Knowledge

John Kay (musician)

Source 📝

452: 164: 1613: 512: 38: 1599: 523:
in recognition of the beginning of his musical career in Toronto. He was also nominated as part of Steppenwolf for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 for the induction year 2017. In 2018, Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild" was one of the first five record singles to be inducted into
532:
Kay is married to German-born Jutta Maue, whom he met in 1965 in Canada while she was working in a coffeehouse where Kay's band, the Sparrows, were playing. They have one daughter, Shawn. The couple founded the Maue-Kay Foundation, which supports human rights and the protection of wildlife and the
1172:
Although Kay is sometimes described as Canadian, author Ryan Edwardson wrote: "Kay immigrated to Canada from Europe in March 1958 at the age of fourteen and did not take up citizenship before moving to the United States five years later, at which point his family became American
498:
Kay recorded both as a solo artist and with Steppenwolf during the late 1970s, and wrapped up Steppenwolf's 50th year of touring with what was to be a final gig in October 2018. Kay and Steppenwolf appeared on 24 July 2010 at the three-day HullabaLOU music festival in
2010: 66: 439:
on U.S. Armed Forces radio. When his family moved to Toronto in 1958, teachers had a hard time pronouncing his birth name, so he was called John K instead. Five years later, they moved to
2222: 2268: 2318: 2194: 1464: 2373: 2261: 2293: 2963: 2214: 70: 2204: 2128: 2227: 2168: 1439: 1413: 163: 2209: 2913: 2366: 2888: 1911: 801: 1387: 460: 46: 120: 1200: 92: 2300: 2003: 1711: 1210: 2918: 2873: 2359: 2042: 537: 488: 463:
club in Los Angeles without success. After hitchhiking to Canada in 1965, he was invited by fellow German-born bass player
1517: 435:
and could not speak or understand English, was first inspired by and learned about rock 'n' roll music while listening to
2958: 1925: 838: 99: 471:. The band had moderate success in Canada before moving to California, augmenting its line-up, and changing its name to 2017: 764: 428: 1333: 2943: 2903: 2898: 2254: 2121: 1631: 1577: 929: 139: 2938: 2923: 544: 106: 1636: 2953: 2883: 2878: 2063: 1841: 602: 1362: 2908: 1957: 1465:"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Songs for the First Time, Including 'Born to Be Wild' & 'Louie Louie'" 88: 2928: 2933: 2711: 2114: 2868: 2382: 2085: 1862: 656: 379: 2893: 2056: 402: 62: 1704: 1655: 2948: 1890: 728: 520: 51: 391: 2275: 2080: 1417: 1311: 1027: 560: 55: 536:
In 2016, Kay credited his relationship with Jutta as part of the inspiration for Steppenwolf's "
358:; April 12, 1944) is an American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist known as the frontman of 2863: 2824: 2456: 1982: 1855: 1565: 638: 410: 113: 1918: 1809: 819: 1391: 2858: 2533: 2237: 1897: 1751: 1697: 1491: 1334:"Exclusive Interview: John Kay of Steppenwolf Returns to Protect Wildlife and Human Rights" 1278: 746: 548: 500: 8: 2747: 2335: 468: 314: 2646: 2527: 2340: 2163: 1996: 1964: 1720: 1253: 472: 359: 319: 401:
In early 1945, Kay's mother fled with him from the advancing Soviet troops during the
