Born To Be Wild with John Kay of Steppenwolf 

He seems to be in good shape for his age.

The local Musicians Union threaten to strike when one of the opening bands did not pay their dues - so I paid them for the band - and more - but Great Show!

Wow, you are lucky to have lived those great memories! Did you ever see the "Sparrow"?

Speaking of Hoyt Axton, his dad was my coach in 10th & 11th grade football & then he retired in 72. His parents lived a block from my house in the little town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Also, Hoyt wrote The Pusher and Snowblind Friend for them. His mom, Mae, wrote Heartbreak Hotel for Elvis as well as other songs that both Mae and Hoyt wrote together. Hoyt also wrote Never been to Spain & Joy to the World for Three Dog Night

The interviewer is probably 29 years old, but still, if you're in this business, you've got to know which songs Hoyt Axton wrote...

Lithuainian-French, but all nationalism is propagandist nonsense.

Not German, Lithuanian / Prussian

That's what makes him the interviewer. He probably did know who wrote 'The Pusher', but as an interviewer, it is his job to ask the question, not already know the answer, and not ask the question, so John Kay could answer it, which he did, and said himself who wrote the song. Most interviewer's have their questions in order, Jeff Ward and John Kay would have put the format together before the interview, so they were ready for the program. John Kay's time and privacy is important, and personal, and he does talk quite candidly about his career and times as a Muso. John would have screened the question's before going to air, so he was OK with the personal stuff. Besides, he has nothing to hide or be ashamed of, especially in today's world, where most things are accepted, tolerated, where at the time of some of these events taking place back in those time's, a lot of things weren't tolerated or accepted. We have come a long way since those times, and John Kay and people of those times, have changed the world to be more outspoken, and upfront, society to the one he grew up in. People like him, have helped tame the world and given all us the opportunity to have and experience a freedom that didn't exist. Don't forget the powers to be, at the time, would lock people up for freedom of speech. Something that was spoken about behind closed doors back in the day, was considered as being communism, and goal it was, heavy fines, and looked apon as criminal. That is how it was in Martin Kings time, John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, the human rights movement, all came under scrutiny as being wrong. In accual fact, none of it was, or is wrong. We call it freedom of speech, most post their comments on all forums, opinions about all things, but back in those times, it was considered as a criminal act, or causing war's, which it did. The Beatles, each of them, John Kay, Jim Morrison, The Who, Fleetwood Mac's (Peter Green). Elvis Presley, Cassius Clay, A lot of actors and actresses, and a lot of African American people, were prosecuted for absolutely nothing, because of the conditions under which we all had to live. If one had an opinion, Make sure you kept it to yourself, or it could reach the ears of some Government body. Opinion's, comment's, being out spoken, standing up for one's rights, can start a fight, a war, a situation that ends up in Kaos. So Sad. People in bands have lowered the walls and barriers that confine us. As Lennon said, "won't it be good when we can all live as one". Martin King said the same, The Beatles refused to play a US concert because of the barriers put in place to segregate between the racial tension, which they don't have in the UK, or didn't at the time, they said we are all equal. So they brought down the barriers, and the concert went ahead. So they did their bit towards a better humanity. We still have a long way to go, but due to our ignorance, it will take a lot more time, than it needs to. Peace is for all mankind, not a chosen few.!

I have that album on vinyl and a CD version with extra tracks called "From Genesis to Revealation" (the original album title). Of course I also have my collection of Steppenwolf records and CDs which I liked first and still get into a lot. Been into Steppenwolf since first hearing them as a kid in 1968 or 1969. Love it!

I love Steppenwolf also...great band. The "Genesis: In the Beginning" that I'm talking about is a totally different band than the Genesis with Peter Gabriel. It's an LA band featuring Sue Richman on vocals, Jack Tianna on vocals, Kent Henry on searing lead guitar, etc. and was released in 1968.

Thanks for that correction. I was not aware of it as a band name. I guess that I have not heard of that album either but now am curious to hear it. Nice to learn something new. Again I thank you.

@@wolftracks9010 Update, I just found a copy on RU-vid and am listening right now. Cool man! 😎👍

I'm glad you like it. The last track "World Without You" is where Kent Henry really gets to show off his chops. The CD has included a bonus track called "The Long Road", which can also be found on RU-vid (check it out).

YES, a used white Ford Falcon. We didn't get the Matador 'til after Dennis/Mars got some of his first royalties from Born to Be Wild, when he bought a used '64 or '65 red Mustang convertible which we totaled hitting a cow dead-on on I-10 outside San Antonio. We had a family by then, and back in L.A., that's when we got the 4-door Matador . . . get it? . . . a Matador just in case we ran into any more cows or bulls on the highway. Heh.

@@tuleebird4637 There is a movie about Steppenwolf coming out this month and on the trailer Mars said something like "I took LSD and to this day I'm not 100% sure that I'm not just dreaming all this!" I LOVE IT!!!

@@lesschoenberger3070 Thank you. Yes! I saw that mentioned on the Einarson page yesterday (July 5) while he was in Facebook jail. lol Mars/Dennis is (and so was his brother Jerry, too) really very quick-witted with a very dry scathingly funny sense of humor. But Dennis really got the gift and knows how to turn a phrase. He often says the thing you can't forget.

@@tuleebird4637 Please tell him I thought the Sparrow were great, and I always wondered if they had released some of their hard rock/blues songs as singles if they would've been successful before becoming Steppenwolf. And his song "Ride with me" should've been a huge hit, I still can't understand why it wasn't, it was great!!

He liked and listened to all kinds of music, all styles...