His family eventually moved to Toronto in 1958, then to Buffalo, New York, in the early 1960s. In 1965, Kay joined the Toronto-area band The Sparrows, who shortened their name to Sparrow before ...

John Kay, the leather-clad vocalist for Steppenwolf, has led a life filled with uncertainty and challenges that he overcame long before forming of one of the greatest rock and roll bands in history.

Monster is the fourth studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf. The album was released in November 1969, by ABC Dunhill Records. It was their first LP ...

In Part 1 of this exclusive interview series with Steppenwolf singer John Kay, we covered the controversial tune, “The Pusher,” Kay’s bad eyesight (which mandates his wearing sunglasses most of the ...