2836: 2765: 2753: 2717: 2486: 1943: 1784: 1665: 1651: 1573: 1206: 1083: 910: 480: 464: 451: 440: 409:, which was first occupied by the Americans, but then became part of the East German 230: 24: 2735: 2575: 2462: 1989: 1950: 1679: 1227: 1440:"Steppenwolf Frontman John Kay on Rock Hall of Fame Nomination: 'It's a Surprise'" 2729: 2723: 2605: 2551: 2509: 2184: 2035: 1876: 1774: 692: 484: 77: 511: 2830: 2818: 2771: 2664: 2622: 2402: 2090: 1779: 1764: 436: 2351: 1540: 1303: 2852: 2759: 2628: 2599: 2587: 2539: 2503: 2468: 2450: 2438: 2420: 2158: 1869: 1799: 1789: 1645: 1618: 1572:(illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 164. 917: 674: 590: 432: 423: 2693: 2634: 2593: 2557: 2444: 2396: 2232: 2189: 2095: 1814: 1769: 1739: 1604: 418: 375: 212: 208: 1670: 1205:. Toronto: University of Toronoto Press International. pp. 268, 111. 2812: 2800: 2741: 2652: 2581: 2569: 2521: 2515: 2432: 2199: 1819: 1804: 455:
Kay in a performance in South Carolina, United States, on 1 January 1971
2806: 2794: 2699: 2676: 2426: 2153: 2049: 1904: 1848: 1794: 1661: 782: 620: 492: 240: 225: 20: 2705: 2640: 2563: 2414: 2408: 1883: 1824: 710: 476: 395: 387: 413:. In 1949, they crossed the already-fortified border to resettle in 2670: 2658: 2480: 1257: 1231: 406: 519:
Despite never holding Canadian citizenship, Kay was inducted into
483:, Kay's Steppenwolf had international success with songs such as " 1683: 1674: 1307: 414: 383: 371: 204: 1689: 1646:
Matthias Greffrath, ZEITmagazin LEBEN, Nr. 8, 14 February 2008
1626: 76:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
235: 2106: 168:
Kay performing at Lillehammer Rock Weekend in Norway, 2007
382:, Russia). His father Fritz, born 1913 in Absteinen near 337: 405:
in harsh winter conditions. Their train got stuck near
1390:. Churchill Downs Entertainment Group. Archived from 1304:"Empowerment of Music: guest John Kay of Steppenwolf" 1594: 1518:"The Story Behind Steppenwolf's 'Magic Carpet Ride'" 1639:(CD 1997; recorded 1976, but previously unreleased) 872:
Live in Louisville (John Kay and Steppenwolf album)
421:(as recounted in his song "Renegade" on the album 839:Rise & Shine (John Kay and Steppenwolf album) 2850: 1637:John Kay & Company – The Lost Heritage Tapes 1363:"Steppenwolf's John Kay sings the blues in Reno" 1202:Canuck Rock: A History of Canadian Popular Music 2381: 765:Live In London (John Kay and Steppenwolf album) 856:Feed the Fire (John Kay and Steppenwolf album) 2367: 2122: 1705: 398:), was killed a month before Kay was born. 2374: 2360: 2129: 2115: 1712: 1698: 1509: 162: 69:about living persons that is unsourced or 1380: 1254:"John Kay | Biography & History" 1198: 506: 140:Learn how and when to remove this message 1194: 1192: 1190: 802:Paradox (John Kay and Steppenwolf album) 510: 450: 1538: 1416:. Canada's Walk of Fame. Archived from 2851: 1360: 1356: 1354: 1314:from the original on December 21, 2021 1251: 2964:Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees 2355: 2110: 1693: 1515: 1187: 1564: 1492:"John Kay & Jutta Maue-Kay Bios" 1219: 31: 1558: 1351: 515:Kay's star on Canada's Walk of Fame 475:in 1967. With music that pioneered 13: 543:As of 2005, Kay has residences in 459:In the early 1960s, Kay worked at 370:Kay was born on April 12, 1944 in 16:American rock musician (born 1944) 14: 2975: 2301:Born to Be Wild - A Retrospective 2255:Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes 2004:Born to Be Wild – A Retrospective 1590: 1225: 1110:Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes 930:Forgotten Songs and Unsung Heroes 2914:American male singer-songwriters 1648:(report from a childhood friend) 1611: 1597: 822:(John Kay and Steppenwolf album) 785:(John Kay and Steppenwolf album) 545:West Vancouver, British Columbia 527: 36: 2889:West German emigrants to Canada 1719: 1570:Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 1539:Ghianni, Tim (March 20, 2005). 