Mars Bonfire was the stage name used by rock musician Dennis Edmonton (born 21 April 1943), perhaps best known for writing the hit song "Born to Be Wild" for Steppenwolf. A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed " Born to Be Wild " is a rock song written by Mars Bonfire and made famous by the American rock band Steppenwolf. Steppenwolf is a rock band that helped establish Heavy metal music in the late 1960s along with bands like Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly
He was born Dennis Eugene McCrohan in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Both Dennis and his brother, Jerry, changed their surnames to Edmonton in the early 1960s. Jerry Edmonton ( October 24 1946 — November 28 1993) was the Drummer for the rock band, Steppenwolf The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The brothers were part of a band called The Sparrows which later evolved into Steppenwolf. Canadian Sixties blues-rock band The Sparrow(s evolved out of Jack London & The Sparrows and later morphed into heavy rock group Steppenwolf. Another member of The Sparrows was Bruce Palmer who later became a member of Buffalo Springfield. Bruce Palmer ( September 9 1946 – October 1 2004) was a Canadian musician most famous for playing Bass guitar in the influential Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential Folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills,
Bonfire embarked on a solo career while his brother Jerry became the drummer for Steppenwolf. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer After leaving the band, he often collaborated with Kim Fowley, co-writing and recording on the recordings of Fowley and artists associated with Fowley. Kim Fowley (born July 21, 1939) is an American Record producer, Impresario, Songwriter and occasional Recording artist
Other songs by Mars Bonfire recorded by Steppenwolf include:
- "Ride with Me"
- "Tenderness"
- "Faster Than The Speed Of Life"
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| NAME | Bonfire, Mars |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dennis Eugene McCrohan, Dennis Edmonton |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | musician |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
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