Joachim
Fritz Krauledat, conhecido pelo nome artístico de John Kay (Tilsit, 12
de abril de 1944), é um músico canadense. Ele é o guitarrista e
vocalista da banda Steppenwolf.
Biografia.
Kay nasceu na Alemanha, na parte então chamada Prússia Oriental em 12 de abril de 1944, mas foi criado em Toronto, no Canadá. Desde a adolescência, gostava muito de música, inclusive começou a trabalhar em uma rádio amadora, onde podia até tocar seu ritmo preferido, o rock. Kay tocava blues acústico nos bares de Toronto. Graças a essas pequenas apresentações, Kay foi convidado, em 1965, a fazer parte da banda de blues, Sparrow. Eles tocaram em Nova Iorque e San Francisco, e após dois anos de tentativa de lançar um disco, a banda terminou.
Kay resolveu ir para Los Angeles, onde o produtor Gabriel Mekler, do selo ABC-Dunhill o incentivou a criar a sua própria banda e prometeu lançar um trabalho pela gravadora. Kay juntou alguns músicos que ele havia conhecido enquanto estava no Sparrow e montou o Steppenwolf. A banda era formada pelos americanos Michael Monarch (guitarra), Goldy McJohn (teclado) e os canadenses Rushton Moreve (baixo) e Jerry Edmonton (bateria). Nesta época, o grupo lançou o primeiro single, "Born to Be Wild". A letra era do baterista da banda, Jerry, e do irmão, o ex-vocalista do Sparrow, Dennis Edmonton.
No ano seguinte, a canção entrou na trilha sonora do filme Sem Destino, de Dennis Hopper, e se tornou um clássico. O fôlego da canção era mais do que suficiente para garantir o sucesso do primeiro álbum, que levou o nome do grupo. Antes do lançamento, o Steppenwolf enfrentou a saída do baixista Moreve, mas logo colocou John Morgan no lugar. Embalado pela música "Born to Be Wild", o disco foi o segundo mais vendido nos Estados Unidos.
Ainda em 1968 saiu o álbum The Second e, no ano seguinte, At Your Birthday Party. O público aprovou os novos lançamentos e mais duas músicas viraram hits: "Rock Me" e "Magic Carpet Ride". Mas uma segunda baixa no grupo começou a criar problemas para o Steppenwolf, desta vez eles perderam o guitarrista e o baixista. Larry Byron e Nick St. Nicholas assumiram os postos vagos. O grupo não queria perder a força e logo voltou a compor para um novo trabalho. As letras sobre drogas, preconceito e política fizeram de Monster um marco na carreira da banda. O sucesso do disco não evitou uma crise interna em conseqüência das recentes saídas e Kay decidiu acabar com o Steppenwolf em 1972. Ele seguiu uma promissora carreira solo.
A curta volta em 1974 resultou em dois novos álbuns, Slow Flux e Hour of the Wolf, mas não repetiram nem de longe o sucesso que Steppenwolf fazia. Quatro anos depois do retorno, Kay descobriu que um grupo estava usando o nome deles em turnês nos Estados Unidos. Foi aí, então, que ele decidiu mudar o nome da banda para "John Kay and Steppenwolf". A década de 1980 foi uma grande luta para eles fixarem o novo nome.
Ainda na década de 1980, Kay voltou a se dedicar a novos projetos e preferiu deixar o grupo. Mesmo assim, o grupo não parou e quem assumiu os vocais foi Danny Johnson. A volta de Kay aconteceu só em 1994, quando o grupo fez um concerto na Alemanha, terra natal do vocalista. Dois anos depois eles lançaram um trabalho novo, Feed the Fire, considerado um dos álbuns mais pesados da carreira.
Vários discos com os maiores sucessos e versões ao vivo foram lançados durante a carreira do Steppenwolf para satisfazer os fãs. Mesmo sem apresentar periodicamente novos discos, o grupo continua até hoje a embalar shows com os grandes sucessos, principalmente do início da carreira. Um exemplo disso foi a última visita deles ao Brasil, em 2004. O grupo acumula, em mais de 35 anos de carreira, 30 milhões de discos vendidos no mundo. Texto: Wikipédia.
