JOHN KAY
''MY SPORTIN' LIFE''
1973
37:32
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1 Moonshine (Friend Of Mine) 02:48 (Les Emmerson)
John Kay/Vocal, Slide Guitar
Kent Henry/Slide Guitar
George Biondo/Bass Guitar
Penti Glan/Drums
Hugh O'Sullivan/Organ, Vocal
Larry Knechtel/Piano
2 Nobody Lives Here Anymore 04:02 (John Kay)
John Kay/Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, Harmonica
Danny Kortchmar/Guitar
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Lee Sklar/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Piano
Larry Knechtel/Organ
3 Drift Away 04:10 (Mentor Williams)
John Kay/Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
Danny Kortchmar/Guitar
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Lee Sklar/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Piano
Larry Knechtel/Organ
Richard Podolor/Guitar
Sherlie Matthews, Gloria Jones, Venetta Fields, Stan Farber, Gene Morford/Vocals
4 Heroes And Devils 03:08 (Kerry Chater, Renée Armand)
John Kay/Vocal, Acoustic Guitars, Harmonica
Danny Kortchmar/Guitar
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Lee Sklar/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Piano
Darryl Dragon/Clavinet
Richard Podolor/Mandolin
5 My Sportin' Life 05:19 (John Kay)
John Kay/Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro
Russ Kunkel/Drums, Conga
Bill Cooper/Bass Guitar
Larry Knechtel/Piano, Organ
Richard Podolor/Guitar
Sherlie Matthews, Gloria Jones, Venetta Fields/Vocals
6 Easy Evil 03:37 (Alan O'Day)
John Kay/Vocal
Alan O'Day/Electric Piano
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Bill Cooper/Bass Guitar
Richard Podolor/Guitar
Sherlie Matthews, Gloria Jones, Venetta Fields, Stan Farber, Gene Morford/Vocals
7 Giles Of The River 03:37 (Donald Fagen, Walter Becker)
John Kay/Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
Danny Kortchmar/Guitar
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Lee Sklar/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Piano
Darryl Dragon/Electric Piano
Richard Podolor/Guitar
Sherlie Matthews, Gloria Jones, Venetta Fields, Stan Farber, Gene Morford/Vocals
8 Dance To My Song 04:07 (John Kay)
John Kay/Vocal, 12 String Guitar, Harmonica
Danny Kortchmar/Guitar
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Lee Sklar/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Piano
Richard Podolor/Electric Mandolin
Larry Knechtel/Organ
9 Sing With The Children 06:40 (Ron Davies)
John Kay/Vocal, Slide Guitar
Kent Henry/Slide Guitar
George Biondo/Bass Guitar
Penti Glan/Drums
Hugh O'Sullivan/Organ, Vocal
Larry Knechtel/Piano
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/OFFICIAL
With the exception of “Sing With The Children”, the rest of the songs were recorded by studio musicians and myself. Mike Utley, keyboards, Russ Kunkel, drums, Danny Kortchmar, guitar and Lee Sklar, bass. With hindsight, I feel the album was perhaps, a little over produced and at times had a pop sound. Nevertheless this is still one of my favorite albums to this day. I’m particularly fond of my version of “Drift Away” as well as “My Sportin’ Life” “Nobody Lives Here Anymore” and “Dance To My Song”. Two other favorites of mine are “Sing With The Children” (double slide guitar work between Kent Henry and myself) and “Easy Evil” which has a great feel and Gloria Jones’ sexy harmony. People still comment on that song to this day.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Greg Prato
Steppenwolf leader/founder John Kay is perhaps the most overlooked early contributor to the musical style that would become heavy metal and hard rock. Kay was the first rocker to use the phrase heavy metal in a song, in one of metal's first great anthems: Steppenwolf's 1968 classic "Born to Be Wild." Born Joachim Fritz Krauledat on April 12, 1944, in the section of Germany that was once known as East Prussia, it was the American rock & roll that he heard on U.S. Armed Forces radio after his family moved to East Germany that fueled his interest in music. After relocating to Toronto, Canada, in 1958, Kay became even more transfixed by rock & roll -- leading to Kay picking up the guitar, writing songs, and playing in local bands.
