{"name":"Steppenwolf","title":"Steppenwolf","id":1574,"slug":"steppenwolf","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/1574/?format=json","bio_short":"Steppenwolf is a 1960s and 1970s rock 'n' roll band, best known for the hits &quot;Born to Be Wild&quot; and &quot;Magic Carpet Ride&quot;. They were named after the novel Der Steppenwolf by German author Hermann Hesse.  Frontman John Kay's mother escaped with him at age 4 from Soviet occupied East Germany, an event recounted in the song &quot;Renegade&quot; on the album Steppenwolf Seven. His family resettled in Hannover, West Germany, before moving to Canada in 1958.  The original members of the band were:\n     * <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/John+Kay\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">John Kay</a>, vocals and guitar\n ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/Steppenwolf.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":1722,"title":"Born To Be Wild","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/born-to-be-wild/"},{"id":8926,"title":"Fishin' In The Dark","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/fishin-in-the-dark/"},{"id":24588,"title":"Magic Carpet Ride","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/magic-carpet-ride/"}]}