John Kay & The Sparrow - John Kay And The Sparrow (1968)01. Twisted
02. Goin' To California
03. Baby, Please Don't Go
04. Down Goes Your Love Life
05. Bright Lights, Big City
06. Can't Make Love By Yourself
07. Good Morning Little School Girl
08. King Pin
09. Square Headed People
10. Chasin' Shadows
11. Green Bottle Lover
12. Isn't It Strange
Bonus Tracks.
13. Tomorrow's Ship
14. Twisted
15. Goin' To California
16. Hoochie Coochie Man
17. The Pusher
18. Goin' Upstairs
19. Tighten Up Your Wig
20. Too Late
Opção 1. Opção 2.
Forgotten Songs And Unsung Heroes (1972)01. Many a Mile
02. Walk Beside Me
03. You Win Again
04. To Be Alive
05. Bold Marauder
06. Two of a Kind
07. Walkin' Blues
08. Somebody
09. I'm Movin' On
Opção 1. Opção 2.
My Sportin' Life (1973)01. Moonshine (Friend Of Mine)
02. Nobody Lives Here Anymore
03. Drift Away
04. Heroes And Devils
05. My Sportin' Life
06. Easy Evil
07. Giles Of The River
08. Dance To My Song
09. Sing With The Children
Opção 1. Opção 2.
All In Good Time (1978)01. Give Me Some News I Can Use
02. The Best Is Barely Good Enough
03. That's When I Think Of You
04. Ain't Nobody Home (In California)
05. Ain't Nothin' Like It Used To Be
06. Business Is Business
07. Show Me How You'd Like It Done
08. Down In New Orleans
09. Say You Will
10. Hey,I'm Allright
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Wolftracks (1982)01. All I Want Is All You Got
02. Time
03. None Of The Above
04. You
05. Every Man For Himself
06. Five Finger Discount
07. Hold Your Head Up
08. Hot Night In A Cold Town
09. Down To Earth
10. For Rock-N-Roll
11. The Balance
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Paradox (1984)01. Watch Your Innocence
02. Nothin’ Is Forever
03. You’re The Only One
04. The Fixer
05. Give Me News I Can Use
06. Only The Strong Survive
07. Ain’t Nothin’ Like It Used To Be
08. Slender Thread Of Hope
09. Tell Me It’s All Right
10. Circles Of Confusion
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Rock & Roll Rebels (1987)01. Give Me Life
02. Rock & Roll Rebels
03. Hold On (Never Give Up, Never Give In)
04. Man On A Mission
05. Everybody Knows You
06. Rock Steady (I'm Rough And Ready)
07. Replace The Face
08. Turn Out The Lights
09. Give Me The News I Can Use
10. Rage
Opção 1. Opção 2.
Lone Steppenwolf (1987)01. Easy Evil
02. Walkin' Blues
03. Many A Mile
04. Drift Away
05. Sing With The Children
06. My Sportin' Life
07. You Win Again
08. I'm Movin' On
09. Nobody Lives Here Anymore
10. Somebody
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Rise & Shine (1990)01. Let’s Do It All
02. Time Out
03. Do or Die
04. Rise and Shine
05. The Wall
06. The Daily Blues
07. Keep Rockin’
08. Rock ‘N Roll War
09. Sign on the Line
10. We Like It, We Love It (We Want More of It)
11. Lonely Dreamers
12. Now and Forever
John Kay & The Sparrow - The Best Of John Kay & Sparrow (1993)01. Twisted (Audition Version)
02. Goin' To California (Audition Version)
03. Square Headed People
04. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
05. Bright Lights, Big City
06. Hoochie Coochie Man
07. The Pusher
08. King Pin
09. Goin' Upstairs
10. Baby Please Don't Go
11. Tomorrow's Ship
12. Isn't It Strange
13. Goin' To California
14. Twisted
15. Green Bottle Lover
16. Tighten Your Wig
17. Too Late
18. Can't Make Love By Yourself
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Live At 25 (1995)CD 1.
