monster | 1969 |
| Steppenwolf 7 | 1970 |
| For Ladies Only | 1971 |
| Slow Flux | 1974 |
| Hour of the Wolf | 1975 |
| Skullduggery | 1976 |
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Early Steppenwolf | 1969 |
| Steppenwolf Live | 1970 |
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Gold: Their Great Hits | 1971 |
| Rest In Peace | 1972 |
| 16 Greatest Hits | 1973 |
| The ABC Collection | 1976 |
| Reborn To Be Wild | 1976 |
| Born to be Wild – A Retrospective | 1991 |
| All Time Greatest Hits | 1999 |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steppenwolf | 2000 |
| Steppenwolf Gold | 2005 |
Singles
| Release date | A-side | B-side | US Billboard Hot 100 peak | UK Singles Chart peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "A Girl I Knew" (Kay/Cavett) | "The Ostrich" (Kay) | ||
| 1968 | "Born to Be Wild" (Bonfire) | "Everybody's Next One" (Kay/Mekler) | #2 | #30 |
| 1968 | "Sookie Sookie" (Covay/Cropper) | "Take What You Need" (Kay/Mekler) | ||
| 1968 | "Magic Carpet Ride" (Moreve/Kay) | "Sookie Sookie" (Covay/Cropper) | #3 | |
| 1969 | "Rock Me" (Kay) | "Jupiter Child" (Monarch/Kay/Edmonton) | #10 | |
| 1969 | "It's Never Too Late" (St. Nicholas/Kay) | "Happy Birthday" (Mekler) | #51 | |
| 1969 | "Move Over" (Kay/Mekler) | "Power Play" (Kay) | #31 | |
| 1969 | "Monster" (Kay/Edmonton/St. Nicholas/Byrom) | "Berry Rides Again" (Kay) | #39 | |
| 1970 | "Hey Lawdy Mama" (Kay/Byrom/Edmonton) | "Twisted" (Kay) | #35 | |
| 1970 | "Screaming Night Hog" (Kay) | "Spiritual Fantasy" (Kay) | #62 | |
| 1970 | "Who Needs Ya" (Byrom/Kay) | "Earschplittenloudenboomer" (Byrom) | #54 | |
| 1970 | "Snowblind Friend" (Axton) | "Hippo Stomp" (Byrom/Kay) | ||
| 1971 | "Ride With Me" (Bonfire) | "For Madmen Only" | #52 | |
| 1971 | "For Ladies Only" (Edmonton/Henry/Kay/McJohn) | "Sparkle Eyes" (Biondo/Kay) | #64 | |
| 1974 | "Straight Shootin' Woman" (Edmonton) | "Justice Don't Be Slow" (Kay/Richie) | #29 | |
| 1975 | "Get Into The Wind" (Cochran/Van Beek) | "Morning Blue" (Biondo) | ||
| 1975 | "Smokey Factory Blues" (Hammond/Hazlewood) | "A Fool's Fantasy" (McJohn) | ||
| 1975 | "Caroline (Are You Ready)" (Bonfire) | "Angeldrawers" | ||
| 1979 | "Brand New Key" | |||
| 1984 | "Good That You're Gone" |
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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