In the '60s, Kay founded the Sparrow, a rock outfit who played both Canada and the U.S., but received little attention. The group had fallen apart by 1967, but with a new, harder-edged style of rock beginning to conquer the charts and airwaves (Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and the Yardbirds), Kay decided to pursue this direction with his next band, Steppenwolf (titled after Hermann Hesse's novel of the same name). After moving to Los Angeles, the fledgling band was signed to Dunhill and recorded their self-titled debut, issued in 1968. The album became a sizeable hit, as "Born to Be Wild" was unleashed on an unsuspecting record-buying public, becoming one of rock's most instantly identifiable and enduring hits of all time. After the track was used in the 1969 cult classic movie Easy Rider, it subsequently appeared in countless other movies and TV commercials over the years and was covered by numerous other bands (Blue Oyster Cult, Slade, Crowded House, and the Cult).
Steppenwolf continued to crank out hit albums (1968's The Second, 1969's At Your Birthday Party, and 1969's Monster), singles ("Magic Carpet Ride," "Rock Me"), and tours on a regular basis, with Kay being the only constant member among a revolving door of other musicians. By 1972, Kay decided to end the group, issuing his first solo albums around the same time: Forgotten Songs & Unsung Heroes and My Sportin' Life. Steppenwolf's retirement didn't last for long, however, as Kay alternated between the band and his solo career throughout the '70s, '80s, and '90s. He even took a few former members of the band to court when they, too, began touring behind the name Steppenwolf. In 1994, Kay penned an autobiography, Magic Carpet Ride, and four years later, Steppenwolf and Kay were the subject of an interesting Behind the Music episode for VH1.
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''MY SPORTIN' LIFE''
1973
37:32
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1 Moonshine (Friend Of Mine) 02:48 (Les Emmerson)
John Kay/Vocal, Slide Guitar
Kent Henry/Slide Guitar
George Biondo/Bass Guitar
Penti Glan/Drums
Hugh O'Sullivan/Organ, Vocal
Larry Knechtel/Piano
2 Nobody Lives Here Anymore 04:02 (John Kay)
John Kay/Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, Harmonica
Danny Kortchmar/Guitar
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Lee Sklar/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Piano
Larry Knechtel/Organ
3 Drift Away 04:10 (Mentor Williams)
John Kay/Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
Danny Kortchmar/Guitar
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Lee Sklar/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Piano
Larry Knechtel/Organ
Richard Podolor/Guitar
Sherlie Matthews, Gloria Jones, Venetta Fields, Stan Farber, Gene Morford/Vocals
4 Heroes And Devils 03:08 (Kerry Chater, Renée Armand)
John Kay/Vocal, Acoustic Guitars, Harmonica
Danny Kortchmar/Guitar
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Lee Sklar/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Piano
Darryl Dragon/Clavinet
Richard Podolor/Mandolin
5 My Sportin' Life 05:19 (John Kay)
John Kay/Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro
Russ Kunkel/Drums, Conga
Bill Cooper/Bass Guitar
Larry Knechtel/Piano, Organ
Richard Podolor/Guitar
Sherlie Matthews, Gloria Jones, Venetta Fields/Vocals
6 Easy Evil 03:37 (Alan O'Day)
John Kay/Vocal
Alan O'Day/Electric Piano
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Bill Cooper/Bass Guitar
Richard Podolor/Guitar
Sherlie Matthews, Gloria Jones, Venetta Fields, Stan Farber, Gene Morford/Vocals
7 Giles Of The River 03:37 (Donald Fagen, Walter Becker)
John Kay/Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
Danny Kortchmar/Guitar
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Lee Sklar/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Piano
Darryl Dragon/Electric Piano
Richard Podolor/Guitar
Sherlie Matthews, Gloria Jones, Venetta Fields, Stan Farber, Gene Morford/Vocals