1532: 1482: 1457: 1432: 1406: 1045: 1627:Steppenwolf's official website 1326: 1296: 1271: 1245: 1166: 565: 554: 524:The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. 1: 1516:Myers, Marc (July 12, 2016). 1361:McCabe, Nick (May 31, 2021). 1180: 1119:"Moonshine (Friend of Mine)" 431:, the young Joachim, who had 365: 2136: 1656:NAMM Oral History Collection 1554:– via steppenwolf.com. 467:to join the blues-rock band 47:biography of a living person 7: 2919:American singer-songwriters 2874:Musicians from East Prussia 2383:Canadian Music Hall of Fame 380:Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast 74:must be removed immediately 10: 2980: 2959:Steppenwolf (band) members 1490:Kay, John and Jutta Maue. 558: 403:evacuation of East Prussia 18: 2787: 2686: 2615: 2496: 2389: 2328: 2310: 2285: 2246: 2177: 2144: 2073: 2027: 2011:The Millennium Collection 1974: 1935: 1833: 1727: 1541:"Life's been a wild ride" 1338:Classicrockhereandnow.com 1133: 1115: 1061: 1058: 1055: 1052: 898: 895: 892: 578: 575: 572: 446: 332: 328: 307: 299: 289: 269: 249: 218: 188: 178: 173: 161: 154: 2944:Atlantic Records artists 2904:American male guitarists 2899:American rock guitarists 2712:Bachman–Turner Overdrive 1199:Edwardson, Ryan (2009). 1159: 89:"John Kay" musician 19:Not to be confused with 2939:Mercury Records artists 2924:Dunhill Records artists 2276:Heretics and Privateers 2269:The Lost Heritage Tapes 1028:Heretics and Privateers 1008:The Lost Heritage Tapes 885: 561:Steppenwolf discography 429:British occupation zone 356:Joachim Fritz Krauledat 184:Joachim Fritz Krauledat 2954:I.R.S. Records artists 2884:German male guitarists 2879:German rock guitarists 2319:John Kay & Friends 1983:Gold: Their Great Hits 1919:Rock & Roll Rebels 1856:At Your Birthday Party 1489: 1310:. September 14, 2012. 820:Rock & Roll Rebels 639:At Your Birthday Party 516: 507:Awards and recognition 456: 411:Soviet occupation zone 174:Background information 61:Please help by adding 2909:American rock singers 1520:. Wall Street Journal 1228:"Biography: John Kay" 521:Canada's Walk of Fame 514: 454: 427:). Now living in the 392:Pagėgiai Municipality 2929:Epic Records artists 2534:David Clayton-Thomas 1686:as Joachim Krauledat 1388:"HullabaLOU Line-up" 549:Nashville, Tennessee 501:Louisville, Kentucky 390:(today Opstainys in 67:Contentious material 2934:MCA Records artists 1420:on October 14, 2007 2869:People from Tilsit 2647:The Tragically Hip 2528:Buffy Sainte-Marie 1997:The ABC Collection 1965:Live in Louisville 1652:John Kay Interview 1394:on January 1, 2011 517: 495:", and "Rock Me". 457: 2894:Rhythm guitarists 2846: 2845: 2837:Maestro Fresh Wes 2718:Alanis Morissette 2487:Maureen Forrester 2349: 2348: 2104: 2103: 2043:Magic Carpet Ride 1944:Early Steppenwolf 1785:Nick St. Nicholas 1212:978-0-8020-9715-6 1157: 1156: 1086: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1043: 1042: 920: 913: 906: 883: 882: 593: 586: 538:Magic Carpet Ride 489:Magic Carpet Ride 465:Nick St. Nicholas 441:Buffalo, New York 346: 345: 303:The John Kay Band 150: 149: 142: 124: 50:needs additional 25:John K (musician) 2971: 2736:Barenaked Ladies 2576:Maynard Ferguson 2510:Ian & Sylvia 2463:Gordon Lightfoot 2376: 2369: 2362: 2353: 2352: 2294:Lone Steppenwolf 2262:My Sportin' Life 2131: 2124: 2117: 2108: 2107: 2074:Related articles 1990:16 Greatest Hits 1951:Steppenwolf Live 1926:Rise & Shine 1891:Hour of the Wolf 1714: 1707: 1700: 1691: 1690: 1644: 1621: 1616: 1615: 1614: 1607: 1602: 1601: 1600: 1584: 1583: 1562: 1556: 1555: 1553: 1551: 1536: 1530: 1529: 1527: 1525: 1513: 1507: 1506: 1504: 1502: 1486: 