Birth name Gerald McCrohan Name Jerry Edmonton Role Drummer | Instruments drums, percussion Siblings Mars Bonfire Years active 1964–1993 | |
Born October 24, 1946Oshawa, Ontario, Canada ( 1946-10-24 ) Genres Hard rockHeavy metalInstrumental rockBlues-rockFunk rockFolk rock Labels Dunhill RecordsMCA Records Albums | ||
Occupation(s) MusicianSongwriter |
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Gerald Michael "Jerry" Edmonton (October 24, 1946 – November 28, 1993), born Gerald McCrohan, was the drummer for the rock band Steppenwolf.
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- born to be wild steppenwolf drum lesson preview how to play song jerry edmonton
- Steppenwolf s jerry edmonton remembered
- Studio albums
- Live albums
- Compilations
- References
He was born in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. 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. 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 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.
Edmonton married former Steppenwolf bandmate Andy Chapin's widow in the 1980s. Edmonton died in a car accident in Santa Ynez, California in 1993.
Steppenwolf s jerry edmonton remembered
Studio albums
1965
Capitol Records
1968
U.S. #6
U.K. #59
Gold
Dunhill Records
1968
U.S. #3
Gold
Dunhill Records
1969
Capitol Records
1969
U.S. #7
Gold
Dunhill Records
1969
U.S. #17
U.K. #43
Gold
Dunhill Records
1970
U.S. #19
Gold
Dunhill Records
1971
U.S. #54
Dunhill Records
1974
U.S. #47
Mums Records
1975
U.S. #155
Epic Records
1976
Epic Records
Live albums
1969 (recorded in 1967 as The Sparrow)
U.S. #29
Dunhill Records
1970
U.S. #7
U.K. #16
Gold
Dunhill Records
Compilations
1971
U.S. #24
Gold
Dunhill Records
1972
U.S. #62
Dunhill Records
1973
U.S. #152
Gold
Dunhill Records
1976
ABC Records
1976
Epic Records
1991
MCA Records
1999
MCA Records
2000
Gold
Universal Music Group
2005
Geffen Records