01. Move Over
02. Who Needs Ya
03. Rocket Ship
04. Rock Me
05. I’m Movin’ On
06. Sookie Sookie
07. Sign On The Line
08. Hootchie Kootchie Man
09. Let’s Do It All
10. Hey Lawdy Mama
11. Do Or Die
12. Desperation
13. Hold On
14. Best Of What You Got
CD 2.
01. Ride With Me
02. Rock ‘N Roll War
03. Snowblind Friend
04. Monster
05. Rise & Shine
06. Magic Carpet Ride
07. Born To Be Wild
08. The Pusher
09. Rock & Roll Rebels
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Feed The Fire (1996)01. Rock’roll Rebels
02. Rock Steady (I’m Rough and Ready)
03. Hold on (Never Give up Never Give in)
04. Everybody Knows You
05. Give Me News I can Use
06. Replace the Face
07. Bad Attitude
08. Man on a Mission
09. Rage
10. Feed the Fire
The Lost Heritage Tapes (1997)01. Down In New Orleans
02. Business Is Business
03. Captain Of Your Destiny
04. Live Your Life
05. Sweet Memories
06. Nothing But
07. Hey I'm Alright
08. Sound Of The Crowd
09. You've Had Your Fun
10. Hurricane Maryann
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Live! In Louisville (2004)01. Intro
02. Sookie Sookie
03. Rock & Roll Rebels
04. Rock Me
05. I'm Movin' On
06. Endless Commercial
07. Hey Lawdy Mama
08. Hold On (Never Give Up, Never Give In)
09. Ride With Me
10. She's Got The Goods
11. Hoochie Coochie Man
12. Snowblind Friend
13. Monster
14. Magic Carpet Ride
15. Born To Be Wild
16. The Pusher
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Live In London (2006)01. Sookie Sookie
02. Give Me News I Can Use
03. You
04. Hot Night in a Cold Town
05. Ain't Nothin' Like It Used to Be
06. Magic Carpet Ride
07. Five Finger Discount
08. Hey Lawdy Mamma
09. Business Is Business
10. Born to Be Wild
11. The Pusher
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kaye & The Overlords - Terminal Heat (2016)01. Hold Out
02. Just A Little
03. Have I Told You Lately I Love You
04. Long Night
05. It Ain't Love
06. Riders Of The Knight
07. When You Hold Me
08. Let Me Take You Down
09. Wicked Man
10. Big Mistake
11. Is It The Shame?
12. You're So Bad
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf At 50 (2018)CD 1.
01. Screaming Night Hog (Single Version)
02. From Here To There Eventually (Alternate Version)
03. Angel Drawers (Previously Unreleased)
04. For Ladies Only
05. You Win Again
06. My Sportin' Life
07. Drift Away
08. Straight Shootin' Woman
09. Caroline (Are You Ready For The Outlaw World)
10. Skullduggery
11. Hold Your Head Up
12. Hot Night In A Cold Town
13. Give Me News I Can Use
14. Ain't Nothin' Like It Used To Be
15. Magic Carpet Ride
CD 2.
01. Hold On (Never Give Up, Never Give In)
02. Rock & Roll Rebels
03. Give Me Life
04. Rise & Shine
05. The Wall
06. Rock 'n Roll War
07. Feed The Fire
08. Rock Steady
09. Down In New Orleans
10. Business Is Business
11. Compared To What (Previously Unreleased)
12. Labor Of Love (Previously Unreleased)
13. For The Women In My Life
CD 3: All Tracks Recorded Live 1992-1995.