1480: 1479: 1477: 1475: 1461: 1455: 1454: 1452: 1450: 1436: 1430: 1429: 1427: 1425: 1410: 1404: 1403: 1401: 1399: 1384: 1378: 1377: 1375: 1373: 1358: 1349: 1348: 1346: 1344: 1330: 1324: 1323: 1321: 1319: 1300: 1294: 1293: 1291: 1289: 1275: 1269: 1268: 1266: 1264: 1249: 1243: 1242: 1240: 1238: 1223: 1217: 1216: 1196: 1174: 1170: 1135:My Sportin' Life 1094:"I'm Movin' On" 1082: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1059:Chart positions 1050: 1049: 988:Lone Steppenwolf 969:All in Good Time 950:My Sportin' Life 916: 909: 904: 899:Chart positions 890: 889: 729:Hour of the Wolf 589: 584: 579:Chart positions 570: 569: 342: 339: 292: 202: 198: 196: 181: 166: 152: 151: 145: 138: 134: 131: 125: 123: 82: 63:reliable sources 40: 39: 32: 2979: 2978: 2974: 2973: 2972: 2970: 2969: 2968: 2949:Blind musicians 2849: 2848: 2847: 2842: 2783: 2730:Sarah McLachlan 2724:Burton Cummings 2682: 2611: 2606:Bruce Fairbairn 2552:Domenic Troiano 2492: 2385: 2380: 2350: 2345: 2324: 2306: 2281: 2242: 2185:Danny Kortchmar 2173: 2164:Hugh O'Sullivan 2140: 2135: 2105: 2100: 2069: 2036:Born to Be Wild 2023: 1970: 1931: 1877:For Ladies Only 1829: 1775:Michael Monarch 1723: 1718: 1682:discography at 1673:discography at 1642: 1632:Kay's Biography 1617: 1612: 1610: 1603: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1588: 1587: 1580: 1563: 1559: 1549: 1547: 1537: 1533: 1523: 1521: 1514: 1510: 1500: 1498: 1487: 1483: 1473: 1471: 1463: 1462: 1458: 1448: 1446: 1438: 1437: 1433: 1423: 1421: 1412: 1411: 1407: 1397: 1395: 1386: 1385: 1381: 1371: 1369: 1359: 1352: 1342: 1340: 1332: 1331: 1327: 1317: 1315: 1302: 1301: 1297: 1287: 1285: 1279:"Detailansicht" 1277: 1276: 1272: 1262: 1260: 1250: 1246: 1236: 1234: 1224: 1220: 1213: 1197: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1177: 1171: 1167: 1162: 1048: 888: 693:For Ladies Only 568: 563: 557: 530: 509: 491:", "Monster", " 485:Born to Be Wild 449: 378:, Germany (now 368: 349: 336: 324: 290: 285: 265: 245: 203: 200: 194: 192: 179: 169: 157: 146: 135: 129: 126: 83: 81: 60: 41: 37: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2977: 2967: 2966: 2961: 2956: 2951: 2946: 2941: 2936: 2931: 2926: 2921: 2916: 2911: 2906: 2901: 2896: 2891: 2886: 2881: 2876: 2871: 2866: 2861: 2844: 2843: 2841: 2840: 2834: 2831:Diane Dufresne 2828: 2822: 2816: 2810: 2804: 2798: 2791: 2789: 2785: 2784: 2782: 2781: 2775: 2772:Cowboy Junkies 2769: 2763: 2757: 2751: 2745: 2739: 2733: 2727: 2721: 2715: 2709: 2703: 2697: 2690: 2688: 2684: 2683: 2681: 2680: 2674: 2668: 2662: 2656: 2650: 2644: 2638: 2632: 2626: 2623:Bruce Cockburn 2619: 2617: 2613: 2612: 2610: 2609: 2603: 2597: 2591: 2585: 2579: 2573: 2567: 2561: 2555: 2549: 2543: 2537: 2531: 2525: 2519: 2513: 2507: 2500: 2498: 2494: 2493: 2491: 2490: 2484: 2478: 2472: 2466: 2460: 2454: 2448: 2442: 2436: 2430: 2424: 2418: 2412: 2406: 2403:Oscar Peterson 2400: 2393: 2391: 2387: 2386: 2379: 2378: 2371: 2364: 2356: 2347: 2346: 2344: 2343: 2338: 2332: 2330: 2326: 2325: 2323: 2322: 2314: 2312: 2308: 2307: 2305: 2304: 2297: 2289: 2287: 2283: 2282: 2280: 2279: 2272: 2265: 2258: 2250: 2248: 2244: 2243: 2241: 2240: 2235: 2230: 2225: 2220: 2217: 2212: 2207: 2202: 2197: 2192: 2187: 2181: 2179: 2178:Former members 2175: 2174: 2172: 2171: 2166: 2161: 2156: 2151: 2145: 2142: 2141: 2134: 2133: 2126: 2119: 2111: 2102: 2101: 2099: 2098: 2093: 2091:Gabriel Mekler 2088: 2083: 2077: 2075: 2071: 2070: 2068: 2067: 2060: 2053: 2046: 2039: 2031: 2029: 2025: 2024: 2022: 2021: 2018:The Collection 2014: 2007: 2000: 1993: 1986: 1978: 1976: 1972: 1971: 1969: 1968: 1961: 1954: 1947: 