Jerry Edmonton

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Jerry Edmonton
Birth name	Jerry McCrohan
Born	October 24, 1946(1946-10-24) Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 28, 1993 (aged 47) Santa Barbara, California
Genre(s)	Hard Rock Heavy metal Instrumental Rock Blues Rock Funk Rock Folk Rock
Occupation(s)	musician songwriter
Instrument(s)	Drums & Percussion
Years active	1964 - 1993
Label(s)	Dunhill Records MCA Records
Associated acts	Steppenwolf The Sparrows Manbeast Green Wheels Steel Rose

Jerry Edmonton (October 24, 1946 — November 28, 1993) was the drummer for the rock band, Steppenwolf.

He was born Jerry McCrohan in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Both he and his brother Dennis, also known as Mars Bonfire, changed their surnames to Edmonton during the 1960s, when they performed in a group called The Sparrows. 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.

When Steppenwolf temporarily broke up on Valentine's Day 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.

Edmonton died in a car accident in California in 1993.

1 Studio albums
2 Live albums
3 Compilations
4 Singles

[edit] Studio albums

Presenting Jack London & The Sparrows
1965
Capitol Records
Steppenwolf
1968
U.S. #6
U.K. #59
Gold
Dunhill Records
The Second
1968
U.S. #3
Gold
Dunhill Records
John Kay & The Sparrow
1969
Capitol Records
At Your Birthday Party
1969
U.S. #7
Gold
Dunhill Records
Monster
1969
U.S. #17
U.K. #43
Gold
Dunhill Records
7
1970
U.S. #19
Gold
Dunhill Records
For Ladies Only
1971
U.S. #54
Dunhill Records
Slow Flux
1974
U.S. #47
Mums Records
Hour of the Wolf
1975
U.S. #155
Epic Records
Skullduggery
1976
Epic Records

[edit] Live albums

Early Steppenwolf
1969 (recorded in 1967 as The Sparrow)
U.S. #29
Dunhill Records
Steppenwolf Live
1970
U.S. #7
U.K. #16
Gold
Dunhill Records

[edit] Compilations

Gold: Their Great Hits
1971
U.S. #24
Gold
Dunhill Records
Rest In Peace
1972
U.S. #62
Dunhill Records
16 Greatest Hits
1973
U.S. #152
Gold
Dunhill Records
The ABC Collection
1976
ABC Records
Reborn To Be Wild
1976
Epic Records
Born to Be Wild - A Retrospective
1991
MCA Records
All Time Greatest Hits
1999
MCA Records
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steppenwolf
2000
Gold
Universal Music Group
Steppenwolf Gold
2005
Geffen Records

[edit] Singles

Release date	A-side	B-side	US Chart Peak	UK 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"

v • d • e Steppenwolf

Current Members	John Kay \| Danny Johnson \| Michael Wilk \| Ron Hurst

Original band	John Kay \| Michael Monarch \| Rushton Moreve \| Goldy McJohn \| Jerry Edmonton

Studio albums	Steppenwolf \| The Second \| At Your Birthday Party \| Monster \| 7 \| For Ladies Only \| Slow Flux \| Hour of the Wolf \| Skullduggery \| Wolftracks \| Paradox \| Rock & Roll Rebels \| Rise & Shine \| Feed the Fire \| Summerdaze

Live albums	Early Steppenwolf \| Live \| Live in London \| Live at 25 \| Live In Louisville

Compilations	Gold: Their Great Hits \| Rest in Peace \| 16 Greatest Hits \| The ABC Collection \| Reborn To Be Wild \| Born to Be Wild - A Retrospective \| 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steppenwolf \| All Time Greatest Hits \| Steppenwolf Gold

Videos	VHS: Hard Times to Hard Rock

DVD	Living Legends of Rock & Roll - Live from Itchycoo Park \| Live In Louisville \| Rock N’ Roll Greats

Singles	"A Girl I Knew" \| "Sookie Sookie" \| "Born to Be Wild" \| "Magic Carpet Ride" \| "Rock Me" \| "Its Never Too Late" \| "Move Over" \| "Monster" \| "Hey Lawdy Mama" \| "Screaming Night Hog" \| "Who Needs Ya" \| "The Pusher" \| "Snowblind Friend" \| "Ride With Me" \| "For Ladies Only" \| "Straight Shootin’ Woman" \| "Get Into The Wind" \| "Smokey Factory Blues" \| "Caroline" \| "Hot Night In A Cold Town"

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