01. Move Over
02. Rock Me
03. I'm Movin' On
04. Sookie Sookie
05. I'm Your Hootchie Cootchie Man
06. Hey Lawdy Mama
07. Desperation
08. Ride With Me
09. Snowblind Friend
10. Monster / Suicide / America
11. Magic Carpet Ride
12. Born To Be Wild
13. The Pusher
02. Goin' To California
03. Baby, Please Don't Go
04. Down Goes Your Love Life
05. Bright Lights, Big City
06. Can't Make Love By Yourself
07. Good Morning Little School Girl
08. King Pin
09. Square Headed People
10. Chasin' Shadows
11. Green Bottle Lover
12. Isn't It Strange
Bonus Tracks.
13. Tomorrow's Ship
14. Twisted
15. Goin' To California
16. Hoochie Coochie Man
17. The Pusher
18. Goin' Upstairs
19. Tighten Up Your Wig
20. Too Late
Opção 1. Opção 2.
Forgotten Songs And Unsung Heroes (1972)01. Many a Mile
02. Walk Beside Me
03. You Win Again
04. To Be Alive
05. Bold Marauder
06. Two of a Kind
07. Walkin' Blues
08. Somebody
09. I'm Movin' On
Opção 1. Opção 2.
My Sportin' Life (1973)01. Moonshine (Friend Of Mine)
02. Nobody Lives Here Anymore
03. Drift Away
04. Heroes And Devils
05. My Sportin' Life
06. Easy Evil
07. Giles Of The River
08. Dance To My Song
09. Sing With The Children
Opção 1. Opção 2.
All In Good Time (1978)01. Give Me Some News I Can Use
02. The Best Is Barely Good Enough
03. That's When I Think Of You
04. Ain't Nobody Home (In California)
05. Ain't Nothin' Like It Used To Be
06. Business Is Business
07. Show Me How You'd Like It Done
08. Down In New Orleans
09. Say You Will
10. Hey,I'm Allright
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Wolftracks (1982)01. All I Want Is All You Got
02. Time
03. None Of The Above
04. You
05. Every Man For Himself
06. Five Finger Discount
07. Hold Your Head Up
08. Hot Night In A Cold Town
09. Down To Earth
10. For Rock-N-Roll
11. The Balance
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Paradox (1984)01. Watch Your Innocence
02. Nothin’ Is Forever
03. You’re The Only One
04. The Fixer
05. Give Me News I Can Use
06. Only The Strong Survive
07. Ain’t Nothin’ Like It Used To Be
08. Slender Thread Of Hope
09. Tell Me It’s All Right
10. Circles Of Confusion
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Rock & Roll Rebels (1987)01. Give Me Life
02. Rock & Roll Rebels
03. Hold On (Never Give Up, Never Give In)
04. Man On A Mission
05. Everybody Knows You
06. Rock Steady (I'm Rough And Ready)
07. Replace The Face
08. Turn Out The Lights
09. Give Me The News I Can Use
10. Rage
Opção 1. Opção 2.
Lone Steppenwolf (1987)01. Easy Evil
02. Walkin' Blues
03. Many A Mile
04. Drift Away
05. Sing With The Children
06. My Sportin' Life
07. You Win Again
08. I'm Movin' On
09. Nobody Lives Here Anymore
10. Somebody
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Rise & Shine (1990)01. Let’s Do It All
02. Time Out
03. Do or Die
04. Rise and Shine
05. The Wall
06. The Daily Blues
07. Keep Rockin’
08. Rock ‘N Roll War
09. Sign on the Line
10. We Like It, We Love It (We Want More of It)
11. Lonely Dreamers
12. Now and Forever
02. Goin' To California (Audition Version)
03. Square Headed People
04. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
05. Bright Lights, Big City
06. Hoochie Coochie Man
07. The Pusher
08. King Pin
09. Goin' Upstairs
10. Baby Please Don't Go
11. Tomorrow's Ship
12. Isn't It Strange
13. Goin' To California
14. Twisted
15. Green Bottle Lover
16. Tighten Your Wig
17. Too Late
18. Can't Make Love By Yourself
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Live At 25 (1995)CD 1.