1939: 1937: 1933: 1932: 1930: 1929: 1922: 1915: 1908: 1901: 1894: 1887: 1880: 1873: 1866: 1859: 1852: 1845: 1837: 1835: 1831: 1830: 1828: 1827: 1822: 1817: 1812: 1807: 1802: 1797: 1792: 1787: 1782: 1780:Rushton Moreve 1777: 1772: 1767: 1765:Jerry Edmonton 1761: 1760: 1755: 1748: 1743: 1736: 1728: 1725: 1724: 1717: 1716: 1709: 1702: 1694: 1688: 1687: 1677: 1668: 1659: 1649: 1640: 1634: 1629: 1623: 1622: 1608: 1592: 1591:External links 1589: 1586: 1585: 1578: 1557: 1545:The Tennessean 1531: 1508: 1481: 1456: 1431: 1405: 1379: 1350: 1325: 1295: 1270: 1244: 1218: 1211: 1185: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1176: 1175: 1164: 1163: 1161: 1158: 1155: 1154: 1151: 1148: 1145: 1142: 1138: 1137: 1132: 1129: 1126: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1113: 1112: 1107: 1104: 1101: 1098: 1095: 1092: 1088: 1087: 1080: 1075: 1070: 1064: 1063: 1060: 1057: 1054: 1047: 1044: 1041: 1040: 1037: 1034: 1031: 1024: 1020: 1019: 1016: 1013: 1010: 1005: 1001: 1000: 997: 994: 991: 990:(compilation) 985: 981: 980: 977: 974: 971: 966: 962: 961: 958: 955: 952: 947: 943: 942: 939: 936: 933: 926: 922: 921: 914: 907: 901: 900: 897: 894: 887: 884: 881: 880: 877: 874: 869: 865: 864: 861: 858: 853: 849: 848: 845: 842: 835: 831: 830: 827: 824: 816: 812: 811: 808: 805: 798: 794: 793: 790: 787: 779: 775: 774: 771: 768: 761: 757: 756: 753: 750: 743: 739: 738: 735: 732: 725: 721: 720: 717: 714: 707: 703: 702: 699: 696: 689: 685: 684: 681: 678: 671: 667: 666: 663: 660: 653: 649: 648: 645: 642: 635: 631: 630: 627: 624: 617: 613: 612: 609: 606: 599: 595: 594: 587: 581: 580: 577: 574: 567: 564: 559:Main article: 556: 553: 529: 526: 508: 505: 461:the Troubadour 448: 445: 437:Little Richard 367: 364: 348:Musical artist 347: 344: 343: 334: 330: 329: 326: 325: 323: 322: 317: 311: 309: 305: 304: 301: 297: 296: 293: 287: 286: 284: 283: 280: 277: 273: 271: 267: 266: 264: 263: 260: 257: 253: 251: 247: 246: 244: 243: 238: 233: 228: 222: 220: 216: 215: 199:April 12, 1944 190: 186: 185: 182: 176: 175: 171: 170: 167: 159: 158: 155: 148: 147: 71:poorly sourced 44: 42: 35: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2976: 2965: 2962: 2960: 2957: 2955: 2952: 2950: 2947: 2945: 2942: 2940: 2937: 2935: 2932: 2930: 2927: 2925: 2922: 2920: 2917: 2915: 2912: 2910: 2907: 2905: 2902: 2900: 2897: 2895: 2892: 2890: 2887: 2885: 2882: 2880: 2877: 2875: 2872: 2870: 2867: 2865: 2864:Living people 2862: 2860: 2857: 2856: 2854: 2838: 2835: 2832: 2829: 2826: 2823: 2820: 2817: 2814: 2811: 2808: 2805: 2802: 2799: 2796: 2793: 2792: 2790: 2786: 2779: 2776: 2773: 2770: 2767: 2764: 2761: 2760:Bobby Curtola 2758: 2755: 2752: 2749: 2746: 2743: 2740: 2737: 2734: 2731: 2728: 2725: 2722: 2719: 2716: 2713: 2710: 2707: 2704: 2701: 2698: 2695: 2692: 2691: 2689: 2685: 2678: 2675: 2672: 2669: 2666: 2663: 2660: 2657: 2654: 2651: 2648: 2645: 2642: 2639: 2636: 2633: 2630: 2629:Daniel Lanois 2627: 2624: 2621: 2620: 2618: 2614: 2607: 2604: 2601: 2600:Luc Plamondon 2598: 2595: 2592: 2589: 2588:Rob McConnell 2586: 2583: 2580: 2577: 2574: 2571: 2568: 2565: 2562: 2559: 2556: 2553: 2550: 2547: 2544: 2541: 2540:Denny Doherty 2538: 2535: 2532: 2529: 2526: 2523: 2520: 2517: 2514: 2511: 2508: 2505: 2504:Leonard Cohen 2502: 2501: 2499: 2495: 2488: 2485: 2482: 2479: 2476: 2473: 2470: 2469:The Guess Who 2467: 2464: 2461: 2458: 2455: 2452: 2451:The Four Lads 2449: 2446: 2443: 2440: 2439:The Crew-Cuts 2437: 2434: 2431: 2428: 2425: 2422: 2421:Joni Mitchell 2419: 2416: 2413: 2410: 2407: 2404: 2401: 2398: 2395: 2394: 2392: 2388: 2384: 2377: 2372: 2370: 2365: 2363: 2358: 