8 Dance To My Song 04:07 (John Kay)
John Kay/Vocal, 12 String Guitar, Harmonica
Danny Kortchmar/Guitar
Russ Kunkel/Drums
Lee Sklar/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Piano
Richard Podolor/Electric Mandolin
Larry Knechtel/Organ
9 Sing With The Children 06:40 (Ron Davies)
John Kay/Vocal, Slide Guitar
Kent Henry/Slide Guitar
George Biondo/Bass Guitar
Penti Glan/Drums
Hugh O'Sullivan/Organ, Vocal
Larry Knechtel/Piano
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ABOUT THE ALBUM/OFFICIAL
With the exception of “Sing With The Children”, the rest of the songs were recorded by studio musicians and myself. Mike Utley, keyboards, Russ Kunkel, drums, Danny Kortchmar, guitar and Lee Sklar, bass. With hindsight, I feel the album was perhaps, a little over produced and at times had a pop sound. Nevertheless this is still one of my favorite albums to this day. I’m particularly fond of my version of “Drift Away” as well as “My Sportin’ Life” “Nobody Lives Here Anymore” and “Dance To My Song”. Two other favorites of mine are “Sing With The Children” (double slide guitar work between Kent Henry and myself) and “Easy Evil” which has a great feel and Gloria Jones’ sexy harmony. People still comment on that song to this day.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Greg Prato
Steppenwolf leader/founder John Kay is perhaps the most overlooked early contributor to the musical style that would become heavy metal and hard rock. Kay was the first rocker to use the phrase heavy metal in a song, in one of metal's first great anthems: Steppenwolf's 1968 classic "Born to Be Wild." Born Joachim Fritz Krauledat on April 12, 1944, in the section of Germany that was once known as East Prussia, it was the American rock & roll that he heard on U.S. Armed Forces radio after his family moved to East Germany that fueled his interest in music. After relocating to Toronto, Canada, in 1958, Kay became even more transfixed by rock & roll -- leading to Kay picking up the guitar, writing songs, and playing in local bands.
In the '60s, Kay founded the Sparrow, a rock outfit who played both Canada and the U.S., but received little attention. The group had fallen apart by 1967, but with a new, harder-edged style of rock beginning to conquer the charts and airwaves (Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and the Yardbirds), Kay decided to pursue this direction with his next band, Steppenwolf (titled after Hermann Hesse's novel of the same name). After moving to Los Angeles, the fledgling band was signed to Dunhill and recorded their self-titled debut, issued in 1968. The album became a sizeable hit, as "Born to Be Wild" was unleashed on an unsuspecting record-buying public, becoming one of rock's most instantly identifiable and enduring hits of all time. After the track was used in the 1969 cult classic movie Easy Rider, it subsequently appeared in countless other movies and TV commercials over the years and was covered by numerous other bands (Blue Oyster Cult, Slade, Crowded House, and the Cult).
Steppenwolf continued to crank out hit albums (1968's The Second, 1969's At Your Birthday Party, and 1969's Monster), singles ("Magic Carpet Ride," "Rock Me"), and tours on a regular basis, with Kay being the only constant member among a revolving door of other musicians. By 1972, Kay decided to end the group, issuing his first solo albums around the same time: Forgotten Songs & Unsung Heroes and My Sportin' Life. Steppenwolf's retirement didn't last for long, however, as Kay alternated between the band and his solo career throughout the '70s, '80s, and '90s. He even took a few former members of the band to court when they, too, began touring behind the name Steppenwolf. In 1994, Kay penned an autobiography, Magic Carpet Ride, and four years later, Steppenwolf and Kay were the subject of an interesting Behind the Music episode for VH1.
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WEBSITE
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