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Birth name
  
Gerald McCrohan

Name
  
Jerry Edmonton

Role
  
Drummer

Instruments
  
drums, percussion

Siblings
  
Mars Bonfire

Years active
  
1964–1993



Born
  
October 24, 1946 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (
1946-10-24
)

Genres
  
Hard rock Heavy metal Instrumental rock Blues-rock Funk rock Folk rock

Labels
  
Dunhill Records MCA Records

Died
  
November 28, 1993, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Albums
  
Monster, Steppenwolf Live, The Second, Steppenwolf 7, Skullduggery

Occupation(s)
  
Musician Songwriter

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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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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.

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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

    • 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

    • 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

    • References

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