2357: 2354: 2342: 2339: 2337: 2334: 2333: 2331: 2327: 2321: 2320: 2316: 2315: 2313: 2309: 2303: 2302: 2298: 2296: 2295: 2291: 2290: 2288: 2284: 2278: 2277: 2273: 2271: 2270: 2266: 2264: 2263: 2259: 2257: 2256: 2252: 2251: 2249: 2247:Studio albums 2245: 2239: 2236: 2234: 2231: 2229: 2226: 2224: 2223:Danny Johnson 2221: 2218: 2216: 2213: 2211: 2208: 2206: 2203: 2201: 2198: 2196: 2193: 2191: 2188: 2186: 2183: 2182: 2180: 2176: 2170: 2167: 2165: 2162: 2160: 2159:George Biondo 2157: 2155: 2152: 2150: 2147: 2146: 2143: 2139: 2132: 2127: 2125: 2120: 2118: 2113: 2112: 2109: 2097: 2094: 2092: 2089: 2087: 2084: 2082: 2079: 2078: 2076: 2072: 2065: 2061: 2058: 2054: 2051: 2047: 2044: 2040: 2037: 2033: 2032: 2030: 2026: 2020: 2019: 2015: 2013: 2012: 2008: 2006: 2005: 2001: 1999: 1998: 1994: 1992: 1991: 1987: 1985: 1984: 1980: 1979: 1977: 1973: 1967: 1966: 1962: 1960: 1959: 1955: 1953: 1952: 1948: 1946: 1945: 1941: 1940: 1938: 1934: 1928: 1927: 1923: 1921: 1920: 1916: 1914: 1913: 1909: 1907: 1906: 1902: 1900: 1899: 1895: 1893: 1892: 1888: 1886: 1885: 1881: 1879: 1878: 1874: 1872: 1871: 1870:Steppenwolf 7 1867: 1865: 1864: 1860: 1858: 1857: 1853: 1851: 1850: 1846: 1844: 1843: 1839: 1838: 1836: 1834:Studio albums 1832: 1826: 1823: 1821: 1818: 1816: 1813: 1811: 1808: 1806: 1803: 1801: 1800:Bobby Cochran 1798: 1796: 1793: 1791: 1790:George Biondo 1788: 1786: 1783: 1781: 1778: 1776: 1773: 1771: 1768: 1766: 1763: 1762: 1759: 1758:Danny Johnson 1756: 1754: 1753: 1749: 1747: 1744: 1742: 1741: 1737: 1735: 1734: 1730: 1729: 1726: 1722: 1715: 1710: 1708: 1703: 1701: 1696: 1695: 1692: 1685: 1681: 1678: 1676: 1672: 1669: 1667: 1663: 1660: 1657: 1653: 1650: 1647: 1641: 1638: 1635: 1633: 1630: 1628: 1625: 1624: 1620: 1619:Canada portal 1609: 1606: 1595: 1581: 1579:0-646-11917-6 1575: 1571: 1567: 1561: 1546: 1542: 1535: 1519: 1512: 1497: 1493: 1485: 1470: 1469:Billboard.com 1466: 1460: 1445: 1444:Billboard.com 1441: 1435: 1419: 1415: 1409: 1393: 1389: 1383: 1368: 1364: 1357: 1355: 1339: 1335: 1329: 1313: 1309: 1305: 1299: 1284: 1280: 1274: 1259: 1255: 1248: 1233: 1229: 1226:Prato, Greg. 1222: 1214: 1208: 1204: 1203: 1195: 1193: 1191: 1186: 1169: 1165: 1152: 1149: 1146: 1143: 1140: 1139: 1136: 1130: 1127: 1124: 1121: 1118: 1114: 1111: 1108: 1105: 1102: 1099: 1096: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1085: 1081: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1065: 1051: 1038: 1035: 1032: 1030: 1029: 1025: 1022: 1021: 1017: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1003: 1002: 998: 995: 992: 989: 986: 983: 982: 978: 975: 972: 970: 967: 964: 963: 959: 956: 953: 951: 948: 945: 944: 940: 937: 934: 932: 931: 927: 924: 923: 919: 915: 912: 908: 903: 902: 891: 878: 875: 873: 870: 867: 866: 862: 859: 857: 854: 851: 850: 846: 843: 841: 840: 836: 833: 832: 828: 825: 823: 821: 817: 814: 813: 809: 806: 804: 803: 799: 796: 795: 791: 788: 786: 784: 780: 777: 776: 772: 769: 767: 766: 762: 759: 758: 754: 751: 749: 748: 744: 741: 740: 736: 733: 731: 730: 726: 723: 722: 718: 715: 713: 712: 708: 705: 704: 700: 697: 695: 694: 690: 687: 686: 682: 679: 677: 676: 675:Steppenwolf 7 672: 669: 668: 664: 661: 659: 658: 654: 651: 650: 646: 643: 641: 640: 636: 633: 632: 628: 625: 623: 622: 618: 615: 614: 610: 607: 605: 604: 600: 597: 596: 592: 588: 583: 582: 571: 562: 552: 550: 546: 541: 539: 534: 533:environment. 