01. Move Over
02. Who Needs Ya
03. Rocket Ship
04. Rock Me
05. I’m Movin’ On
06. Sookie Sookie
07. Sign On The Line
08. Hootchie Kootchie Man
09. Let’s Do It All
10. Hey Lawdy Mama
11. Do Or Die
12. Desperation
13. Hold On
14. Best Of What You Got
CD 2.
01. Ride With Me
02. Rock ‘N Roll War
03. Snowblind Friend
04. Monster
05. Rise & Shine
06. Magic Carpet Ride
07. Born To Be Wild
08. The Pusher
09. Rock & Roll Rebels
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Feed The Fire (1996)01. Rock’roll Rebels
02. Rock Steady (I’m Rough and Ready)
03. Hold on (Never Give up Never Give in)
04. Everybody Knows You
05. Give Me News I can Use
06. Replace the Face
07. Bad Attitude
08. Man on a Mission
09. Rage
10. Feed the Fire
The Lost Heritage Tapes (1997)01. Down In New Orleans
02. Business Is Business
03. Captain Of Your Destiny
04. Live Your Life
05. Sweet Memories
06. Nothing But
07. Hey I'm Alright
08. Sound Of The Crowd
09. You've Had Your Fun
10. Hurricane Maryann
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Live! In Louisville (2004)01. Intro
02. Sookie Sookie
03. Rock & Roll Rebels
04. Rock Me
05. I'm Movin' On
06. Endless Commercial
07. Hey Lawdy Mama
08. Hold On (Never Give Up, Never Give In)
09. Ride With Me
10. She's Got The Goods
11. Hoochie Coochie Man
12. Snowblind Friend
13. Monster
14. Magic Carpet Ride
15. Born To Be Wild
16. The Pusher
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Live In London (2006)01. Sookie Sookie
02. Give Me News I Can Use
03. You
04. Hot Night in a Cold Town
05. Ain't Nothin' Like It Used to Be
06. Magic Carpet Ride
07. Five Finger Discount
08. Hey Lawdy Mamma
09. Business Is Business
10. Born to Be Wild
11. The Pusher
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kaye & The Overlords - Terminal Heat (2016)01. Hold Out
02. Just A Little
03. Have I Told You Lately I Love You
04. Long Night
05. It Ain't Love
06. Riders Of The Knight
07. When You Hold Me
08. Let Me Take You Down
09. Wicked Man
10. Big Mistake
11. Is It The Shame?
12. You're So Bad
Opção 1. Opção 2.
John Kay & Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf At 50 (2018)CD 1.
01. Screaming Night Hog (Single Version)
02. From Here To There Eventually (Alternate Version)
03. Angel Drawers (Previously Unreleased)
04. For Ladies Only
05. You Win Again
06. My Sportin' Life
07. Drift Away
08. Straight Shootin' Woman
09. Caroline (Are You Ready For The Outlaw World)
10. Skullduggery
11. Hold Your Head Up
12. Hot Night In A Cold Town
13. Give Me News I Can Use
14. Ain't Nothin' Like It Used To Be
15. Magic Carpet Ride
CD 2.
01. Hold On (Never Give Up, Never Give In)
02. Rock & Roll Rebels
03. Give Me Life
04. Rise & Shine
05. The Wall
06. Rock 'n Roll War
07. Feed The Fire
08. Rock Steady
09. Down In New Orleans
10. Business Is Business
11. Compared To What (Previously Unreleased)
12. Labor Of Love (Previously Unreleased)
13. For The Women In My Life
CD 3: All Tracks Recorded Live 1992-1995.
01. Move Over
02. Rock Me
03. I'm Movin' On
04. Sookie Sookie
05. I'm Your Hootchie Cootchie Man
06. Hey Lawdy Mama
07. Desperation
08. Ride With Me
09. Snowblind Friend
10. Monster / Suicide / America
11. Magic Carpet Ride
12. Born To Be Wild
13. The Pusher