528:Personal life 525: 522: 513: 504: 502: 496: 494: 490: 486: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 453: 444: 442: 438: 434: 430: 426: 425: 424:Steppenwolf 7 420: 416: 412: 408: 404: 399: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 363: 361: 357: 353: 341: 335: 331: 327: 321: 318: 316: 313: 312: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 288: 281: 278: 275: 274: 272: 268: 261: 258: 255: 254: 252: 248: 242: 239: 237: 234: 232: 229: 227: 224: 223: 221: 217: 214: 210: 206: 201:(age 80) 191: 187: 183: 177: 172: 165: 160: 153: 144: 141: 133: 122: 119: 115: 112: 108: 105: 101: 98: 94: 91: –  90: 86: 85:Find sources: 79: 75: 72: 68: 64: 58: 57: 53: 48: 43: 34: 33: 30: 26: 22: 2825:Oliver Jones 2777: 2694:Shania Twain 2635:Tom Cochrane 2594:David Foster 2558:Zal Yanovsky 2545: 2474: 2445:The Diamonds 2397:Guy Lombardo 2336:The Sparrows 2317: 2299: 2292: 2286:Compilations 2274: 2267: 2260: 2253: 2233:Michael Wilk 2215:Clayton Ivey 2148: 2137: 2096:Mars Bonfire 2064:Ride with Me 2016: 2009: 2002: 1995: 1988: 1981: 1975:Compilations 1963: 1956: 1949: 1942: 1924: 1917: 1910: 1903: 1898:Skullduggery 1896: 1889: 1882: 1875: 1868: 1861: 1854: 1847: 1840: 1815:Brett Tuggle 1770:Goldy McJohn 1757: 1750: 1745: 1740:Michael Wilk 1738: 1732: 1731: 1605:Music portal 1569: 1560: 1548:. Retrieved 1544: 1534: 1522:. Retrieved 1511: 1501:December 25, 1499:. Retrieved 1495: 1484: 1472:. Retrieved 1468: 1459: 1447:. Retrieved 1443: 1434: 1422:. Retrieved 1418:the original 1408: 1396:. Retrieved 1392:the original 1382: 1372:December 18, 1370:. Retrieved 1367:This Is Reno 1366: 1341:. Retrieved 1337: 1328: 1316:. Retrieved 1298: 1286:. Retrieved 1283:Volksbund.de 1282: 1273: 1261:. Retrieved 1252:Greg Prato. 1247: 1235:. Retrieved 1221: 1201: 1168: 1141:"Easy Evil" 1134: 1109: 1046:Solo singles 1026: 1007: 987: 968: 949: 928: 871: 855: 837: 818: 800: 781: 763: 747:Skullduggery 745: 727: 709: 691: 673: 655: 637: 619: 601: 542: 535: 531: 518: 497: 469:the Sparrows 458: 433:eye problems 422: 419:West Germany 400: 376:East Prussia 369: 355: 351: 350: 315:The Sparrows 295:1964–present 291:Years active 209:East Prussia 136: 130:January 2020 127: 117: 110: 103: 96: 84: 73: 56:verification 49: 29: 2859:1944 births 2813:Terri Clark 2801:Deborah Cox 2778:No inductee 2742:Steven Page 2653:Bryan Adams 2582:Moe Koffman 2570:Lenny Breau 2516:Anne Murray 2475:No inductee 2457:Wilf Carter 2433:Glenn Gould 2341:Steppenwolf 2219:Roger Clark 2205:Jack Ryland 2200:Russ Kunkel 2081:Discography 1936:Live albums 1842:Steppenwolf 1820:Welton Gite 1805:Andy Chapin 1721:Steppenwolf 1643:(in German) 1566:Kent, David 1550:October 23, 1524:October 13, 1496:Mauekay.org 1449:January 12, 1424:November 3, 1318:January 12, 1288:January 12, 1078:CAN Country 603:Steppenwolf 566:Steppenwolf 555:Discography 481:heavy metal 473:Steppenwolf 360:Steppenwolf 338:steppenwolf 320:Steppenwolf 308:Formerly of 270:Instruments 250:Occupations 231:psychedelia 2853:Categories 2807:Nickelback 2795:Jann Arden 2766:Chilliwack 2748:Corey Hart 2700:Blue Rodeo 2677:April Wine 2427:Neil Young 2228:Guy DeVito 2195:Mike Utley 2169:Penti Glan 2154:Kent Henry 2050:The Pusher 1958:Live at 25 1905:Wolftracks 1849:The Second 1810:Wayne Cook 1795:Kent Henry 1414:"John Kay" 1181:References 1173:citizens." 783:Wolftracks 621:The Second 493:The Pusher 366:Early life 262:songwriter 195:1944-04-12 180:Birth name 100:newspapers 21:Johnny Kay 2788:2021-2030 2706:k.d. lang 2687:2011-2020 2641:Bob Ezrin 2616:2001-2010 2564:Gil Evans 2497:1990-2000 2415:Paul Anka 2409:Hank Snow 2390:1978-1990 2238:Ron Hurst 2190:Lee Sklar 1884:Slow Flux 1825:Les Dudek 1752:Ron Hurst 1746:Gary Link 711:Slow Flux 477:hard rock 396:Lithuania 388:Memelland 300:Member of 282:harmonica 52:citations 2754:Andy Kim 2671:Loverboy 2659:Bob Rock 2546:John Kay 2481:The Band 2210:Bob Wray 2149:John Kay 2138:John Kay 1733:John Kay 1680:John Kay 1671:John Kay 1662:John Kay 1568:(1993). 1312:Archived 1263:March 8, 1258:AllMusic 1232:Allmusic 407:Arnstadt 352:John Kay 259:musician 156:John Kay 78:libelous 2819:Trooper 2665:Triumph 2329:Related 2086:Members 2057:Rock Me 2028:Singles 1912:Paradox 1863:Monster 1684:Discogs 1675:Discogs 1474:June 7, 1398:June 6, 1343:June 7, 1308:YouTube 1237:June 9, 1056:Single 657:Monster 415:Hanover 386:in the 384:Pogegen 333:Website 213:Germany 114:scholar 2839:(2024) 2833:(2023) 2827:(2023) 2821:(2023) 2815:(2023) 2809:(2023) 2803:(2022) 2797:(2021) 2780:(2020) 2774:(2019) 2768:(2019) 2762:(2019) 2756:(2019) 2750:(2019) 2744:(2018) 2738:(2018) 2732:(2017) 2726:(2016) 2720:(2015) 2714:(2014) 2708:(2013) 2702:(2012) 2696:(2011) 2679:(2010) 2673:(2009) 2667:(2008) 2661:(2007) 2655:(2006) 2649:(2005) 2643:(2004) 2637:(2003) 2631:(2002) 2625:(2001) 2608:(2000) 2602:(1999) 2596:(1998) 2590:(1997) 2584:(1997) 2578:(1997) 2572:(1997) 2566:(1997) 2560:(1996) 2554:(1996) 2548:(1996) 2542:(1996) 2536:(1996) 2530:(1995) 2524:(1994) 2518:(1993) 2512:(1992) 2506:(1991) 2489:(1990) 2483:(1989) 2477:(1988) 2471:(1987) 2465:(1986) 2459:(1985) 2453:(1984) 2447:(1984) 2441:(1984) 2435:(1983) 2429:(1982) 2423:(1981) 2417:(1980) 2411:(1979) 2405:(1978) 2399:(1978) 1658:(2016) 1576:  1209:  1073:CAN AC 1062:Album 896:Album 576:Album 547:, and 447:Career 372:Tilsit 354:(born 279:guitar 276:Vocals 256:Singer 219:Genres 205:Tilsit 116:  109:  102:  95:  87:  1160:Notes 1116:1973 1091:1972 1053:Year 1023:2001 1004:1997 984:1987 965:1978 946:1973 925:1972 893:Year 868:2004 852:1996 834:1990 815:1987 797:1984 778:1982 760:1980 742:1976 724:1975 706:1974 688:1971 670:1970 652:1969 634:1969 616:1968 598:1968 573:Year 236:blues 121:JSTOR 107:books 45:This 2522:Rush 2311:DVDs 1666:IMDb 1574:ISBN 1552:2022 1526:2020 1503:2016 1476:2021 1451:2020 1426:2010 1400:2010 1374:2023 1345:2021 1320:2020 1290:2020 1265:2016 1239:2010 1207:ISBN 1153:102 1131:105 960:200 941:113 886:Solo 829:171 737:155 487:", " 479:and 340:.com 241:folk 226:Rock 189:Born 93:news 54:for 1664:at 1654:at 1144:82 1128:44 1125:19 1122:26 1106:52 1097:45 1068:CAN 938:48 935:50 911:AUS 905:CAN 719:47 701:54 683:19 680:14 665:17 662:11 644:12 585:CAN 540:". 23:or 2855:: 1543:. 1494:. 1488:* 1467:. 1442:. 1365:. 1353:^ 1336:. 1306:. 1281:. 1256:. 1230:. 1189:^ 1150:— 1147:— 1103:— 1100:— 1084:US 1039:— 1036:— 1033:— 1018:— 1015:— 1012:— 999:— 996:— 993:— 979:— 976:— 973:— 957:— 954:— 918:US 879:— 876:— 863:— 860:— 847:— 844:— 826:— 810:— 807:— 792:— 789:— 773:— 770:— 755:— 752:— 734:— 716:— 698:— 647:7 629:3 626:2 611:6 608:1 591:US 551:. 503:. 443:. 417:, 394:, 374:, 362:. 211:, 207:, 197:) 65:. 2375:e 2368:t 2361:v 2130:e 2123:t 2116:v 2066:" 2062:" 2059:" 2055:" 2052:" 2048:" 2045:" 2041:" 2038:" 2034:" 1713:e 1706:t 1699:v 1582:. 1528:. 1505:. 1478:. 1453:. 1428:. 1402:. 1376:. 1347:. 1322:. 1292:. 1267:. 1241:. 1215:. 193:( 143:) 137:( 132:) 128:( 118:· 111:· 104:· 97:· 80:. 59:. 27:.

Index

Johnny Kay
John K (musician)
biography of a living person
citations
verification
reliable sources
Contentious material
poorly sourced
libelous
"John Kay" musician
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message
Kay performing at Lillehammer Rock Weekend in Norway, 2007
Tilsit
East Prussia
Germany
Rock
psychedelia
blues
folk
The Sparrows
Steppenwolf
steppenwolf.com
Steppenwolf
Tilsit
East Prussia

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.